Astronomy, and Computer Technology
The sky was still not ideal, with a Full Moon. And with Mars almost due above, I had difficulty manually nudging the telescope. The focus wasn’t quite right. Despite all this, one set of my Mars videos was passable.
Read MoreThe Mars opposition is days away, and though I have been watching the planet night and morning, this was may first take at it in over two years.
Read MorePreparation, prior session notes, favorable whether, and a little luck all contributed to what I believe is my best Mars capture yet.
Read MoreConsider this a trial run for Mars’s opposition next week.
Read MoreThis was the closest I’ve seen a planet to the Moon in the few years of this blog.
Read MoreMars may be gone for now, but it is not forgotten to me.
Read MoreIf it were not for the planets, where would civilization be today? For one, I doubt I would have this computer, and the electricity to power it.
Read MoreI have now learned how high Mercury can truly be.
Read MoreLast weekend I went on an extreme hunt (from the safety of my driveway) to find the normally-shy seventh planet, Uranus.
Read MoreMy explanation for how I tried to find the planet Uranus is the post-Dusk sky.
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