(Credit: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA’s GSFC).
Are you a frustrated astronomer “North of the 60°”? Are you tired of hearing about the dark sky exploits by friends in the lower 48 while you are immersed in the astro-hell of never-ending daylight? Trust me, we’ve been there; we spent 4 years living in North Pole, Alaska just outside Fairbanks, [Read more...]
Astro-Event(s): Scoping out the Outer Solar System Action.
All Hail the Harvest Moon!
(Photo by Author).
It’s great to have bright planets lined up in the dusk sky. With the start of school star party season, it gives us diligent ‘scope operators something bright to aim at, even from the most light-polluted of school basketball courts. [Read more...]