Tom Willmitch News Today

The Astronomy Club at Illinois State University aims to educate students about the universe and to bring them together over a shared interest in outer space.

The long-awaited total solar eclipse is only a few days away, and while Central Illinois won’t be in the path of totality, it will be pretty darn close.

Stars, lasers and music — oh my!

Halloween is here and the nights are lengthening. That makes it easier to look at the stars in the sky. Tom Willmitch directs the Illinois State University Planetarium. He said there are still wonderful features of summer lingering in the night sky. For instance, the bright stars of the Summer Triangle are visible overhead.