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Size comparison of Mars (at closest and furthest approach) and the moon See Mars and the moon near one another in mid August 2010 marks the eighth annual return of 2003′s Mars In August email. The email always says something about Mars appearing as large as the moon, but there are annual variations to the [...] 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 [...] Use a chart like this to locate where to look for your object Can you find the constellation Perseus and comet McNaught in Mojo’s lovely skyscape? Mojo's photo of Comet McNaught Quick comet sketch with notes. See the long ion tail, the bright coma, and the short dust tail in my sketches Comet C/2009 [...] Rough sketch of LCROSS impact area finished sketch of Cabeus and environs E. A. Whitaker 1954 sketch Mojo and I started to setup his 14.5-inch f/4.8 Litebox reflector at 3:30 a.m. on LCROSS impact morning. There were marine layer clouds at that hour, but by the time we were set up it was clear [...] |
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