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Aurora Borealis over Alaska

Severe solar storm could supercharge auroras across US, impact power grids, NOAA warns

A severe geomagnetic storm is possible on Thursday and Friday (Oct. 10 and Oct. 11).

Full Moon picture taken by wikipedia user gnuckx

What's Up? - Ohio Skylights October 2024

By Noah Downing
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in October 2024

Happy October and happy Fall! With the days getting shorter and shorter the month will see sunrise and sunset at 7:28am and…

A tree with a night side and day side

What's Up? - Ohio Skylights September 2024

By Noah Downing
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in September 2024

Happy September! I’ll be the new writer for Ohio SkyLites, so I look forward to keeping everyone up to date on what’s up…

Skyline of Columbus at sunset

What's Up? - Ohio Skylights July 2024

By Alyssa Whalen
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in July 2024

Happy Summertime! With the warm weather finally here, it is the perfect time of year to go out and observe! The sun…

Diagram showing why Earth has Seasons and when the Equinox and Solstices are.

What's Up? - Ohio Skylights June 2024

By Alyssa Whalen
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in June 2024

Happy Summer! The summer solstice occurs this month on June 20th, marking the astronomical start of the summer season…

Moon Phase Diagram for May2024

What's Up? - Ohio Skylights May 2024

By Alyssa Whalen

Happy May! Ohio’s weather is finally becoming more consistent after the whirlwind of a spring. The sun is rising bright and early around 6:15 am, and setting at 8:40 pm, averaging nearly…

Partial Solar Eclipse.

What's Up? - Ohio Skylights April 2024

By Alyssa Whalen
Solar Eclipse Edition

The long-awaited 2024 solar eclipse is upon us! Cross your fingers for clear skies onMonday, April 8th, because it will be quite a sight.

What is a Solar Eclipse?

An…

Tulips

Ohio SkyLites - March 2024

By Alyssa Whalen
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in March 2024

Happy Spring! Despite the predictions of a groundhog in February, March is consistently the astronomical start of…

Image from Sunset on Mount Lemmon, Arizona

Ohio SkyLites - February 2024

By Alyssa Whalen
Constellations, Planets, and Astronomical Events Visible in February 2024

While winter brings cold winds and slippery sidewalks, it also brings long nights to go out and observe! However…