Others Say Others Say https://tj.durangoherald.com/section/others-say/feed/ Latest local news from The Durango Herald. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:00:54 -0600 en-us 30 https://tj.durangoherald.com/find-some-of-the-oldest-stars-in-globular-clusters/ Find some of the oldest stars in globular clusters Greetings, Stargazers. I need to make myself a set of cheat cards for my favorite objects in the sky so I can answer questions in more detail at the next star party. I have to admit that I rely on... Sat, 12 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0600 952002C7-909B-2778-E053-0100007F0BC5 https://tj.durangoherald.com/gauge-the-temperature-of-a-star-by-its-color/ Gauge the temperature of a star by its color Greetings, Stargazers. Last month, I began a discussion of how stars are classified by their brightness and color, or more technically, by their luminosity and spectroscopic classification. I spent most of that column on the first of those features, and... Sat, 11 May 2019 04:03:09 -0600 888E6F55-FEF8-0706-E053-0100007FEC6B https://tj.durangoherald.com/this-asterism-is-a-highlight-of-the-winter-sky/ This asterism is a highlight of the winter sky Greetings, Stargazers. I have to say that comet 46P/Wirtanen last month exceeded my expectations. By that, I simply mean I could see it with my naked eye, even if it was just barely. Every month, there are probably half a... Sat, 12 Jan 2019 03:03:09 -0700 7F355CB6-2970-5980-E053-0100007FA6BF https://tj.durangoherald.com/scorpius-stars-put-sting-in-summer-sky-2/ Scorpius’ stars put sting in summer sky Greetings, stargazers. The late afternoon monsoon clouds finally parted and made for a few good observing evenings recently. Unfortunately for me, a couple of those nights were interrupted by smoke from the Toe Fire on Sleeping Ute Mountain. Trying to... Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:01:26 -0600 AB1AA423-E62A-4F9D-AF2B-FBEF236F5486 https://tj.durangoherald.com/new-horizons-will-give-best-view-of-pluto/ New Horizons will give best view of Pluto Greetings, stargazers. I hope you enjoyed the recent planetary conjunction in the western sky. From our perspective, Venus and Jupiter are now slowly separating from each other after their closest approach June 30. Although they appeared very close in the... Thu, 09 Jul 2015 01:12:42 -0600 1C8C2E0B-8766-49A5-88B3-B28D6DB185F2