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
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
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
Follow this link ( http://christworksministries.org/inspiration_storm_to_calm ) to a short article and pictures about our nearest “heavens” — atmospheric weather, which has a special place in an important conversation between Job and God. Contrary to the popular opinion that weather escapes God’s notice or has nothing to do with Him, this article presents the… Continue reading
Seeing the night skies for many people is like a taste of the unsearchable. Perhaps scenes on the earth are too common, so the same reaction does not bubble up so quickly. There is nothing like a beautiful night sky scene, even if it is as simple as a moonrise in clouds,… Continue reading
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