Grab your scopes because big “J” will reach opposition on the 10th of this month at 10:17 CDT. Find Jupiter in the constellation Ophiuchus during the month of June making its nearest approach to Earth for ideal observing. Our largest neighbor planet offers a great show with colorful bands, orbiting moons and its great red […]
For me EAA is the way to go. Simple plug and play design of the R2 system takes video astronomy to a whole new level of fun. The detail may not resemble time exposure astrophotography but far exceeds the detail of the naked eye. Got to give credit to the individual who had the brilliant […]
Meet the beetle grinder also know as our very own Celestron 8SE loaner scope. Apparently these little critters felt the scope would be a nice winter hang out until spring. Most of them found out they were dead wrong but only after they defecated and decomposed all over the inside of the scope including the […]
Finally we get a decent break from cloud and rain systems from hell! Time to get out of the house and fire up the 8″ Edge and the Rev 2 for some globular hunting against half full moon. So the cloud break during the moon phase did not do me any favors for DSO viewing […]
I have been eagerly waiting for a decent night to align with the work schedule to dust off the equipment for a little star gazing before we lose our winter sky gems. Mike Dannefeldt and I decided to give it a shot on Tuesday the 26th as conditions were looking good for clears skies and […]