by Jim Stratigos | Aug 3, 2022 | Astronomical events
Thats what noted astronomer Avi Loeb thinks! Did alien technology crash in Pacific in 2014? Harvard astronomer says...
by Jim Stratigos | Jul 30, 2022 | Astronomical events
Assuming we get a break from the long pattern of clouds and rain, tonight will be a good time to see some meteors. There are three different showers with normally modest rates along with a new moon. More info here .
by Jim Stratigos | Jun 19, 2022 | Astronomical events
If you can find a place with a good view of the eastern horizon check out the amazing view of all the naked eye visible planets in a chance alignment in order from Mercury to Saturn.
by Jim Stratigos | Jan 25, 2022 | Astronomical events
We had a couple of clear nights with a late rising moon this week so I was able to get a couple of hours of exposure on these famous deep sky objects. They are visible through binoculars or a small telescope but the eye can’t see colors in very dim images. These...
by Jim Stratigos | Jan 1, 2022 | Astronomical events, Balsam skies
I took a quick black & white image of Orion during a very brief interval of clear skies Thursday night. I posted it on Astrobin – a popular site for astrophotographers to share images. You can click here to see it along with annotations that Astrobin...
by Jim Stratigos | Dec 24, 2021 | Astronomical events
Ken and I have been trying to grab photos of Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) over the past week and finally had success last night. In case you have not heard, comet Leonard is a very long period comet and only circles the Sun about every 80,000 years. It was discovered by...
