Signs in the Sky – New Animation!
Here is the second in the short series of short animations. Hope you enjoy! (If you missed the Water one, you can find that on…
Tag: Big Dipper
How to Make a Compass out of a Tree Stump
Very nice email in with a helpful photo: I was stargazing this past week in the Davis Mountains in Texas. I had been pointing out…
Finding Your Way Around the Night Sky
I enjoyed cooking some new recipes on the weekend, baking mainly, and this made me think about the night sky. Many people want to make…
Stunning Natural Navigation Image
A big thank you to James of James Walker Photography for his kind permission to reproduce this image from Umbria, Italy. I have come across…
Mizar, Alcor and the Much Overlooked Plough
Northern natural navigators look at the Plough pretty much every night that is not completely overcast and yet we could argue that it gets overlooked.…
Big Dipper Birds
I was enjoying the view down a misty valley this morning when a flock of gulls went overhead. I took a quick photo and had…