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Park Ranger Richard Fefferman, Gateway Arch National Park's "Sky Ranger" shares his knowledge of the stars and talks about currently occurring celestial events.

June 2023

May 30, 2023 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Our Sky Ranger looks at Lewis & Clark and other journeys, some successful, some not so much.

 

May 2023

April 28, 2023 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Catch our sister planet Venus at its best in May's evening skies.

 

April 2023

March 28, 2023 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

This April presents a great chance to spot the Iron Planet learn about it in our Sky Ranger's monthly blog.

 

March 2023

February 28, 2023 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Learn more about the great pair of planets currently in the western sky after sunset, as well as the stellar Great Hexagon, in our Sky Ranger's March 2023 blog entry.

 

February 2023

January 31, 2023 Posted by: Rich Fefferman

Get the real story about "the great green comet" and also a grouping of planets worth looking at.

 

January 2023

December 27, 2022 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Ride the night sky's Lazy River- learn about it in our Sky Ranger's blog post for January.

 

October 2022

September 30, 2022 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Learn how to locate a trio of triangles plus some challenge objects in October's night skies.

 

September 2022

August 31, 2022 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

After a long absence, a couple of planets begin to appear in our evening skies.  Learn how to spot them in our Sky Ranger's latest monthly blog.

 

August 2022

August 01, 2022 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Learn about two famous crosses that are part of the night sky.

 

July 2022

June 27, 2022 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Learn about seven "first magnitude" stars that adorn July's night skies.

 

June 2022

June 01, 2022 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Are there really "billions and billions" of stars visible to the naked eye?  Find out by reading "Count the Stars," our Sky Ranger's blog entry for June.

 

May 2022

May 02, 2022 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Learn about the upcoming "Super Flower Blood Moon" that will take place on the night of May 15th.

 

April 2022

March 29, 2022 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Learn how to spot an ark, an arch, and the Arch of Spring in the April night sky.

 

March 2022

February 23, 2022 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

The March night skies are filled with bright stars and famous 'deep-sky' objects.

 

January 2022

December 31, 2021 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Our Sky Ranger discusses how you can duplicate observations made by the Maya civilization more than a thousand years ago.

 

November 2021

October 30, 2021 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

The moon points the way to several planets and is itself eclipsed in November 2021.

 

October 2021

September 27, 2021 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Learn how to spot four planets in October's night skies.

 

September 2021

August 30, 2021 Posted by: Richard Feffermsn

Learn about some "flying" constellations and three bright planets visible in the September skies.

 

August 2021

July 29, 2021 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Some tips from our Sky Ranger on how to view the Perseid Meteor Shower, which should be very good this year.

 

July 2021

June 25, 2021 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Learn about the celestial Scorpion, one of the most distinctive and beautiful constellations in the sky.

 

June 2021

May 21, 2021 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Our Sky Ranger shares information about the May 26 lunar eclipse plus two more "visible" this year.

 

May 2021

April 30, 2021 Posted by: Richard Fefferman

Learn about a counterpart to the Gateway Arch- the Arch of Spring in the sky, a chance to see the innermost planets, and some unusual star stories.

 

Last updated: November 16, 2018

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