Cassiopeia Observatory - Past Reports
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2024October 2024
September 2024
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) before Sunrise | 29 September 2024 |
Falcon 9 Rocket Launch, More Barnard Objects | 28 September 2024 |
Review: Laserglow Galileo green laser pointer | 26 September 2024 |
Barnard Objects, iPhone Ring Nebula | 24 September 2024 |
Four more Barnard Objects (Dark Nebulae) | 23 September 2024 |
More Barnard Objects (Dark Nebulae) | 22 September 2024 |
Talk & Star Party at Oracle State Park | 15 September 2024 |
Falcon 9 launch, Special Visitors | 13 September 2024 |
iPhone imaging Moon, Moon on Dome | 10 September 2024 |
Twenty Barnard Objects (dark nebulae) | 9 September 2024 |
Venus, Moon, Barnard Objects | 8 September 2024 |
Moon & Venus, Falcon 9 launch, Barnard Objects | 6 September 2024 |
Moon, Venus, Barnard Objects | 5 September 2024 |
Summer Triangle Satellites, Albireo, Campbell's Hydrogen Star, Barnard Galaxy, Barnard Objects | 4 September 2024 |
Weather, Rainbow, Lightning, Barnard Objects | 3 September 2024 |
August 2024
Weather, First Light 15th Anniversary, Lightning | 24 August 2024 |
Venus, Moon Imaging | 16 August 2024 |
Cassiopeia Observatory Session #2000, Venus, Moon | 15 August 2024 |
Weather updates, Moon, Rocket Contrail, Possible Aurora | 12 August 2024 |
Sun Observing and iPhone Imaging | 8 August 2024 |
Weather & Wildfire updates, Moon-Venus Conjunction | 6 August 2024 |
July 2024
Moon Surface Minerals | 17 July 2024 |
Nearby Freeman Wildfire, Occultation of Spica | 14 July 2024 |
Clouds and ISS over Cassiopeia Observatory | 11 July 2024 |
Another Smoky Night, Moon, iPhone Lagoon Eagle Swan Trifid Nebulae | 9 July 2024 |
Smoky Sky, Moon, Mercury, iPhone ISS test | 8 July 2024 |
Moon, Venus, Mercury, Barnard Objects | 7 July 2024 |
Barnard Objects, Trifid Nebula | 5 July 2024 |
Weather Updates, Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket launch | 4 July 2024 |
June 2024
Weather Updates, SpaceX Falcon 9 launch | 24 June 2024 |
Waxing Gibbous Moon | 20 June 2024 |
iPhone Moon, SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch | 19 June 2024 |
iPhone Moon Astrophotography | 17 June 2024 |
Critter, Moon | 16 June 2024 |
The Moon | 15 June 2024 |
iPhone Moon | 13 June 2024 |
Moon | 12 June 2024 |
Moon, M87 Galaxy, Supernova 2024inv, Asteroid Bernardiana, Barnard Objects | 11 June 2024 |
Oracle State Park Concert and Star Party | 9 June 2024 |
An Oops, Barnard Objects observing | 6 June 2024 |
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, Barnard Objects Project | 3 June 2024 |
Barnard's Star, Sun, T Corona Borealis pre-nova | 2 June 2024 |
T CrB pre-nova imaging, Barnard's Star | 1 June 2024 |
May 2024
iPhone ISS, Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, M4 Globular Cluster, Ring Nebula | 31 May 2024 |
iPhone Astrophotography Leo Triplet, Sarah's Galaxy | 30 May 2024 |
Quasar PG 1634+706 | 28 May 2024 |
Oracle State Park Artist Show, iPhone Galaxies | 27 May 2024 |
iPhone Galaxies, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS | 25 May 2024 |
Full Moon on Observatory Dome | 23 May 2024 |
Moon on the Observatory Dome | 20 May 2024 |
iPhone Waxing Gibbous Moon on Dome | 19 May 2024 |
iPhone Lunar Craters Plato, Copernicus, Clavius | 18 May 2024 |
iPhone Lunar Imaging | 15 May 2024 |
iPhone Lunar Crater Fracastorius | 13 May 2024 |
iPhone Sun, Moon, Satellites, Globular Clusters, Aurora | 12 May 2024 |
Earthshine, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, Aurora Borealis! | 11 May 2024 |
iPhone Sun, Moon, Comet, Falcon 9 rocket launch | 10 May 2024 |
iPhone Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS | 7 May 2024 |
TAAA Eclipse Talk, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS | 4 May 2024 |
Annoying Satellites, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, Quasars | 3 May 2024 |
iPhone Comet Olbers, DSO Observing | 1 May 2024 |
April 2024
Comets & Quasars | 30 April 2024 |
Satellites, Supernova 2024ggi, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS | 29 April 2024 |
Quasars, Leo Triplet, Supernova 2024ggi | 28 April 2024 |
Two Full Moons on Dome | 24 April 2024 |
Colorful Moon, Supernova 2024ggi | 21 April 2024 |
