I subscribe to the Starry Messenger, the newsletter of The Planetarium at The University of Texas at Arlington. There’s always something interesting in the sky that the good folks at UTA manage to point out to me. For instance, this month…

• Early in the morning on August 28th, we Texans will get to enjoy a total lunar eclipse (not to be confused with a total eclipse of the heart). If you loved the last one in March, you’ll love this one!

• The Dallas Symphony Orchestra will present Holst’s The Planets over at the Meyerson on September 25th complete with multimedia images from Hubble telescope. My favorite piece is in this work is “Mars.” I love “Mars.” Ticket prices are pretty sweet, too!

Keep your eyes to the skies, my friends.