AstroEvent of the Week:29th-September 5th, 2008: Spot Neptune!

Now, to spot a planet that was first located mathimatically.

Neptune and Triton as imaged by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989. (Credit: NASA/JPL).  
Now that the Moon is out of the sky this week, it’s a good time to add the outer most gas giant to your “been there, done that” list! First spotted in 1846 by [...]

Astronomical Observing in the Military.

F-15s… the Mighty ZZ!
    The military has enabled me to observe astronomical phenomena from some unique locales. My interest in astronomy has waxed and waned (pun intended) all of my life. I’ve basically been looking at the sky since I’ve been old enough to look at anything.

Astro-event for September 22rd-29th, 2008; An Autumnal Equinox.

Brace your selves; the Northern Hemisphere is headed towards Fall!

The Autumnal Equinox. (credit: Gordon Garcia). 
I know, an equinox may not be the sexiest thing to observe, but its onset has deep significance for those positioned in the northern hemisphere.

Free Tools for the Renegade Scientist.

Free Stuff Rocks! (Credit: Flickr 2.0).

The motto here at ye’ ole Astroguyz could be “never pay good money for what you can snark for free online”…many a good stone has been spent on tools or applications that can be found, with a little thought, for free online.

Harvest Moon; an Update.

Night heron and Harvest Moon. All photos by Author.
   This morning in Seminole Florida dawned mostly clear, and I decided to have a go at some early morning Astrophotography. 

Astro-Event of the Week: September 16th-22nd: The Harvest Moon.

This months’ Full Moon is the most well known: the Harvest Moon.

Running on Full…(photo by Author).
  Contrary to popular myth, this moon is not the largest or brightest moon visible during the year; it is merely the closest full moon to the Autumnal Equinox. In days of yore, the Harvest Moon  gave farmers a few [...]

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