What a great weekend at Stellafane 2014. Just four […]
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My 2011 Kopernik AstroFest 2011 Experience
This year at Kopernik AstroFest 2011, the skies were […]
March 2011 – Deep Sky Target List
I have posted my March/April 2011 target list for […]
A Target for Galaxy Season – NGC 2403
Coming out of winter, my astronomy observing bug begins […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Observing from the Armchair
Volunteering at Kopernik Observatory in public outreach activities, I […]
Let’s Go Observing at a Light House!
OK there are two things that never go well together. Serious amateur astronomical observing and light pollution. The most irritating form of light pollution is something that is cyclical and periodic, but not constant. For this very reason, the last place one would imagine to go observing would be at a lighthouse. The periodic flares of light are the worst irritant to an observer, as the eye never adjusts to any particular steady state.
Peering At the Milky Way’s Cousin
In my latest observing session, I had setup my […]
Looking Into A Crystal Ball, well nebula that is…
Cruising around Taurus, checking out the normal targets, I […]
The 2009 Perseid Meteor Shower Adventures
The Perseid Meteor Shower came and went last week. […]