Cincinnati Observatory /tags/cincinnati-observatory Cincinnati Observatory en-US Copyright Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:34:30 GMT What's worth looking for in the night sky in the coming weeks? /local-news/2025-08-12/night-sky-venus-jupiter-meteor-showers-comet Planets separating, meteor showers, and a dim comet. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:34:30 GMT /local-news/2025-08-12/night-sky-venus-jupiter-meteor-showers-comet Bill Rinehart You may not see Earth's mini-moon, but you could catch a comet next month /science/2024-09-26/earth-mini-moon-october-comet An asteroid will take up an orbit around the Earth this weekend, but a comet may put on a better sky show in October. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:09:10 GMT /science/2024-09-26/earth-mini-moon-october-comet Bill Rinehart Cincinnati Observatory gets new astronomer from Northern Kentucky /local-news/2024-05-15/cincinnati-observatory-new-astronomer-wes-ryle The new astronomer at the Cincinnati Observatory has been director of the Thomas More University Observatory. Wed, 15 May 2024 21:44:14 GMT /local-news/2024-05-15/cincinnati-observatory-new-astronomer-wes-ryle Bill Rinehart A Myaamia (Miami) and Shawnee view of the eclipse /local-news/2024-04-04/a-myaamia-miami-and-shawnee-view-of-the-eclipse That path of totality encompasses the ancestral homelands of several Native American nations, including the Myaamia, or Miami, and the three Shawnee nations. That has Myaamia researchers thinking about language, and historians recalling a story about a famous pair of Shawnee brothers. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:59:57 GMT /local-news/2024-04-04/a-myaamia-miami-and-shawnee-view-of-the-eclipse Tana Weingartner As the National Weather Service turns 154, we remember its Cincinnati roots /local-news/2024-02-09/national-weather-service-turns-154-cincinnati-roots The first recognized weather predictions in the United States were crafted at the Cincinnati Observatory. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 20:04:02 GMT /local-news/2024-02-09/national-weather-service-turns-154-cincinnati-roots Bill Rinehart A scholar takes a trip across the ocean — and down memory lane — to celebrate John Quincy Adams /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-10-10/john-quincy-adams-cincinnati-observatory-willard-sunderland Adams, a lover of the seas and skies, spoke at the cornerstone laying of the Cincinnati Observatory 180 years ago. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-10-10/john-quincy-adams-cincinnati-observatory-willard-sunderland Weekend partial eclipse 'a big precursor' to next year's solar eclipse /local-news/2023-10-13/weekend-partial-eclipse-solar-eclipse Parts of the western United States will be in the path of totality Saturday morning, but Cincinnati area skywatchers are looking ahead to next year's eclipse. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 07:55:00 GMT /local-news/2023-10-13/weekend-partial-eclipse-solar-eclipse Bill Rinehart Cincinnati Observatory celebrates 150 years in Mount Lookout /local-news/2023-09-29/cincinnati-observatory-celebrates-150-years-mount-lookout Cincinnati is known as the birthplace of American astronomy because of the Observatory. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 08:52:00 GMT /local-news/2023-09-29/cincinnati-observatory-celebrates-150-years-mount-lookout Bill Rinehart After departing the Cincinnati Observatory, astronomer Dean Regas plans to keep looking up /local-news/2023-08-04/astronomer-dean-regas-plans-cincinnati-observatory-looking-up After more than 20 years at the Observatory, Regas is spreading his wings and pursuing other opportunities. Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:27:50 GMT /local-news/2023-08-04/astronomer-dean-regas-plans-cincinnati-observatory-looking-up Bill Rinehart Dean Regas is leaving the Cincinnati Observatory /local-news/2023-07-25/dean-regas-leaving-cincinnati-observatory He's been the astronomer there since 2000. Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:44:40 GMT /local-news/2023-07-25/dean-regas-leaving-cincinnati-observatory Bill Rinehart