The Inbox Magazine on Astronomy News, Sky Events, and Astronomy in Everyday Life
A twice-monthly newsletter that began May 2021, and that:
* brings the most interesting news stories (This Just In) which connect to the current night sky,
* contains a textual and visual two-week Sky Planning Calendar, using the Moon’s wanderings to find the planets and other objects, notes on the Planets and events,
* our astronomical horoscope musings, Border Crossings,
* Observing — Plan-et covers the Solar System happenings in the sky,
* For the Future–upcoming events you should be aware of,
* and the quirky findings of Astronomy in Everyday Life.
The Galactic Times also offers other occasional features and articles including travel stories with an astronomical bent, software information, and other things…the universe is vast…..
Many stories come from the latest news in world astronomy conferences and journals. All the stories are authoritatively written by astronomer, journalist and educator Dr. Larry Krumenaker.
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The Latest Six Issues: (click here to go to All Posts)
- TGT #24T – Can You Get Conked by a Meteor Shower? – Saturns for Cloudy Nights – Finding Planets in Different Ways
TGT 11/1/24: All Five Evening Planets Found by Time, Brightness, or Moon Passage; Saturnian Night Life; Can You Be Hit By A Taurid Meteor? Maybe…. - TGT #24S – Viewing Comet 2023 A3 – “Fireball” Orionids Peak in Moonlight – More Stories & Sky Info.
TGT 10/17/24: All Five Planets in Evening…At Some Time; Shower of Fireballs; AEL—Mini-Moon, Go Away Quick!; Observing Comet 2023 A3 in Evenings; TCA-Resources, Pedagogical Ideas from DPS & Rubin - #24R- The Hodges Meteorite – October Eclipses (or Nearly) – Giant Planets ‘on’ Earth – Comet A3
TGT 10/1/24: Handling A Million Dollar Rock From Space; Naked Eye Comet and Four Planets in the Evenings; Jupiter and Saturn on Earth; An Eclipse Good for Travel, An Eclipse You Have to Imagine. - #24Q – 70th Anniversary of a Meteorite Bruising (An Astronomical Travel Article) – More Astronomical Travel Stories – Mini-Eclipse + Saturn Occultation
TGT 9/16/24: The 70th Anniversary of the Hodges Meteor Fall; Index to More Astronomical Travel Stories; The Evening Sky Gets More Planets; The Mini-Eclipse of the Year; Saturn Covered Over - #24P – I’m Still on Vacation but the Sky is Not! – Mini-Eclipse Info – Spica Occulted in Daylight – And 1 More Story
TGT 9/1/24: Planet Watching Sights; More Detail on the Mini-Eclipse; Moon Eclipses a Star in Daylight; The Same Things on Earth and Sky - #24O – I’m on Vacation but the Sky is Not! – Kepler’s Spots and How to Do Like Him – Upcoming 4-Minute Eclipse
TGT 8/16/24: Sky Planning Calendar–Between Events, See the Moon Pass Three Worlds; For the Future–A Weird Eclipse Coming Up; Followup on Tycho–Kepler’s Sunspots and Cameras Obscura’s; Luna Biz’s.
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Looking for The Galactic Times Podcast? It has ceased broadcasting, regrettably, but you can still hear its ten intriguing episodes on the legacy pages in the menu at the top of the page!