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Lunar Eclipse Photos

I have to admit it: It was blisteringly cold and there were intermittent clouds and I missed the lunar eclipse. But, I still got to see it thanks to John S Gianforte of Blue Sky Observatory. He caught the images above (click for larger versions) using a Meade 127ED...

Quick Share: Asteroid 2007 TU24 & SN2008A

Image is link from Dr. Richard Steinberg’s website at Drexel University. It is the combination of (I think) 52 two-second exposure images of asteroid 2007 TU24. Serendipitously caught in the image are NGC 634 and its most recent supernova, SN2008A. (The cross...

Go out, look up, see the Geminids

The other night, while driving home, I saw the constellation Orion looming large over the horizon. This leaning ancient warrior was fighting off Taurus the Bull as he does every winter from here in the Northern Hemisphere. The return of this particular set of stars to...

AAVSO: Day 1

I’m currently at the AAVSO meeting in Cambridge, MA. I just had one of the most terrifying experience of my public speaking life. I attached my laptop to the overhead projector cable and my CPU DIED. Died died died died died. I paniced (and hopefully hid it...

Comet 17P/Holmes

If the Sun is down and you are in the northern hemisphere, look at the finder chart here and then go outside and look at this object. Now. This website will still be here when you get back. Hi there. Have a good time? No one quite knows what happened. This normally...