Jul 1, 2025 | Cultural Astronomy
In the days leading up to the June Full Moon, social media feeds abound with headlines about the coming Strawberry Moon. This name, along with all the others throughout the year, is a relic from colonial times when people started borrowing ideas from the indigenous...
Mar 3, 2025 | Cultural Astronomy
Few constellations command our attention like Orion, dominating the winter sky with its brilliant stars and distinctive pattern. While we might recognize it as the mighty hunter from Greek mythology, these same stars tell entirely different stories around the world....
Jan 11, 2024 | Cultural Astronomy
Time tracking and calendar making are so fascinating to me because of the skywatching skill required for our ancient ancestors to do these activities. I have a whole spool of questions I like to unwind occasionally. Do we share the same basic concepts of time as they...
Feb 6, 2023 | Cultural Astronomy
There is a tiny grouping of stars in the winter night sky that has caught the attention of people for thousands and thousands of years and still captures their attention today. People frequently point to it and ask me, “Is that the Little Dipper?” It’s a fair...
