Mike Lynch

Boston

Sports Anchor at WCVB-TV (Boston, MA)

Co-Host at Bloomberg Business of Sports

Sports anchor for @WCVB Channel 5. Co Host Bloomberg Business of Sports https://t.co/qdacnz9sLe podcast Opinions are my own. RTs ≠ endorsements.

Articles

Skywatch: High heavenly hair

1 week ago | twincities.com | Mike Lynch

A few winter constellations, most notably Gemini the Twins and Auriga the Charioteer, are still hanging out in the western evening sky, but for the most part, the spring constellations have taken over. They’re not as flashy as those of winter. There are still many celestial treasures to find, but you just need to visually dig for them a little deeper. That actually can be a lot of fun, especially if you can stargaze in the darker countryside skies.
Skywatch: Virgo the Virgin, a large but faint constellation

2 weeks ago | twincities.com | Mike Lynch

Of all the constellations we see through the year, Virgo the Virgin is the second-largest. The only problem is that it’s also one of the faintest. With a lot of visual digging, Virgo can be found in the low southeast evening sky this time of year. Virgo does possess one bright star, though. It’s Spica, easy to see because it’s by far the brightest star in the low southeast. Even if you have to put up with light pollution you’ll have no trouble spotting Spica.
Starwatch: Virgo the Virgin is the second-largest constellation in Shamokin skies

3 weeks ago | newsitem.com | Mike Lynch

Of all the constellations that we see through the year over Shamokin, Virgo the Virgin is the second largest. The only problem is that it’s also one of the faintest. With a lot of visual digging, Virgo can be found in the low southeast evening sky this time of year. Virgo does possess one bright star though. It’s Spica, very easy to see because it’s by far the brightest star in the low southeast. Even if you have to put up with light pollution you’ll have no trouble spotting Spica.
Starwatch: It’s the Late Show

1 month ago | republicanherald.com | Mike Lynch

Life is full of trade-offs, and stargazing is no different. Nights are certainly warmer, but you have to stay up much later to set off on your astronomical adventures. I think it is worth the wait, although to be brutally honest, spring stargazing is not quite as thrilling as winter. Most of the exciting, bright winter constellations sink below the western horizon shortly after sunset, not to be seen again in the evening until late next autumn.
Skywatch: Celestial twins proudly sharing Orion’s shoulders

2 months ago | twincities.com | Mike Lynch

All winter long the great constellation Orion the Hunter has roamed our skies, with its bright belt of three stars in nearly a perfect row. Orion isn’t alone, either. He’s surrounded by a tight group of bright constellations that are home to some of the brightest stars we see any time of the year. I lovingly refer to them as “Orion and his gang”.
Skywatch: Out with the hunter. In with the Lion.

2 months ago | twincities.com | Mike Lynch

It’s stargazing turnover time! Nighttimes are shrinking, and you’re forced to wait longer into the evening to begin your stargazing. The good news is that the nights are getting warmer. To kick off April, the new crescent moon will be keeping some good company. On Tuesday, April 1, in the low western sky, it’ll be close and personal with the Seven Little Sisters, otherwise known as the bright Pleiades star cluster.
Skywatch: Your universe through binoculars

2 months ago | twincities.com | Mike Lynch

Binoculars never get enough credit when it comes to stargazing. They don’t have as much light-gathering ability and magnification as telescopes do, but binoculars have definite advantages. For one thing, if you’re interested in stargazing but not sure you want to invest in a telescope quite yet, start out with binoculars. Make them your “first telescope.” Binoculars for the most part are less expensive than telescopes and much easier to use.
Northern lights put on show over Adirondacks, with more to come

Jan 19, 2025 | timesunion.com | Mike Lynch |Adirondack Explorer

At 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, whitish pillars of light rose into the sky over the barn at Donnelly’s Corners in Harrietstown. Rising from northern hardwood forests in Lake Clear, they glowed above the mountains. In his Jeep, parked at the Upper St. Regis Lake boat launch, amateur photographer John Faltus slept beside his tripod and camera. Article continues below this adAn exhausted Faltus had spent most of the night hoping to capture the aurora borealis.
Best time to see Mars is now

Jan 11, 2025 | newsitem.com | Mike Lynch

Have you seen it? I'm talking about that super-bright and super-red "star" rising in the east in the early evening Shamokin sky. That's not actually a star; it's the planet Mars. Mike Lynch is an amateur astronomer and retired broadcast meteorologist for WCCO Radio in Minneapolis/St. Paul. He is the author of "Stars: a Month by Month Tour of the Constellations," published by Adventure Publications and available at bookstores and adventurepublications.net. Mike is available for private star parties.
Skywatch: Your telescope’s first light

Jan 5, 2025 | twincities.com | Mike Lynch

Maybe you received a telescope during the holiday season, or perhaps you’ve gifted yourself with a scope. I want you to get as much as you can out of it. There’s too much waiting for you in the universe above our heads. Galileo said it best: telescopes “reveal the invisible.”You might be tempted to put off using your new telescope until it warms up but that’s a big mistake.