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Comet and Crescent Moon Sail into the Sunset
You can tell it’s spring time in Kansas by my frustration with clouds and astronomical observing. I don’t grumble much, so long as the clouds provide relief for our record drought, as the… more →
Misty Midwest Mossiness
Jan 24th, 2012 - End of the World Dream (From the Dream Journals)
wrote 4 days ago: I was outside some sort of gathering or party with a bunch of people that I didn’t recognize. … more →
Asteroid 1998 QE2 To Sail Past Earth Nine Times Larger Than Cruise Ship
wrote 4 days ago: On May 31, 2013, asteroid 1998 QE2 will sail serenely past Earth, getting no closer than about 3.6 m … more →
Partial solar eclipse from Sydney
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wrote 1 week ago: Today, 10th May 2013, the combined movements of the Sun, Earth and Moon gave us a very nice Annular … more →
Satellite spotting
wrote 1 week ago: By Mario Carr English: A rock from outer space at Ontario Science Centre. Its not a meteorite. (Phot … more →
Slooh Space Camera To Broadcast Annular Solar Eclipse With Ring Of Fire Live From Australia
wrote 1 week ago: Slooh Space Camera will broadcast a free, real-time view of the annular solar eclipse from Australia … more →
Moongiant
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wrote 1 week ago: I know what you are thinking! Today’s website is http://www.moongiant.com not http://www.moonp … more →
Pictures of the Night Sky #10 - Weekend Edition!
wrote 2 weeks ago: \ Welcome to the “Weekend Edition” of our pictures of … more →
The Telescope Man of Union Square
wrote 2 weeks ago: The infinite twinkling of the stars, not the temporal glistening of neon, are what enraptured him. T … more →
Cool Astronomy Resources For Kids
wrote 2 weeks ago: Hello everyone! In addition to running this blog and giving nightly astronomy tours, I am also worki … more →
Amateur Astronomy and Light Polution
wrote 2 weeks ago: The township where I live and the local Astronomy club hosted a small Stargazing party tonight. It w … more →
Pictures of the Night Sky #6
wrote 3 weeks ago: Here are two shots of the night sky from Monday, April 29th that have been provided by Angus … more →
Pictures of the Night Sky #5
wrote 3 weeks ago: Here are some photos of the night sky from Sunday, April 28th provided by Alex, … more →
Pictures of the Night Sky #4
wrote 3 weeks ago: Here are some photos and images of the night sky from Saturday, April 27 … more →
Happy Earths Day!
wrote 4 weeks ago: Hi everyone, and no, that is not a typo- Today marks not only the celebration of Earth Day on our pl … more →
Lyrid Shooting Stars
wrote 4 weeks ago: So I’ve got the orange skies, the moon glare, and clouds – it can’t get any worse! … more →
Happy Anniversary, Hubble!
wrote 1 month ago: That’s right, today is the 23rd anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s year … more →
Try Something New: Rent an Observatory for a Few Minutes
wrote 1 month ago: (Updated 21 April 2013) Observatories can be very, very expensive undertakings. Some amateur astrono … more →
Mars discoveries, Curious?
wrote 1 month ago: The Curiosity Rover in Self-Portrait Well, the Curiosity Rover is still working, though it will be u … more →
Satellite Rodeos and Iridium Flares
wrote 1 month ago: While on vacation in the Turks and Caicos Islands last year, a bunch of friends got together for foo … more →
