View the July 2023 Nature Friend Magazine
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Rocket Signs
View the July 2023 Nature Friend Magazine The January 2022 article for this column showed ways to tell the difference between meteors, airplanes, and satellites in the night sky. This month we are...
End of the Trail, July 2023: Northern Lights
View the July 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Photo © Todd Salat. When I first saw this splendid photo on Spaceweather.com, I knew I wanted to use it to illustrate an article touching on various...
SpaceX and the Fireball
SpaceX launch and fireball. Photo © Jason Rinehart. The skies were dark from the Pine Tree overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. I had come here on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, to...
Satellites
I enjoy relaxing and watching the darkness of night extinguish the distractions of daytime, as the tranquil beauty of the silent stars appears. We’re used to those stars holding still, but at times...
From the Editor’s Quill, January 2022: Starlink Satellites
Starlink satellites. “Look up there! That is those satellites!” I exclaimed to Cheryl. “Get the phone on video and get on them as fast as you can!”We were returning home from a long day in the...
