Star Brothers on Parade
Tonight, April 23, 2015, is an interesting night for sky watchers. At 8 pm Mountain Time, right after the sun goes down, you may be able...
Native American Skies: Eclipse Legends
A couple of weeks ago, we observed a “Lunar Eclipse”. Because this year is when the moon is in its minor “Lunar Standstill” (refer to...
New Sites Challenge Precepts of Agricultural Revolution
There is excavation going on in Ceibal, Guatemala that is threatening the conventional wisdom concerning the ascent of man! Jacob...
Chaco Phenomenon (Yupkoyvi): A Hopi Story
The civilization that inhabited the canyon in central New Mexico known as “Chaco Canyon” was indeed a “phenomenon”. Despite extensive...
Dark Skies In Westcliffe/Silver Cliff
For many centuries, dark skies filled with billions of twinkling stars was taken as a matter of fact. Shepherds, nomads, farmers and...
First American: New Discoveries
It seems that every year discoveries push back the date for the first Americans. The January edition of the National Geographic magazine...
Native American Skies: Hey! Diddle, Diddle, a Springtime Riddle?
Since the dawn of man, the sky was our big screen, HD, TV. All of the ancient peoples around the world have observed the sun, the moon,...
Native American Skies: Lunar Standstill at Chimney Rock
During the month, the moon rises at different points across the eastern horizon. When it reaches the farthest point north it pauses, or...
Native American Skies: Lunar Standstill
Have you noticed how fast the earth has been moving lately? Probably not, but in fact the earth moves faster in the winter than in the...
A Cherokee Valentine
Saturday is Valentines Day, a national holiday in the United States, but what does it mean to Native Americans? For the Cherokee in...