Computer Looking Up

Jupiter at Opposition, and Another Planet

July 14, 2020 Paul 642 Views 0 Comments

A comet and two planets, not too bad for one night.

July 13, 2020 Paul 812 Views 0 Comments

Tonight was the first time I ever saw a comet. I missed Halley’s as a kid in 1986.

July 5, 2020 Paul 643 Views 0 Comments

The picture may fool a bit, as this scene of a descending Sun overshadowed by incoming Western clouds gives no indication of how hot the day was.

July 4, 2020 Paul 1699 Views 0 Comments

My favorite part of his autobiography has nothing to do with America or any of the latter events of the late 18th century.

July 1, 2020 Paul 1025 Views 0 Comments

I am under no illusion that seeing galaxies is possible from my location on Earth.

June 25, 2020 Paul 766 Views 0 Comments

Today’s story begins on the prior night, when the Moon was an even thinner crescent.

June 20, 2020 Paul 741 Views 0 Comments

Still going backwards and catching up on items from the past weeks. Last Sunday I took a walk and found the early Waning Crescent Moon.

June 17, 2020 Paul 867 Views 0 Comments

Here is what I hope will be the return of an observation technique I have not done for a while – sketching.

June 16, 2020 Paul 656 Views 0 Comments

You can also see sloping towards the right some of the brighter stars in the constellation Sagittarius.

June 12, 2020 Paul 665 Views 0 Comments

I have been guessing, and I think correctly, that most people do not realize the Moon is visible in morning daylight.