Eye on the Sky: An Occultation and Several Lovely Planets Grace April’s Night Sky
Last Updated: 6:08 PM 04/02/08 -
This month, the average temperature in Wausau starts at 47 degrees on the 1st and rises to 62 degrees by the 30th...so as it gets warmer, be sure to step outside and enjoy the wonders in the night sky!
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Anaerobic Digesters: Why They’re Becoming More Popular With Farmers
Last Updated: 6:03 PM 03/26/08 -
Gale Gordon decided to install an anaerobic digester when he built Deer Ridge Dairy six years ago, and he doesn't regret that decision. But even with all of its perks, only 18 digesters are operating on farms across Wisconsin. However, that number will be rising quite a bit in the next few years for some key reasons. (Full Story) |
Anaerobic Digesters: Generating Power with Powerfully Smelly Stuff
Last Updated: 7:36 PM 03/19/08 -
There’s a potential source of renewable energy right under our noses in Wisconsin…manure.
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Eye on the Sky: Celestial Signs of the Coming Warm Season
Last Updated: 7:01 PM 03/12/08 -
Although it’s brought plenty of opportunities for winter-sports enthusiasts, this cold and snowy winter has probably left even the most enthusiastic of them sincerely looking for any signs of spring.
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Eye on the Sky: Tribal College Students Soar Toward a Better Community
Last Updated: 7:18 PM 03/05/08 -
This year, the Five Clans Rocket Team will compete at the national level during NASA’s University Student Launch Initiative rocket competition...but building rockets isn’t all the team does. (Full Story) |
Eye on the Sky: Tribal College Students Shoot for the Sky
Last Updated: 6:37 PM 02/27/08 -
It's rocket science...what a group of students is doing at the College of Menominee Nation in Green Bay.
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Eye on the Sky: How Geomagnetic Storms Could Affect You
Last Updated: 5:26 PM 02/21/08 -
On a chilly Wisconsin night, you may have witnessed the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights; and if you have, then you’ve seen, first-hand, an effect of a geomagnetic storm.
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Eye on the Sky: Weather in Spaaaaaaaaaaace!
Last Updated: 4:19 PM 02/15/08 -
Weather is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as “the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure.”
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Eye on the Sky: The Hows and Whys of February's Total Lunar Eclipse
Last Updated: 7:09 PM 02/06/08 -
You could be getting a belated valentine on February 20th...from the moon! (Full Story) |
Eye On the Sky: How CWA Keeps Winter Runways Clear
Last Updated: 6:32 PM 01/30/08 -
The Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee is a hub of activity for northern and central Wisconsin, allowing people to get where they need to go. (Full Story) |
Eye on the Sky: CWA Shows You How To Know the Weather Across Wisconsin
Last Updated: 5:54 PM 01/23/08 -
There's a new addition to the Central Wisconsin Airport. It's called an automated weather observing system, or AWOS for short.
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Eye on the Sky: Why Leap at All?: A Brief History of the Calendar
Last Updated: 6:50 PM 01/16/08 -
When you were growing up, you may have learned how leap years work: we add a day every four years because it takes Earth about 365.25 days to go around the sun (one solar year).
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Eye on the Sky: The Mystery of the Star of Bethlehem
Last Updated: 5:58 PM 12/19/07 -
Around Christmastime, people in many countries recount the old story of the wisemen (or Magi) and the star of Bethlehem, but if such a star existed, which star was it? (Full Story) |
Eye On the Sky: The Unseen Lives of Television Meteorologists
Last Updated: 7:00 PM 12/13/07 -
When you watch the weather at night, you only see us television meteorologists for a few minutes each newscast, but what you see is just the final product of a long day spent in preparation. (Full Story) |
Eye on the Sky: Holiday Lights On the Earth and In the Sky
Last Updated: 7:21 PM 12/05/07 -
On any given night this December, if you want to see something neat in the sky, look for Gemini, which is in the east around 9 or 10 p.m.
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Eye on the Sky: Guns Without Bullets, or How You Can Have Your Snow and Ski On It, Too!
Last Updated: 5:39 PM 11/28/07 -
Snow in winter is a fact of life in Wisconsin, but how much white stuff we get and when falls can change drastically from year to year. (Full Story) |
Eye on the Sky: Can You Get Sick From Winter?
Last Updated: 5:42 PM 11/21/07 -
You've often heard it, and maybe you've even said it: "I was out in the cold all day, and now I've got a cold."
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Eye on the Sky: Tips for Winter Safety at Home & On the Road
Last Updated: 7:17 PM 11/14/07 -
Whether you’ve lived in Wisconsin all your life or just for a few days, it doesn't hurt to get a refresher on how to stay safe at home and on the road in the winter.
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Eye on the Sky: A Comet, a Galaxy, and the Red Planet
Last Updated: 5:41 PM 11/07/07 -
Comet Holmes is big news because in late October, it grew one million times brighter over a couple of days, making it visible to the naked eye.
