Went outside tonight to see a 22 degree halo around the moon. Took a long exposure shot of it to bring out some of the color. Jupiter is to the right and Orion is to the left. ...
This week's AON might be a little short, but finally, the Garradd comet's peak has come! I picked the Garradd comet to follow because it's a bright and easy-to-follow comet. Be sure to observe it! If ...
This article will show you how to make a proportionally correct 1/187 (about) size Hubble Space Telescope. I tried to add as many details as possible, but it was hard at such a small size. It was real ...
Perhaps my only reason to stray from my democratic roots... Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants to send Americans back to the moon. And that's not all. In a direct quote, Gingrich pr ...
There isn't much going on this week, unless you like to observe the moons of Jupiter!January 27: Io transitJanuary 28: Io and Ganymede occultations, Europa TransitJanuary 29: Io transitJanuary 30: Eur ...
I recently witnessed what certainly looked like three simultaneous Iridium flares very near to one another. Is that possible -- has anyone ever heard of three at a time? ...
NASA reports that the sun erupted late last night with a large solar flare—an M8.7 class flare. The classification is calculated according to the peak flux of 100 to 800 picometer x-rays near Earth me ...
Remember—winter is the perfect time to observe! There are a lot of events going on this week, so pull out that observing chair. Here they are:The Garradd comet is still in the sky and is approaching i ...
If you're into entomology, then you probably recognize the name E.L. Trouvelot. After all, he was the person responsible for the outbreak of invasive gypsy moths in North America, which are now one of ...
This week's AON has lots of conjunctions—be sure to observe them! Here it is:The Garradd comet is still in the sky! Here's how to observe it!January 9th: full moonJanuary 10th: Ganymede and Europa tra ...