A Parable from Observing a Comet. Comet Leonard is now (early December 2021) becoming more prominent in the pre-dawn sky. It reminded me of the principles of observing. An observing period is not like a quick review of a picture. Let me explain. We scheduled observations of the comet two… Continue reading
The morning began with an interesting question from my Lovely, ” Do you know what ‘equinox’ means?” She had already looked it up and gave an answer as I was formulating one. I noticed the table had a binocular on it. She had “snuck out” in the night to take… Continue reading
The Grandeur of the Created Heavens In our neck of the woods, which is in the middle of the mountains in eastern West Virginia, we do not get clear nights very often during Winter. But when we do, it is like playing in a candy store when you can anything… Continue reading
Oh my goodness, the night was cold! I had to reset equipment on the little 8 inch telescope to add a lens (called Hyperstar) to reduce the scope’s standard focal length by 80%. The result would give us a wide field view of the Orion Nebula, whose colors and shapes… Continue reading
Introducing my Lovely (Faylene) to planetary nebula began with the Ring Nebula (M57) but I was waiting for a clear night to see the Dumbbell Nebula (M27) because her favorite color is blue. The green hue of the center of the Ring is certainly beautiful, but the blue-green and red… Continue reading
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