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Eye on the Sky: Get Your Car Ready For Winter
Last Updated: 6:02 PM 10/31/07 -
With the way winters are in Wisconsin, having a healthy vehicle is essential, but many of us need a little help remembering how to prepare our cars for the arctic chill.
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Eye on the Sky: A Little Bit of NASA In Your Life
Last Updated: 7:37 PM 10/24/07 -
When you watch a shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral, it’s always a little exciting to think that we live in an age when people can be sent into space, but you may not think that the space program directly benefits you. (Full Story) |
Eye on the Sky: A Look at the International Space Station
Last Updated: 6:24 PM 10/16/07 -
Right now, about 250 miles above your head, scientists are orbiting the planet in the International Space Station (ISS), but have you ever stopped to consider what that station is for?
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Eye on the Sky: Autumn Yard Care Helps Your Greenery Through Winter and Into Spring
Last Updated: 7:04 PM 10/10/07 -
When you care for your yard in autumn, you're preparing it to survive the winter and thrive next spring.
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Eye on the Sky: Seven Sisters, a Meteor Shower, and a Pumpkin-Colored Star Blaze in October’s Skies
Last Updated: 10:53 AM 10/19/07 -
October brings with it a whole new set of reasons to gaze at the night sky.
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Eye on the Sky: What Does The Old Farmer’s Almanac Say?
Last Updated: 5:46 PM 09/26/07 -
The Old Farmer's Almanac, established in 1792 by Robert B. Thomas, is quite a piece of Americana. (Full Story) |
Eye On the Sky: The Colors, They Are A-Changin’
Last Updated: 6:17 PM 09/19/07 -
Wisconsin’s autumn countryside is quite a sight to behold with its oranges, yellows, and reds, but why does this color-change phenomenon happen?
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Eye on the Sky: Shine on, Harvest Moon
Last Updated: 6:24 PM 09/12/07 -
While most of us have heard a song or two about the harvest moon, many of us probably don’t know quite what it is.
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Eye On the Sky: A Star and Planets Meet, Mars Begins to Shine
Last Updated: 5:37 PM 09/05/07 -
This September, whether you rise with the birds or you like to stay up late, there’ll be something worth seeing in the night sky. (Full Story) |
Eye On the Sky: Hope After Katrina Part 2 - Recovering One Person at a Time
Last Updated: 5:30 PM 08/29/07 -
The effects of Hurricane Katrina are still being sorely felt by many in the New Orleans area. Sister Pam Hodgson, a Merrill native and teacher in New Orleans, knows it well. (Full Story) |
Eye on the Sky: Hope After Katrina, Part I - Merrill Woman Helps Hurricane Victims
Last Updated: 7:03 PM 08/24/07 -
Merrill native Sister Pam Hodgson had just begun her third year teaching at St. Benedict the Moor School in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina entered the picture. (Full Story) |
Eye on the Sky: Dry Weather’s Toll on Local Dairy Farmers
Last Updated: 4:08 PM 08/15/07 -
Although we've had some rain this week, many of us still need more for our yards, but for some dairy farmers in northcentral Wisconsin, rain means more than just a green lawn. (Full Story) |
Eye on the Sky: Perseid Meteor Shower
Last Updated: 10:03 PM 08/08/07 -
Those of you willing to stay up late this weekend will be treated to quite a show in the sky. (Full Story) |
Eye on the Sky: Space Junk - Trash Beyond the Blue
Last Updated: 2:50 PM 08/07/07 -
When you see pristine pictures of Earth taken from far away, it's hard to believe, but it's true: there is a large swarm of man-made junk orbiting our blue planet. (Full Story) |
Eye on the Sky: How to Keep Your Green Plants Green During a Dry Summer
In our chilly Wisconsin climate, one of the great joys of summer is having a beautiful lawn and garden. Unfortunately, when Mother Nature doesn’t bring much rain, your yard takes a hit, but you can do a few simple things to keep it looking nice. (Full Story) |
Eye on the Sky: Colby’s Visitors From Outer Space - the Story of the Colby Meteorites
People often see meteors flash across the night sky, but on rare occasions, people actually see them fall to earth. That's what happened on July 4, 1917 in Colby. (Full Story) |
Eye on the Sky: Planets, Stars and Moon Gather For a Spectacular Night of Stargazing!
Now that the Independence Day fireworks have fizzled out, the night sky itself will put on a light show for you. (Full Story) |
Eye on the Sky: The Independence Day Downburst of 1977
Just before 3:00, on the afternoon of July 4, 1977, a gargantuan storm blasted Phillips with wind and torrential rainfall. (Full Story) |
Eye On The Sky: UWSP Planetarium
If you're looking for something to do on a warm summer evening, this is a great place to go, and it's not just because of the free admission.
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Eye on the Sky: A Guide to Finding Weather on the Web
With the World Wide Web at your fingertips, you can access almost any information you want in an instant, including weather information. But do you know where to look to find what you want to know? (Full Story) |
A Dream Come True: The Making of the Kovac Planetarium
In the heart of the Wisconsin’s Northwoods, one man has built the world's largest mechanical globe planetarium. (Full Story) |
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