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Follow the dipper arc to Arcturus, then spike to Spica Omega Centauri globular cluster 35 degrees below Spica Springtime is my favorite observing season. In the course of an evening you can face away from our own galaxy and feast your eyes on other Milky Ways, while tracking down some of the most spectacular [...] 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 [...] A room with a view – overlooking beautiful Jones Street Chippewa Square, location of Forrest Gump's bench scenes Back in November 2010 I took a micro-vacation to Savannah, Georgia. Even though my visit was less than 24 hours long, I packed a lot of sightseeing into my short visit. I was traveling from Atlanta, Georgia, [...] See the moon and planets low in the west August 12, courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech The view from Earth – the planetary lineup in orbital perspective courtesy NASA’s Solar System Simulator, courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech Mars and moon imaged same day with same equipment (in 2005) courtesy Jim Keen A trio of planets, without the moon August 7, [...] 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 [...] Once a year the Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers pack tents and telescopes and caravan to Black Canyon Group Campground in Mojave National Preserve, an hours drive from Amboy Crater and about 3 hours from home. Once the tents are pitched we put on a star party with assistance from the National Preserve staff, leaders of the [...] |
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