Dark sky week is here! Time to explore more summertime objects such as the fabulous Veil nebula. It is an awesome object to explore especially with large aperature scope — say 18 inch and larger. Quite a number of great red spot transits this week. Also the ISS is visible in the evening once or [...]
Aligning the finderscope with the primary optics.
A little advice on purchasing that first telescope.
Amateur Astronomy for Beginners: Eyepieces
A brief discusion of telescope mounts: Alt-Azmuth, equatorial, and dobsonian. Also answering a question about moon phases sent to me by email.
There is nothing like sitting outside in the dark with your kids and staring up at the night sky. Time stands still as you both ponder the enormity of the universe and your place within it. Poetry springs to mind as you try to explain to your child how people 100 years ago didn’t have [...]
The difference between refractors and reflectors and the importance of size.
Planispheres & Binoculars This videos topic: Some advice for beginning your hobby in amateur astronomy and how to use a planisphere. Always remember that the most important tools are your eyes. Go out under the stars and look up!
Moon interfers with dark sky viewing this week unless you are willing to get up very early in the morning. There are some brief but fairly bright passes of the ISS in the early evenings. Still time to view Jupiter in the early evening. Mars is getting a bit bigger and brighter. It will be [...]
Yippee!! Its dark sky weekend. Now if we only get some clear skies…. We have almost 8 hours of darkness to explore the summer skies wonders plus the fall and early winter ones too if we can so…