Asellus Secundus and a Boatload of Double Stars
This Summer is already off to a bang- given the Summer Solstice was yesterday. … Continue readingAsellus Secundus and a Boatload of Double Stars
Call me Ishmael…
In the month of May I spent most of my time navigating the sky conditions to chase a great white whale of mine. I know, “Call me Ishmael” if you want… … Continue readingCall me Ishmael…
Starlight Angel
Another great night out with my society. Dodging clouds and fighting seeing… … Continue readingStarlight Angel
The 2022 Lunar Eclipse
Feel free to hop over to the Barnard Astronomical Society of Chattanooga and watch the 4 hour live feed… OR watch my much shorter highlight real, complete with the best song about the Moon ever written. … Continue readingThe 2022 Lunar Eclipse
3D Printed Eyepiece holder for a Berlebach Tripod
I don’t know about you, but I love my Berlebach tripod (Uni 18) with the nut brown finish. Sturdy, lightweight, and easily assembled, it has been a valuable part of
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Beginning Observing Basics
I wanted to post a link to my astronomical society’s recent series on astronomy entitled, “Beginning Observing Basics”. This series is aimed at folks who are just getting into astronomy.
X-Class Flare!
Saturday, April 30th at 9:37am EDT, on the heels of one of the most active months of outbursts in the last five years, the Sun released an X-Class flare while
So little time… a Spring Supernova in NGC4647
Over the last week, astronomers (including myself) have been abuzz about a tiny little dot in between M60 and NGC4647. While it is a tiny little dot to our frame
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Spring Galaxy Challenge – Status: Complete!
For the last few weeks, I’ve been working on the Spring Galaxy challenge provided by the Astronomical League. Utilizing no less than three telescopes and four different magnifications/eyepiece configurations, I got to compare the views under some pretty nice spring skies. The three scopes I used were: my 12″ Meade Lightbridge, a Takahashi Fc-76DS, and a Takahashi Fc-100DZ. All provided wonderful views, but I found myself impressed by the 76DS the most. Even with the extra inch of aperture that the 100DZ afforded, I felt as if the 76DS really had no business being as bright and sharp as it was. Don’t get me wrong, the 100DZ was equally good, but compared side by side, I’d say one would be hard pressed to discern which telescope was being used.
Here are three photos of the setups used: … Continue readingSpring Galaxy Challenge – Status: Complete!
Photon Philosophy
Photons bounced around in this alien star for a hundred thousand years or so… … Continue readingPhoton Philosophy
BOBFEST 2022
Welcome to the presentation. Please click the image above to download the files and follow along with me! I am saddened I could not be in attendance, but I’m thankful
ORION – A Completed Project
A Giant 2.5 Gigapixel image of the Orion Constellation by Matt Harbison. … Continue readingORION – A Completed Project
APOD!
Astronomy Picture of the Day! I have no words for this honor. An achievement for sure, but I’m just thankful and humbled for the opportunity to capture such dark skies.
The Marathon Sky Survey
A new project begins… … Continue readingThe Marathon Sky Survey
Happy Holidays!
I don’t -for one second… … Continue readingHappy Holidays!
Ancient Vistas
A 22 hour look at Barnard 33. … Continue readingAncient Vistas
Come Fly With Me
Sadr gets it’s name from Arab culture. Officially, “Chest” in Arabic, as it lies at the very heart of the constellation Cygnus. It resides just inside the Summer triangle. While
The Deep Dark Sky
Here come the cool crisp fall nights! For the last few weeks I’ve been working on a portion of the Constellation Cygnus. Specifically a 12 panel mosaic of the region
The Setting Moon: not just for Hydrogen capture.
First off- the morning soundtrack: Spotify: José González – Let it Carry You I’ve been in a remote observatory collecting data for about a four years now. Two of them
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20,000 Leagues Above the Sea
An ode to a childhood favorite! … Continue reading20,000 Leagues Above the Sea
It’s a Marvelous Night for a Moondance…
Go outside tonight and look at the Moon! … Continue readingIt’s a Marvelous Night for a Moondance…
Antlia Pro 50.8 LRGB + Narrowband Filters: Revisited
It’s been a few months since I originally posted concerning the new Antlia Pro filters. First off, I want to be give props to folks in the Astronomical Equipment industry
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Rock & Roll
My recent upgrades to my well-loved dob. … Continue readingRock & Roll
Weird Solitude
This past summer I read John Van Dyke’s book: The Desert. It really sat with me because of his beautiful language describing the desert. I must say I was excited to finish the book after the first few pages. There’s a loyal dog (Cappy) … Continue readingWeird Solitude