Earthsky Tonight – March 31, 2010 Mercury and Venus in same binocular field after sunset
If you have never seen the planet Mercury before, now is time to do so. Find the planet Venus in the western twilight after sunset, and you are pretty much…
Lions Club Reverse Raffle
Grace Place was bustling on Monday evening as the Berthoud Lions Club held their annual Reverse Raffle. Curtis Wilson, in his white coat and top hat added his usual wit…
Tonight, the waning gibbous moon beams near two bright and beautiful stars
Tonight, the waning gibbous moon beams near two bright and beautiful stars, Arcturus and Spica.
Earthsky Tonight — March 29, 2010 Full moon near Saturn
Tonight, the full moon beams between the golden planet Saturn and sparkling blue-white Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden.
From Alex’s Cub Scout Leader
I had the good fortune a number of years ago to be a Den Leader for a group of Cub Scouts. Alex was one of those scouts. After spending time…
Earthsky Tonight – March 28, 2010: Moon and Saturn from dusk until dawn
Go out at nightfall and look to the east, you will see the beautiful planet Saturn. It will be the starlike object close to tonight’s almost-full waxing gibbous moon.
Earthsky Tonight – March 27, 2010 Moon’s closest approach in March
The moon comes closest to the Earth for all of this month on March 28, 2010, at 5 hours Universal Time. For the central US, that puts the moon’s closest…
Hickenlooper visits Berthoud
Denver mayor and Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper, was in Berthoud on Friday morning. Hickenlooper and his campaign staff came to visit EnergyLogic, a thriving Berthoud business.
DOW captures bull at large
At approximately 8:30 a. m. on Friday, March 26, Larimer County Sheriff's Office received a call about a bull running loose in the County. Sheriff's deputies responded along with Larimer…
Earthsky Tonight — March, 26, 2010: Moon swings close to Regulus
Can you find the star that is shining close to the big and bright waxing gibbous moon tonight? That is Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo the Lion.