When I talk to people about astronomy, they sometimes mistake it as astrology. But astronomy and astrology are diametrically opposed. ...

The Moon shone bright, even as a crescent, which blocked most of the South sky from deep sky observing.

My astrophotography journal came in very handy this week as I put my telescope and camera and lenses back into ...

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 ...

Possibly the worst characteristic of our Sun is that it is so bright.

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 ...