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Taurus the bull and Orion the hunter

Greetings, stargazers. A prominent winter constellation is Taurus, the bull. It is particularly easy to find this month, because Jupiter is right in the middle of it. At magnitude -2.68, Jup...

DATE: Jan 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

A day in the life: Behind the scenes of a field trip adventure

Imagine stepping into a snow-covered forest, where every tree whispers stories of resilience, and the crunch of snowshoes underfoot is the only sound breaking the winter silence …and, oh yea...

DATE: Jan 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Take a trip to the ‘Adventure Capital of the West’

When is the last time you made a visit to Moab, Utah

DATE: Jan 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

Into thin air: Five days in Cuzco, Peru

I begin this Letter From Peru by recognizing that I have been socialized within an occidental culture of whiteness with settler ancestry. What is normalized in the culture I am most familiar...

DATE: Dec 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Travel

Colorado doctor finds hobby in photographing snowflakes

Each flake that tumbles from the sky this time of year is a one-of-a-kind

DATE: Dec 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: Columnists

What’s on your stargazing wishlist

Greetings, stargazers. This is the time of year to get your astronomer holiday wish list in order and make predictions for the new year. I was surprised to look through my previous columns a...

DATE: Dec 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Baptism in speaking water

Horseback Riding Through Chosecani, Peru

DATE: Nov 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Travel

Comets are enjoying some extra attention

Greetings stargazers. This has been an eventful month. From my backyard I got to see an aurora and a comet with my naked eyes. Yes, the camera showed both of those much more clearly, but it ...

DATE: Nov 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Telluride ends discounted and free skiing for seniors

Purgatory and Sunlight are last two Colorado ski areas to offer free season passes to octogenarians

DATE: Sep 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango man shares his love for restoring classic airplanes

Rob Flanner spends months restoring planes in hangar at airport

DATE: Jun 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Boötes tills the skies

Greetings, stargazers. The very bright star near zenith at dusk is Arcturus. It is the fourth brightest star in the night sky, and a very tiny bit brighter than Vega, which can be seen risin...

DATE: Jun 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Drinking from the Big Dipper

Greetings, stargazers. The Big Dipper is one of the most recognizable asterisms in the night sky. However, it is only a part of the constellation Ursa Major, which is one of the largest. As ...

DATE: May 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

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