Natural Weekends – Christmas Eve With Venus And Mars
Christmas Eve on the creek. Venus is the bright object in the center right; Mars is the fainter object up and...
Tagged: Astronomy
Astronomy Adventure – Moon Shots
The three craters touching each other in the middle of the photo are Theophilus (with the distinct mountain peak in its...
Astronomy Adventure – The Pleiades
Let’s take a quick break from the insanity that is the Trump administration and escape from the Earth altogether. It has...
Enjoy The Supermoon Tonight
Tonight is a full moon and what is also hyped in the media as a “supermoon”. In fact, the moon will...
Astrophotography Adventure – M15 And M31
Do you need a break from all this election chaos and angst – I sure do. So here are a couple...
NASA Photos Confirm Crash Of Mars Lander
New pictures just out from NASA show the possible crash site of the Schiaparelli Mars lander that the European Space Agency...
Photos of M27, The Dumbbell Nebula
The other night I was able to capture Messier 27, the Dumbbell Nebula. The photos are not great as I need...
Some More Sunspots
We’ve finally had a nice string of weather so I’ve been able to break the telescope out a bit. Here are...
Astronomy Adventure – More Sunspots
In between the clouds and the rainout of the Perseid meteor shower late last night, I was able to get another...
Height Of Perseid Meteor Shower Next Two Nights
The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak after midnight tonight and tomorrow night. The shower, which is debris of the Swift-Tuttle...