In this StarDate Susitna Kathleen Fleming talks about observational astronomy particular to the Upper Susitna Valley. Specifically, long twilights and the waxing gibbous Moon; it’s useful light, best timing for … StarDate Susitna 1-21-24, by Kathleen Fleming

This short piece from Iver is from his book Whip and Spur.

In this episode of StarDate Susitna, Kathleen Fleming talks about the strange wanderings of the Moon, Jupiter in the evenings and Venus in the mornings, examining the Milky Way during … StarDate Susitna 1-7-24, by Kathleen Fleming

Kathleen Fleming considers the Winter Solstice to be the midpoint of winter, as it is the middle of the 3 darkest months.  This episode of StarDate Susitna is all about … StarDate Susitna – December 17, 2023, by Kathleen Fleming

In this edition of StarDate Susitna, Kathleen Fleming talks about some differences between the sky at 62° N and 33° N, and when to watch the Geminid meteors. Kathleen utilized … StarDate Susitna – December 10th, 2023, by Kathleen Fleming

In this StarDate Susitna, Kathleen Fleming talked about Jupiter, the Moon, and predictions for this year’s Leonid meteor shower.

For this StarDate Susitna, Kathleen Fleming talks about the return to Alaska Standard Time, a bunch of weak meteor showers this week, and Venus to be visited by the Moon. … StarDate Susitna – November 5th, 2023, by Kathleen Fleming

In this edition of StarDate Susitna, Kathleen Fleming directs our attention to the rest of Ursa Major (it’s much more than the Big Dipper), the waxing gibbous Moon near Saturn, … StarDate Susitna, October 22, 2023, by Kathleen Fleming

In this edition of StarDate Susitna, Kathleen Fleming talks mostly about seeing Venus, even in daytime, plus Jupiter and Saturn. The program, however, begins with a lament… the tail end … StarDate Susitna, October 15th, 2023, by Kathleen Fleming