Tag Archives: Alan Peche

Where to spot the 2020 Christmas Star
They're calling it the "Christmas Star." On Monday, December 21, the two largest plants in our system, Jupiter and Saturn, will appear to merge into a single source of light. It's the first visible co...
Hayley Tenpas Dec 21, 2020

Expert weighs in on black hole pictures
Astronomers are releasing the first-ever images of a black hole, and a local expert is amazed at how scientists found a way to bring new technology together. UW-Fox Valley Barlow Planetarium Director ...
Apr 10, 2019
Meteor shower tonight
Tonight is the annual Geminid meteor shower. Barlow Planetarium Director Alan Peche says every year at this time the earth passes through the debris field of an asteroid, and he says it looks like a s...
Dec 13, 2017
Eclipse to start late this morning
After a lot of talk over the last week or so, the solar eclipse will arrive in northeast Wisconsin, starting late this morning. The peak time will be around 1:15 p.m., but the eclipse will run from ab...
Aug 21, 2017



