// CAROL’S CORNER OF THE COSMOS
THE STARGAZER
Carol Lutsinger, the founder of the South Texas Astronomical Society (STARS), is a retired educator with 40 years of teaching and inspiring students in Brownsville, Texas. Since 1998, she has been the author of the popular “Stargazer” column for The Brownsville Herald.
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STARS // ONLINE
COMMUNITY ASTRONOMY
STEM EDUCATION
IGNITING CURIOSITY
// THE STARGAZER ARCHIVES
Stars in the Milky Way
If you have a dark site and decent binoculars you can sweep the sky slowly and see the Milky Way stars stretched from northeast to south as they arc across the zenith, shedding their milky appearance on sky watchers below.
Darker Skies & Starry Nights
Have you ever had the amazing privilege of sitting under truly dark skies?
The Perseids
The Perseids
The Dog Days of Summer
The Dog Days of Summer
Life on Mars?
Life on Mars?
Looking to the Moon
Looking to the Moon
Maui’s Fishhook & The Milky Way
Maui’s Fishhook & The Milky Way
Observing the Universe
Observing the Universe
Entering summer
Entering Summer