Most amateur astronomers shudder at the thought of observing with a highly visible moon or a heavily light-polluted sky from manmade lighting. However, a recent couple of nights observing serves to illustrate the value of observing what you can see — even when conditions are not good in a classical… Continue reading
Full moonrise is such a common sight but one so often missed. The joy of seeing the sliver of a moon appear over the horizon starts a process. It starts with a sliver of light; it continues with the appearance of a fat moon, which is an optical illusion; it… Continue reading
Because the nature of the ministry work we do, we have the wonderful opportunity to teach observing to people who have never looked through optics before. Even where skies are truly dark, it takes some re-orientation and training to learn to observe. Casual looks are not what I am discussing.… Continue reading
4th Day Observing Site. We regularly observe the heavens from an observing site in our backyard, where we set up equipment, sketch sky objects (moon, planets, and deep sky objects), have friends visit to see the heavens, and train others to use astronomy equipment. It all began with a desire… Continue reading
One of the most popular night sky objects by amateur astronomers is M57, the Ring Nebula. With a medium sized telescope on a good night, it looks like a small donut or ring. Since it is in Lyra (high in the sky beside Cygnus), it is also viewable by most of… Continue reading
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