Solar System

Welcome to July. Tonight's sky observation presented a remarkably clear view of the 5% illuminated Moon about a half hour...

I stayed up to 3 a.m. to see the Moon as well as planets Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and Venus. Mercury,...

I was fortunate these past nights to have nearly identical/ideal conditions for sky observation. Last night the Moon was at...

Usually I attempt to center my Moon images, but tonight I felt it better to off center and magnify, to...

Early Saturday evening, I doubted I would see the Lunar Eclipse. But the clouds broke close to midnight. At my...

The weather forecast looks very bad for Sunday's Lunar Eclipse. In preparation, I adjusted my telescope setup, as explained at...

Take sky viewing opportunities when you can. Tonight's incredibly warm Spring temps and clear night were ideal for imaging the...

After what felt like months, the skies finally opened from the continual murky overcast, to reveal the Sun at day...

Tonight's telescope session nearly did not happen. Clouds rolled in fast. I did manage literally one good shot of the...

When the Moon approaches Full, for better or worse, it becomes the only practical night sky object to photograph.