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Cumberland-Times Sky Column Excerpts

Dr. Robert Doyle's writes a weekly Sky Column which appears in the Cumberland-Times News.

To read sky column excerpts, click on a month below.

2007

November
(PDF)

»November 4 – Family of the Sun
»
November 11 – Comet Holmes in Binoculars
»November 18 – Founders of Modern Science
»
November 25 – New Exploratorium Animals

October
(PDF)

»October 7 – Future of U.S. Space Exploration
»
October 14 – School Volunteers
»October 21 – Great Earth Pictures
»
October 28 – Arguments Against Wind Farms

August
(PDF)

»August 5 - MAKE YOUR OWN PLANET MODELS
»
August 12 - CAN NASCAR GET GREENER?
»
August 19 - HOW MANY PLANETS?
»
August 26 - HOW TO AVOID FALLING BRIDGES

July
(PDF)

» July 1 – DEATH OF EV1
»
July 8 – BEYOND THE ELECTRIC CAR
» July 15 – KEY SPACE NUMBERS
» July 22 – GENTLE CHANGES
» July 29 - NEW KIND OF CLUB

June
(PDF)

» June 3 – RISKS AHEAD
» June 10 – BEST RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
» June 17 – LEARNING VS. APATHY
» June 24 – WHY HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES

May
(PDF)

» May 6 – Swimming Against the Current
» May 13 – Vehicle or Status?
» May 20 – Where is Responsibility?
» May 27 – God’s Universe

April
(PDF)

 

» April 1 – OUR ENERGY FUTURE
» April 8 – RENEWABLE POSSIBILITIES
» April 15 – OUR CHANGING VIEWS
» April 22 – THE MULTITUDES
» April 29 – MYSTERIOUS FELINES

March
(PDF)

 

» March 4 - REASON FOR SEASONS
» March 11 - COSTS PER MILE AND SPEED
» March 18 -WHAT CAN CULTURES TELL US?
» March 25 - SKY BEARS & BIGGEST CARNIVORES

February
(PDF)

 

» Febr. 4 - STRUGGLE FOR A CALENDAR
» Febr. 11 - ON-LINE REALITIES
» Febr. 18 - SMARTER EATING
» Febr. 25 - 1st LUNAR ECLIPSE SINCE 2004

January
(PDF)

 

» January 7: THREE SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
» January 14: ENERGY FOR NEXT DECADE
» January 21: CHESAPEAKE BAY
» January 28: A PLANET MODEL

2006

December
(PDF)

» December 3: WESTERN FAITHS PROGRAM
» December 10: WHAT'S UP THERE?
» December 17: WAYS TO PROMOTE LEARNING
» December 24: WHEN CONTINENTS COLLIDE
» December 31: BEST 2007 SKY SIGHTS

   

November
(PDF)

» November 5: Sky Sights Till Year’s End
» November 12: Reality Vs. Fantasy
» November 19:Solution or Lifetime Struggle
» November 26: The Kingdom of the Clouds

   

October
(PDF)

» October 1: WE ARE OUTNUMBERED
» October 8: NOT JUST FOR TRANSPORTATION
» October 15: COLLEGE MYTHS AND REALITIES
» October 22: SENSIBLE HOMEWORD
» October 29: IT'S 11 PLANETS, NOT 9!

   

September
(PDF)

» September 3: STARS & COUNTRIES
» September 10: OPENING PLANETARIUM SHOW
» September 17: NEVER TOO EARLY
» September 24: READING, MATH & VOCABULARY

   

August
(PDF)

» August 6: IS TECHNOLOGY REDUCING THOUGHT?
» August 13: THE 3RD FACTOR
» August 20: HOT TIMES AHEAD
» August 27: DNA & FRANCIS COLINS

   

July

» July 2: WHY DO SOME STARS EXPLODE?
» July 9: PRE-SEASON BRAIN TRAINING
» July 16: LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY
» July 23: GETTING THE MOST FOR OUR SPACE $
» July 30: BELIEF OR SKEPTICISM

   

June

» June 4: WHAT'S UP IN JUNE?
» June 11: THE SUN'S FAMILY
» June 18: GOVERNMENT ENERGY REPORTS
» June 25: FSU's EXPLORITARIUM & PENDULUM

   

May

» May 7 - HOW DO SCIENTISTS FIND AGES
» May 14 - THINK OF MATH AS A TOOL
» May 21 - RELATING BELIEF & SCIENCE
» May 28 - TURNING CROPS INTO FUEL

   

April

» April 2 - Waste & Dependence
» April 9 - Thinking & Tests
» April 16 - A Special Time
» April 23 - Birth, Life & Death
» April 30 - Facts at Your Fingertips

   

March

» March 5 - Weight & Possibilities
» March 12 - Atoms In & Out
» March 19 - Fine Library Books
» March 26 - Math & Big Numbers

   

February

» February 5 - Lessons from Sports
» February 12 - A Sad Understanding
» February 19 - Our Wonderful Atmosphere
» February 26 - Free Sky Guide

   

January

» January 1 - THE CHALLENGE OF TEACHING
» January 8 - 1ST WINTER SNOW FALL
» January 15 - MOONLIT EVENINGS
» January 22 - COSMIC GUIDES
» January 29 - ALDRIN'S MARS PLAN

   

2005

January

» Planets in 2005 (1/2)
» Moon in 2005 (1/9)
» Energy Surprises (1/16)
» Full Moons & Related Issues (1/23)
» Spotting the Big Dipper (1/30)

   
February » Winter, Lent and New Year (2/6)
» Astronomy and Astrology (2/13)
» Earth's Shifting Plates (2/20)
» Coal Versus Wind Power (2/27)
   
March » Spotting Groups and Planets (3/6)
» What About Hubble (3/13)
» Getting Started in Sky Gazing (3/20)
» Easter (3/27)
   
April » The Lives of Stars (4/3)
» Astronomy Day (4/10)
» Sky Guide Review (4/17)
» FSU's Digital Portable Planetarium (4/24)
   
May » Top Sky Sights (5/1)
» Have Fun Learning (5/8)
» Planets and Jogging (5/15)
» Websites on Space (5/22)
» The Worlds of Star Wars (5/29)
   
June » Spotting Space Station (6/5)
» Interplanetary Travel (6/12)
» Good Space Books in Libraries (6/19)
» Planets Mingle (6/26)
   
July » Scorpion in the South (7/3)
» Sky Cartoons and Monkey Rescue (7/10)
» Finding Speeds (7/17)
» Firefly Summer (7/24)
» Aliens Strike Again! (7/31)
   
August » Comet Grit Attack (8/7)
» Myth and Calendar Approach (8/14)
» How Many Drops? (8/21)
» Improving Reading (8/28)
   
September » Tenth Planet and Asteroid Interception (9/4)
» Earth in Trouble (9/11)
» Our Space Future (9/18)
» Star Group Guides (9/25)
   
October

» Looking Deep (10/2)
» How Cell Phones Work (10/9)
» Atoms Galore (10/16)
» Return to Moon in 2018 (10/23)
» Latest New Worlds (10/30)

   
November » Understanding the Universe (11/6)
» Sky Gazing Equipment (11/13)
» School Bus and Time (11/20)
» The Key Skill (11/27)
   
December » Yule, Ancient and Past (12/4)
» Our Allegany Leaves (12/11)
» Winter Seasons Compared (12/18)
» What Did the Magi See? (12/25)
   

 

 
 

 

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