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As you read this, I’m on the road. Interstate 80 to be precise, with a truck load of books, telescopes, computers and other science hoo-hahs I depend on to do my job.
If you’ve never been, I-80 is about as close to driving on a road on Mars as I could imagine, especially the parts […]
It would be soooo easy to write a post about my New Year’s Blogging Resolutions, but I’m not gonna do it. Nope.
Keep posts short and write about five per day (yeah, right).
Write more about me (enough about me, what do YOU think of me?)
Have some contests and generally pander to my readers. (I […]
Now is an excellent time to view Mars. If you just got a new telescope for Christmas, you’ll be able to get excellent views of Mars throughout January.
Here’s where it is (click on it to see a bigger one):
Mars is visible over the eastern horizon in the early evening.
Most telescopes will show you a […]
Did you know there was an observatory on an active volcano?
Since 1960, the High Altitude Observatory has operated the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory. It is accessible only by a tiny paved road off of the Saddle Road on the big island of Hawai’i. The road is virtually invisible and you’ll miss it if […]
I know everyone got a new telescope for Christmas this year, so I thought I’d write up a series of posts on what you can expect things to look like through your new time-sink.
Using the magic of Stellarium, I thought I’d show you how some of the more common objects will look through your eyepiece. […]
Whew! I can hardly believe it. I’ve been at this blogging thing for one year now.
According to my WordPress stats, I’ve posted 264 times and I have 913 comments. (I’m surprised I’ve had 264 things to say, actually). I have 191 people subscribed to my feed and about 650 new people […]
We had another snowstorm yesterday that put about another six inches of snow at my house:
I’ve written before that the winter skies are at their best for using your telescope just after a cold front has passed through. In Colorado at least, the following evening brings some of the coldest, stillest air we ever […]
Is almost never like this:
In fact, this is the first Christmas I can remember in 30 Christmases that we’ve EVER had snow on Christmas day. The days between November and February are usually the dry time in Colorado, everything is brown, crispy and dull.
This year was great, and last year we did have a […]
I was playing with Stellarium and noticed this cool little alignment between the Moon and Mars on the 23rd of December, tomorrow night. Click on any of the images below to see a bigger one. All of these images are for the same time each night, from December 22, 23, 24 at about […]
I just read from Sky and Telescope that next year (that’s next, next year, but it’s so close that I’m gonna call it next year) is the International Year of Astronomy <insert trumpets here>.
I’m not sure what to make of this. Part of me will be happy to have some excuse for getting in […]
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