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Happy April everyone! We’re starting off the month with a 7:15 am sunrise and a 7:56 pm sunset, making for a total of 12 hours, 40 minutes, and 27 seconds of daylight. We’ll be ending…
Happy March everyone. We’re finally coming up on the start of spring! We’re starting off the month with sunrise at 7:05 am and sunset at 6:23 pm for a total of 11 hours and 19 minutes of…
What is up in the sky this month?
Happy February everyone! I hope we all made it through the winter storm alright. We’re starting off the month with sunrise at 7:40am and sunset at 5…
Happy November everyone! We’re starting off the month with the sun rising at 8:01am, and setting at 6:29pm. We’ll finish off the month with sunrise at 7:33am and sunset at 5:07pm, on…
Happy October! I hope everyone’s been having a good start to the autumn semester. We’ll be starting the month off with sunrise at 7:28am and sunset at 7:13pm. We will continue to lose…
First-year MFA students Yeoleum Choi and Valeska Tan’s immersive full-dome film Ocean Cemetery was selected for screening at the 2025 Fulldome Festival Brno, held June 10–12, 2025 in the…
Constellations and Astronomical Events-- July 2025!
Happy July everyone-- I hope we all made it through the heat of June. We’re kicking off the month with sunrise at 6:07am and sunset at 9:04pm…
Constellations and Astronomical Events Visible in April 2025!
Happy April! It looks like the start of…
Constellations and Astronomical Events Visible in March 2025!
Happy March! We’re starting…
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in February 2025!
Happy February! Now that it’s starting to warm up and we’re no longer getting blasted with…
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in January 2025
Happy January and happy New Year! I hope everyone is finding ways to stay warm with the blast of cold…
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in December 2024
Happy December! 2024 is rolling to a close as the days get shorter and shorter. We start the month with…
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in November 2024
Happy November and happy end of daylight savings! November 3rd is the end of daylight savings time,…
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS vaults into the evening sky on or about Oct. 11th. Map dates show the comet's position from latitude 40° north during the evening hours for U.S. time zones.
A severe geomagnetic storm is possible on Thursday and Friday (Oct. 10 and Oct. 11).
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in October 2024
Happy October and happy Fall! With the days getting shorter and shorter the month will see sunrise and…
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in September 2024
Happy September! I’ll be the new writer for Ohio SkyLites, so I look forward to keeping everyone up to…
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in July 2024
Happy Summertime! With the warm weather finally here, it is the perfect time of year to go out and observe! The sun…
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in June 2024
Happy Summer! The summer solstice occurs this month on June 20th, marking the astronomical start of the summer…
Happy May! Ohio’s weather is finally becoming more consistent after the whirlwind of a spring. The sun is rising bright and early around 6:15 am, and setting at 8:40 pm, averaging nearly…
Solar Eclipse Edition
The long-awaited 2024 solar eclipse is upon us! Cross your fingers for clear skies onMonday, April 8th, because it will be quite a sight.
What is a Solar…
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in March 2024
Happy Spring! Despite the predictions of a groundhog in February, March is consistently the astronomical start of…
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in February 2024
While winter brings cold winds and slippery sidewalks, it also brings long nights to go out and observe! However…
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in January 2024
Happy New Year! Along with the new year, the days will start to grow longer again since the winter solstice is…
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in December 2023
Author’s Note: Sorry for the delay! I am a 4th-year student at Ohio State, and I am currently applying for…