SUNSET: 
Light Pollution Per Capita
The amount of light pollution generated per person varies greatly from one country to another.
Is the U.S. Bright or Dark?
Depending how you present the data, light pollution in the U.S. may appear anywhere from quite severe to fairly modest.
Ground Truth for the Light Pollution Atlas
Instrumental measurements suggest that the color zones from the World Atlas of Light Pollution — perhaps best known through its incorporation in the Clear Sky Chart — don't tell the whole story.
A Fun Year
Some thoughts about, and an index to, a year of blog-writing.
The Scientific Value of Visual Observing
How valuable is visual astronomy in the electronic age?
Holmes: Victim of Its Own Success
I'm beginning to take Comet Holmes for granted.
A Night in the Life of an S&T Editor
It's tricky deciding when to post an observing story on the Web.
The Reliability of Visual Observing
It's easy to make honest mistakes when viewing astronomical objects that are faint or small.
The Amazing Comet Holmes
It may be dimming, but Comet Holmes is still unbelievably big and bright.
Traveling Without a Scope
While traveling in India, the author missed having a telescope for completely unexpected reasons.
Big Binocular Messier Survey
Big binoculars may not show much detail, but they certain make it easy to find deep-sky objects.
Calendars Throughout History
Some thoughts about the social significance of the Sun, the Moon, and regularity.
Ridiculously Small Optics
What's the smallest instrument you've ever used to view the night sky?
Moonset Eclipse
Missing totality makes an eclipse's partial phase all the more rewarding.
Astronomical Twilight
Here are some interesting facts about that time of night when it's too light for deep-sky astronomy but too dark to do anything else.
Discussions Restored
When we switched to new blog technology, all the existing discussions were lost. Now they're back!
Some Suburban Messiers
Celestial showpieces look strikingly different in the suburbs than they do under dark skies.
