Our summer “dog” days are hot and humid and typically cloudy. Observing nights are limited, but when they happen you learn to move quickly. July 31 was one of those nights–it was clear and calm for a few hours. I grabbed the little 80mm refractor that we use in astronomy… Continue reading
It is not just the act of a single observation of the heavens that is significant. When an observer begins to step back and consider what has been seen and recorded, a period of observation begins to take on a larger view. As we teach teachers how to observe the… Continue reading
At first glance, the sketch may not seem so different from any other. It’s just another crater. With a little closer look, the observing sheet shows other things. It was after dawn when the sketch was started. Astro-video tools help boost the contrast, and the coming hot sultry day meant… Continue reading
It is a simple sketch from a quiet evening around sunset during summer. Why don’t we see these scenes? The moon has a regular cycle in the sky. Why don’t we see it? The scriptures actually speak of the process of growing insensitive or oblivious to people and things. There… Continue reading
No matter how many times I have looked at the Swan (M17), this nebula is a delight to observe. I have studied it with different scopes, binoculars, and astro-video tools on scopes. In the context of the local star field in a binocular to the dashing and flagrant color with astro video,… Continue reading
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