Astronomy and Space Exploration: Thoughts and Wonderings of a Backyard Astronomer
Why I love space and Astronomy
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 […]
Read More Triumphant Returnhttps://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 […]
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Astronomy and Space Exploration: Thoughts and Wonderings of a Backyard Astronomer 