Skywatching
Here’s How You Can Watch the SpaceX’s CRS-6 Mission From Your Backyard
Hunting for satellites from your backyard can be positively addicting. Sure, the Orion Nebula or the Andromeda Galaxy appear grand……
Venus and the Pleiades – See the Spectacle!
If you've ever been impressed by the brilliance of Venus or the pulchritude of the Pleiades, you won't want to miss what's…
Was This Past Weekend’s Lunar Eclipse Really Total?
Millions of viewers across the western United States and across the Pacific, to include Australia and New Zealand were treated…
Adventures in Satspotting: Why Are Different Orbits Needed for Satellites?
Congratulations: perhaps you’re a new space-faring nation, looking to place a shiny new payload around the planet Earth. You’ve assembled…
Seeking Ceres: Following the Brave New World Through 2015
A little world is making big headlines in 2015. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft entered orbit around 1 Ceres on March 6th,…
Don’t Blink! April 4th Lunar Eclipse Shortest of the Century
Get ready for one awesome total lunar eclipse early Saturday morning April 4th. For the third time in less than…
Turning Stars Into Art
We all have cameras, and the sky's an easy target, so why not have a little fun? Ever since I…
Nova in Sagittarius Brighter Than Ever – Catch it with the Naked Eye!
Great news about that new nova in Sagittarius. It's still climbing in brightness and now ranks as the brightest nova seen from mid-northern latitudes in…
Amazing Views of Today’s Total Solar Eclipse From Earth… and Space
There's an old Robert Heinlein saying that goes "climate is what you expect, weather is what you get," And the…
Slender Moonspotting, Occultations, Daytime Planets and More
One of nature’s grandest ‘occultations’ of all is coming right up this Friday, as the Moon passes in front of…