Harold Meckler

It’s a mid-February morning as I sit down to write. In the distance, Mts. Wrightson and Hopkins are, in the early sun, gleaming white from a recent snow storm. Closer […]

Everywhere you turn there’s evidence of the cycle of life. It’s obvious and, for all of us, it’s altogether comforting. It’s in the trees, in the flowering bushes crushed by […]

Logic tells us that there must be intelligent life somewhere other than Earth. We are pretty sure that none of the other planets and 175 moons in our solar system […]

Truth be told, there’s a lot to be said for being young. For all of the beauty and innate majesty that comes with age, there’s nothing like watching a teenager […]

How often do you read a book for the second or third time and realize that you missed so many important parts on a previous reading? Sky watching is similar. […]

Amateur astronomers enjoy the intellectual intrigue, deep science, and technology that allows them to see more than the star gazing giants of past generations could ever imagine. For me, though, […]

One night in late Autumn, 1985 I grabbed my blanket, pillow and jacket, draped a pair of binoculars over my shoulder and headed for the bed of my pickup parked […]

I am so lucky to live here, especially in winter when the air feels filtered. I’m here where city lights carry only so far. Truth be told, it isn’t luck. […]