by Jim Stratigos | Apr 30, 2018 | Balsam skies, Balsam social
You may have noticed some changes on Dogstar-Observatory. I am updating to a new server so please check back later. Hope to have everything back to normal soon. Jim
by Jim Stratigos | Jan 1, 2018 | Balsam skies, Weather
Happy 2018 everyone from Dogstar Observatory. It was a chilly 5 degrees F this morning. Balsam was blanketed last night with hoar frost which, while beautiful, resulted in cancellation of the highly anticipated New Years Eve party. In case you are interested, hoar...
by Jim Stratigos | Oct 30, 2017 | Astronomical events
Ok this won’t be the last word on the eclipse as I am putting together some people (as opposed to the moon and sun) photos. I wanted to give you an early peek at something I did to hang on the wall. Stay tuned for more and info on how you can order one if...
by Jim Stratigos | Aug 27, 2017 | Astronomical events
One more way of showing the wonders of the eclipse. ...
by Jim Stratigos | Aug 24, 2017 | Astronomical events
One more photo of the sun’s corona during the eclipse. Because of the huge variation of light intensity across the Moon’s face and the corona, astronomers use a variety of techniques to tease out the structure of the corona. In the photo below I have...
