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Astronomy

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Dec 12, 2011

A little about myself and astronomy:    I created this world because I love astronomy.  I really, really, love astronomy. When I was ten, I went to a restaurant and saw a huge wall mural of the Androm ...

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Dec 12, 2011

I really, really, love astronomy. When I was ten, I went to a restaurant and saw a huge wall mural of the Andromeda Galaxy. At my house, we had a tiny refractor telescope. I knew this wasn't enough, s ...

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Dec 11, 2011

Since the Geminid Meteor shower is intensifying more every year, grab your binoculars and lay down in a field to enjoy the show! If you are going to observe one day, do it on the peak: December 14th.  ...

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Dec 10, 2011

Taken at the top of Haleakala in Maui. ...

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Dec 10, 2011

Post any problems or questions you have with your telescope. ...

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Dec 10, 2011

I woke up at 4:00 am this morning in order to take some video of the last total lunar eclipse visible from North America till 2014. The eclipse was beautiful. It was amazing to watch the shadow of our ...

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Dec 10, 2011

The next total lunar eclipse won't occur until April 2014, so if you're interested in seeing the moon engulfed in a light orange to blood red hue, set your alarm and get out there before 9:05 a.m. EST ...

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Dec 8, 2011

When Cerek mentioned astronomy-inspired artwork in his Astronomy World introduction post, I immediately thought of Russell Crotty. Crotty is a California artist who creates beautiful sculptures and dr ...

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Dec 8, 2011

I'll have to post up some pictures of astronomy-related papercraft models that I have made at some point, but for now here is a link to a few different papercraft models of the planets. I need to go b ...

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Dec 8, 2011

Via Caras Ionut ...