A lot of times, when sharing views of heavenly objects through a telescope, the question comes up: “How far away is it?” If I know the answer and the target ...
photo credit: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net Astronomy has many inconsequential and over-hyped terms, such as “blue moon” and “supermoon.” As interesting as they may be such things are of no consequential scientific value. ...
Photo Credit: www.universetoday.com There is a potentially impressive meteor shower coming up later. We’ll review the circumstances behind it, where and how to view it for best results. But first ...
Photo Credit: www.sureshemre.wordpress.com There is more to the motion of the moon than literally meets the eye. In July we discussed some basics of the moon’s motion circling the earth. ...
August 21 is the date that amateur astronomers have been looking forward to for years because it is the date of the first total solar eclipse to occur in the ...
photo credit: www.swpc.noaa.gov Next month’s solar eclipse is this year’s big news in amateur astronomy. This month we continue preparations for the eclipse with a discussion of available equipment that ...
Photo Credit: www.JoeDubs.com The currency in the realm of the heavenly “clockwork” are its cycles. From the small scale to the large, cycles are everywhere. The moon revolves around Earth; ...
Image Courtesy American Museum of Natural History Last month, the new Trump administration submitted a new blueprint for NASA’s budget calling for a net overall increase. Although on a program-by-program ...
Jason Campanella has been a member of WASI for close to seven years. He is also a Boy Scout in Troop 321. He is working with the Bear Branch Nature ...
January’s cold but starry nights are upon us. Did you get a new telescope for Christmas or want to rediscover an optical telescope sitting in some corner? We’ll talk about ...
