New Moon week. Darker skies. Bright planets. And a weather permitting star night at Camp HiYo. This is one of the best kinds of stargazing weeks because the sky is doing two helpful things at once. First, it is giving us bright, easy targets that feel like instant success. Venus and Jupiter are both putting in honest work in the evening. Second, it is pulling the Moon out of the way right when the weekend arrives. The New Moon is Friday morning, April 17, which means the nights around the...

Ohio spring has two speeds: Speed one is “look, a daffodil,” and speed two is “why is it hailing.” Either way, the cure is the same. Get outside. Even for an hour. Especially for an hour. Here’s your Weekend Guide  for Friday through Sunday , plus something we’re genuinely excited about: Tentopia is live at Camp HiYo We’ve been on site at Camp HiYo in Homerville, Ohio , building what we’ve been calling Tentopia . It’s our proof-of-concept in real life: the kind of setup that makes people walk...

April 6 through April 12, 2026 If you have been waiting for a week when the sky is friendly to beginners, this is it. The Moon is sliding from bright to softer light as it heads toward last quarter, which means you get that sweet spot where the night still feels luminous but the stars begin to come back in greater numbers. Venus and Jupiter are also putting on a very visible show in the evening, the kind that makes people stop mid sentence and point without feeling embarrassed. Below is your...