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Herald-Bobroff Astroatlas
Astroatlas B Chart page for Grus and Telescopium, well below Capricornus and Sagittarius
NGC131 and 134 and a 5-spot of mag 10 stars
NGC55 image by Morris Jones, used with permission
While Mojo and I were observing at Amboy Crater on October 22, 2011, Cliff, another observer at the site pointed [...]
Comet/2010 G2 (HILL)
NGC7380 emission nebula and cluster
The Great Galaxy in Andromeda, M31, with M32 and M110 nearby
The Pegasus 1 galaxy cluster
I love to take my telescope out to observe the sky, and I find that the objects studied or discovered by scientists (from the past or the present) make for an [...]
Johann Bode's 1801 Uranographia, showing Quadrans Murales, Boötes and other constellations
Boötes, Canes Venatici, Coma Berenices and Quadrans Muralis
The Northeast sky Jan 4 at 1:00 a.m. PST. Look between Ursa Major and Minor, and the bright star Arcturus in Boötes for the location of Quadrans Muralis on the Boötes-Draco border
Looking Northeast [...]
Moonrise over Chuckwalla Mountains July 3, 2010 about 11:30 p.m.
Third quarter moon, a half hour later
My small 70mm Televue Ranger was used for the moon images
Summer dark sky observing means short nights, and it’s usually too hot for comfort in the Colorado desert location we love. But Mojo and I decided [...]
IC 405 and AE Aurigae
Stardate: Saturday November 14, 2009.
Place: Chuckwalla Bench Observing Site
Equipment: 12.5-inch Litebox Reflector, f/5.75 Pierrre Schwaar mirror
Sky conditions: Better than expected (clear, steady, good transparancy, but cold)
Mojo and I try to head out to our favorite dark sky observing spot every new moon Saturday night. Usually several of our Old [...]
The ghoul on the moon
NGC 246 the Skull Nebula
IC 2118 Witch Head Nebula
It’s time to get out the Milky Way and Mars candy bars, the Moon Pies and the Starburst chews. It’s Halloween! The moon won’t be rising until well past trick or treat time, but you can always point out [...]
Observing report, dark sky weekend, October, 2009, Chuckwalla Bench
A perfect night begins with Earth's shadow climbing in the east
One one side of the green van is the Imaging zone
On the other side of the green van is the visual observing zone
When the clear sky chart reads perfect, we can’t wait to get [...]
Wilfred Buck at NYAA Starfest 2009
Ochek Atchakosuk – The Fisher Stars
Atima Atchakosuk – the dog stars with Polaris, Mihkun Atchakos, the wolf star
Matootisan – The Sweat Lodge
Matootisan Assiniuk – Sweat Lodge Rocks
Niska flying in the Summer Bird's Path (Milky Way)
Atchakosuk are the spirit lights up above. “All people [...]
It’s just a few days until Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, ‘Part 2′ opens, so I am updating my literary stargazing project. I even added a few new objects to the list. So head up to the astronomy tower at your own Hogwarts and look up into the summer night sky. [...]
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