About This BlogPark Ranger Richard Fefferman, Gateway Arch National Park's "Sky Ranger" shares his knowledge of the stars and talks about currently occurring celestial events. May 2025
April 29, 2025
Arches are a very important subject at Gateway Arch National Park. Check out "Arches... Great, Small and Cosmic" our Sky Ranger's May blog entry. April 2025
April 01, 2025
Not everyone sees a dipper, different cultures interpretate the stars in their own way. Read the blog and find out what other people call the seven stars that make up the Big Dipper. December 2024
November 26, 2024
The planet Venus is becoming increasingly visible in our night skies. October 2024
September 26, 2024
Have you heard about the comet that is coming? Learn how to "Catch a Comet" in our Sky Ranger's monthly blog. September 2024
September 03, 2024
Catch a small partial eclipse and a possible stellar eruption this September! August 2024
July 29, 2024
Some planets are finally returning into view- learn how to find them and also get some tips on the August Perseid shower. May 2024
April 29, 2024
Catch our namesake Arch of Spring before it leaves the evening sky, and the summer star Vega as it arrives. April 2024
March 29, 2024
In the last of a three-part series, our Sky Ranger discusses how to safely view the April 8th solar eclipse. Special Edition March 15 2024
March 15, 2024
Learn more about where to go and why you should make a point to experience totality on April 8th, in the second part of our Sky Ranger's blog about the eclipse. Mar 2024
February 27, 2024
Learn "Why the Magic Happens"- the first part of our Sky Ranger's guide to the upcoming April 8 solar eclipse. February 2024
January 26, 2024
Inspired by the Leap Year, our Sky Ranger's February blog post is devoted to the somewhat obscure constellation, Lepus the Hare. Learn about it here... January 2024
December 20, 2023
Yes, it will be cold, but it will be worth it to bundle up and catch some planets at dawn and dusk this January. December 2023
November 27, 2023
December's evening skies feature good groupings of the Moon and planets as well as perhaps the best meteor shower of the year. September 2023
August 31, 2023
Learn about Saturn, the Gem of the Heavens, visible in September's evening skies. June 2023
May 30, 2023
Our Sky Ranger looks at Lewis & Clark and other journeys, some successful, some not so much. April 2023
March 28, 2023
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
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
Get the real story about "the great green comet" and also a grouping of planets worth looking at. January 2023
December 27, 2022
Ride the night sky's Lazy River- learn about it in our Sky Ranger's blog post for January. October 2022
September 30, 2022
Learn how to locate a trio of triangles plus some challenge objects in October's night skies. September 2022
August 31, 2022
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. June 2022
June 01, 2022
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
Learn about the upcoming "Super Flower Blood Moon" that will take place on the night of May 15th. April 2022
March 29, 2022
Learn how to spot an ark, an arch, and the Arch of Spring in the April night sky. March 2022
February 23, 2022
The March night skies are filled with bright stars and famous 'deep-sky' objects. January 2022
December 31, 2021
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
The moon points the way to several planets and is itself eclipsed in November 2021. September 2021
August 30, 2021
Learn about some "flying" constellations and three bright planets visible in the September skies. August 2021
July 29, 2021
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
Learn about the celestial Scorpion, one of the most distinctive and beautiful constellations in the sky. June 2021
May 21, 2021
Our Sky Ranger shares information about the May 26 lunar eclipse plus two more "visible" this year. May 2021
April 30, 2021
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