Solar System

Since my last post on January’s eclipse, I have observed the night sky when opportunity presented itself.

Like last year’s, the Moon began to form an unnatural crescent, and yet unlike last year’s there formed a reddish...

Wonderful stargazing weather. That is how I describe last night, though I am sure some would disagree because it was...

I would like to say that today’s image was made possible from careful planning and thoughtful execution.

A nearly Full Moon was on clear display tonight, lighting up a pleasantly mild July evening.

What is neat about lining all three images side-by-side is that they were taken with the same telescope and same...

This is my first good image of Jupiter in 2018. The focus was near-perfect and about as good as I...

We’re about a month from the last rendezvous of the Moon and Venus.

The current positions and timing of our planets offer an opportunity to see both Jupiter and Venus in the sky...

If you look closely above and to the left of the Moon, you can see stars. They were not visible...