Visiting our Closest Galactic Neighbor…
Things that go BUMP in the night…
Don’t forget to look DOWN under those big and dark West Texas Skies…
When the West Wind Moves…
Just below Cygnus in the Constellation Vulpecula to reveal this BEAUTIFUL combination of stars against a “FIELD OF GOLDEN STARS”…
Alternate Factor?
The Original Series (TOS) of Star Trek will always be my favorite, but WOW do I love Strange New Worlds. I love all things TREK […]
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir- A Spoiler Free Review
An honest spoiler free review of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.
Asellus Secundus and a Boatload of Double Stars
This Summer is already off to a bang- given the Summer Solstice was yesterday.
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…
Starlight Angel
Another great night out with my society. Dodging clouds and fighting seeing…
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.
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 […]
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:
Lunchtime Solar Astronomy
Sol 4.14.22
Photon Philosophy
Photons bounced around in this alien star for a hundred thousand years or so…
ORION – A Completed Project
A Giant 2.5 Gigapixel image of the Orion Constellation by Matt Harbison.
The Marathon Sky Survey
A new project begins…
Happy Holidays!
I don’t -for one second…
Ancient Vistas
A 22 hour look at Barnard 33.
It’s a Marvelous Night for a Moondance…
Go outside tonight and look at the Moon!
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 […]
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)
The Spaghetti Nebula and the Star Alnath
The Star Alnath (or Elnath), prominent in the bottom left, is the point of the right horn of the constellation Taurus and also a part […]
It’s a Bird!
I’ve always joked about this nebula being a bird, but I’m starting to see it! This is a three panel mosaic from my system in […]