| Free preview: Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky, "A volcanic sunset" From your backyard, see the atmospheric effects of a volcano eruption. |
Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky: The Christmas Cross: a matter of life and death  December 2009: The Northern Cross sets in the west-northwest as Christians celebrate Jesus' birth. |
| Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky: Extreme observing: naked-eye galaxies November 2009: Find a dark sky and test the limit of your eyes with these deep-sky targets. |
| Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky: The fun-house porch October 2009: This asterism holds the Garnet Star, an open star cluster, and an emission nebula. |
| Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky: Readers report 2009 September 2009: From ice crystals to a cluster's heart, I've read about some interesting observations. |
| Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky: Moonbows: architecture of light August 2009: If you have a dark sky and misty air, be on the hunt for a lunar rainbow. |
| Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky: Magic times on the Sun July 2009: The new solar cycle just began, which makes the Sun an exciting observing target. |
| Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky: Fireballs from the Scorpion June 2009: Look for spring's bright and flaming meteors. |
| Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky: Searching for shadow bands April 2009: This eclipse phenomenon can surface more often than you'd expect. |
| Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky: Serpents of the air March 2009: Seek out the solar-eclipse phenomenon shadow bands any day of the year. |
| Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky: Winter wreaths February 2009: The night sky's "magic circles" tell ancient tales of new beginnings. |
| Stephen James O'Meara's Secret Sky: A mirror image January 2009: Did William Herschel's mind play tricks on him when he observed Uranus? |
