The Moon and the Ringed Giant

So tonight (June 18th) the moon and saturn will appear to pass extremely close to one another. Right atfter 10 PM tonight (local times assuming day light savings) the moon will be nearly full and to the upper left will be the ringed giant Saturn. I think I will try and stay up late tonight […]

Triumphant Return

Sorry for the delay in posts. I was experiencing some technical issues however I do have some new pictures to post and to brag about a bit. Again these are taken with my Celestron Nexstar 6SE using the NexImage Monochrome Burst camera. Monday night Jupiter was at opposition. Which is when the gas giant is […]

A Star Lost at Sea

In an article posted by Space.com (https://www.space.com/galaxies-collide-and-warp-hubble-image.html) Hubble releases a new image of the aftermath of a near galactic collision. The galaxies involved, NGC 4485 and NGC 4490 (not pictured), passed near by one another and as a result the larger combined gravity of NGC 4490 caused a stream of gas and stars to be […]

Pale Blue Dot Revisited

During the Voyager 1 missions Dr. Carl Sagan, one of the people working with NASA on the project, made the suggestion that the Voyager 1 probe point its cameras back at Earth and take a picture of the planet from beyond the orbit of Neptune and on February 14th 1990 We received the most distant […]

Lunar Return

So if someone hasn’t informed you that NASA has plans to return to the lunar surface then congrats for getting out from under that rock you’ve been under. In a new article posted by Space.com (https://www.space.com/nasa-private-moon-landers-funding-artemis.html) NASA has awarded a total of $45.5 million (USD) to private companies to help streamline their Artemis Mission plans. […]

King of the Planets and the NexStar 6SE

The above picture was taken Sunday night (May 12) using my Celestron NexStar 6SE telescope and the NexImage Monochrome Burst camera. I wanted to share a few things on this for anyone that is looking to get into backyard astronomy or armature astronomy or astrophotography. I really love my NexStar 6SE. I bought it direct […]

This Day in Space

https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html So this day in space was the last flight of the Mercury program in 1963 which orbited earth for 34 hours and 20 minutes. It was also the longest flight of the Mercury program as well as the last solo space flight. It was also the first time an astronaut slept in space and […]

This is What it’s Like When Worlds Collide

https://www.space.com/weirdo-star-from-another-galaxy.html So there is an article posted on Space.com, a favorite of mine, on 12 May 2019 that talks about the origins of a star in the constellation the Big Dipper. It’s not one of the prominent stars like Mizar and Alcor, the binary star system in the handle of the Big Dipper, but it […]

Introduction

I suppose I should start with a simple intro as to who I am and what the direction of this blog is all about. I am not an astrophysicist or a professional astronomer. I am simple person working in the IT field who has a desperate and deep passion and love for everything space. I […]