First Look at Mars in 2020
Consider this a trial run for Mars’s opposition next week.
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Perseid Meteor Captured on iPhone with NightCap
The image above was the most spectacular, captured very early in the session.
Friday Night with Jupiter and Saturn
Continuing the series of images from this past Friday night were shots taken of Jupiter and Saturn.
Hunting for Galaxy M61
I am under no illusion that seeing galaxies is possible from my location on Earth.
Sketching the Stars – M3 Globular Cluster
Here is what I hope will be the return of an observation technique I have not done for a while – sketching.
Unidentified flying objects in night sky? What were these?
I knew I had to act quickly to photograph them, as they were moving fast and I didn’t know how long they would be visible or if more were coming.
The Orion Nebula via DSLR Camera
I took a number of images of the nebula, playing around with the exposure and ISO settings.
Venus and the Pleiades in April 2020
Inspired by other blogs such as Heads UP! taking cool pictures of Venus near the Pleiades, I knew I had to get in on the action myself.
Cloud Hiatus Over
It will be a fun year. Jupiter and Saturn’s oppositions are a mere five months away. Mars returns to opposition this year.
Early Riser
Not too early, but early enough. Here was the Quarter Moon rising over Lake Michigan today, early afternoon.