Horror Vacui / February 28, 2016 by LoLC

Guest Post: "Stellar Bran" / August 16, 2015 by LoLC

In which my brother shares a fun fact about meteor showers.

That may or may not be true.

Oh, Kannada! / May 21, 2015 by LoLC

Hot on the heels of the Tamil translation, I hereby present the newest--and most lavender--version of The League's internationally acclaimed guide to celestial illumination! Thanks to Jaikumar and Rajkishore for this Kannada translation, which joins its Dravidian fellow over on the Teachers of India education site.

Only 5,998-ish languages to go!

Kannada (click on image to see in full screen) — **Kannada** *(click on image to see in full screen)*

The League's World Domination Continues Apace / May 6, 2015 by LoLC

In a heartening testament to the universal appeal of stargazing, The League's sky chart has been honored with not merely a fourth translation, but its first into a Dravidian language! Many thanks to Krithika and Rajkishore for this Tamil version, now featured on the Teachers of India education site.

Admirers of astronomy humor truly are the gift that keeps on giving. That stretch of time in August 2013 when I unsocially sequestered myself in a room to draw a bunch of boxes and arrows while cousins frolicked on the beach was totally worth it!

Tamil (click on image to see in full screen) — **Tamil** *(click on image to see in full screen)*

Kind of a Big Deal / November 16, 2014 by LoLC

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Paths Not Taken / July 10, 2014 by LoLC

Recently, I found my accordion file of ideas for what to do after graduating from college. Apparently I had a lot of them.

There were some real treasures in there. Including, in the "Acronyms" pocket, my initial application to be a Special Agent with the Secret Service (USSS).

I never pursued that one.

(...or did I?)

But the true scope of my youthful planning is evidenced by the last pocket. Which was, needless to say, conspicuously empty.

The growing repertoire of "career" fiascos can be seen here.

Astronomy Fans Are Awesome / June 26, 2014 by LoLC

In other exciting news -- for those who missed the various announcements over on Facebook -- The League's sky chart has gone multilingual thanks to the efforts of several international space enthusiasts. Only 6000 or so translations to go before the whole planet can follow along!

In the meantime, though, four has a nice symmetry to it.

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