iPhone: Moon, Moon on Dome, Supernova 2024ggi, Corona Borealis | 20 April 2024 |
Moon, NGC3621 Supernova 2024ggi | 18 April 2024 |
Blue Sky Moon, Just Relaxing | 17 April 2024 |
Comet Pons-Brooks, Moon, Supernova 2024ggi | 16 April 2024 |
Special Speaker, Special Celebration, & Star Party at Oracle State Park | 14 April 2024 |
An Awesome Total Solar Eclipse Experience April 2024 | 13 April 2024 |
March 2024
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (clouded out) | 25 March 2024 |
Dark Sky activities, Total Solar Eclipse dry run, Moon, Comet Pons-Brooks | 22 March 2024 |
Corona Borealis, SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch | 19 March 2024 |
iPhone Mercury, Comet Pons-Brooks, Moon | 17 March 2024 |
Earthshine, Comet Pons-Brooks, Quasar B3 0754+394 | 12 March 2024 |
Mercury, SpaceX Rocket Launch | 11 March 2024 |
Oracle State Park International Dark Sky Park Celebration | 10 March 2024 |
Comet Pons-Brooks, Barnard Objects, Quasar HS 0624+6907 | 5 March 2024 |
iPhone Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks | 4 March 2024 |
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, Zodiacal Light | 2 March 2024 |
Eyepiece Occulting Bar | 1 March 2024 |
iPhone Sun imaging tests, Comet 12P, Occulting Bar tests | 1 March 2024 |
February 2024
Review: Solar Snap Smartphone Sun Imaging App | 29 February 2024 |
Near Full Moon on Dome | 24 February 2024 |
California SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch | 23 February 2024 |
iPhone Moon, Jupiter | 19 February 2024 |
X Marks the Spot, Seymour Eclipse Festival news | 17 February 2024 |
Moon, Cassiopeia over Observatory | 16 February 2024 |
Moon imaging, Moon on Dome in 3D | 15 February 2024 |
Weather Updates, Moon, More Occulting Bar tests | 14 February 2024 |
Weather Updates, iPhone Jupiter, Orion | 5 February 2024 |
January 2024
Weather Update, iPhone Moon, Jupiter | 17 January 2024 |
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch | 3 January 2024 |
2023
December 2023
2023 Year End Report | 31 December 2023 |
Review - AutoStar/AudioStar USB-to-Serial Adapter | 26 December 2023 |
More Barnard Objects imaging | 15 December 2023 |
Oracle State Park: Ugly Sweater Star Party | 10 December 2023 |
iPhone 15 Pro Max Sky Astrophotography, Barnard Objects Observing | 8 December 2023 |
ScopeBoss app is back, Barnard Objects | 7 December 2023 |
Barnard Objects (Dark Nebulae) Imaging | 3 December 2023 |
November 2023
Special Astronomy Events | 21 November 2023 |
Oracle State Park: Learn To Scope Star Party | 12 November 2023 |
Comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon), Jupiter on Dome | 10 November 2023 |
Some Barnard Objects imaging | 4 November 2023 |
More iPhone 15 Pro Max Astrophotography | 3 November 2023 |
October 2023
First iPhone 15 Pro Max Astrophotography | 29 October 2023 |
iPhone Saturn, Moon on Dome | 27 October 2023 |
iPhone Lunar Terminator Scenes, Saturn, Moon on Dome | 22 October 2023 |
iPhone Moon, Moon on Dome, Saturn | 19 October 2023 |
Partial Solar Eclipse | 14 October 2023 |
Some Barnard Dark Nebulae | 13 October 2023 |
Annular Solar Eclipse dry run | 10 October 2023 |
Asteroid 8 Flora | 5 October 2023 |
September 2023
Weather Updates, Firefly Rocket Launch | 15 September 2023 |
Starlink Satellites Train, More Barnard Objects | 7 September 2023 |
More Barnard Objects (Dark Nebulae) | 6 September 2023 |
Barnard Objects Project started, Swan Nebula | 5 September 2023 |
Weather Updates, iPhone Milky Way, Eagle Nebula, Saturn | 4 September 2023 |
August 2023
Weather, Lots of Visitors, Moon on Dome, Moon, Saturn | 30 August 2023 |
Book Review - The Barnard Objects: Then and Now | 22 August 2023 |
Thin Crescent Venus, Herschel 400 Project Completed, Lightning | 10 August 2023 |
Unproductive Session, Clouded Out | 7 August 2023 |
Venus, Mercury, More Herschel 400 Objects | 6 August 2023 |
Review - 3-Axis Smartphone Adapter for Phone Scope Digiscoping | 5 August 2023 |
Venus, Herschel 400 objects | 5 August 2023 |
Crescent Venus, Cassiopeia, iPhone DSOs | 4 August 2023 |
Crescent Venus, Herschel 400 Galaxies | 3 August 2023 |
Venus, Starlink Trains, Clouds, Moon on Dome, Moon | 2 August 2023 |
July 2023
Weather, Fire, Rainbow, Lightning | 31 July 2023 |
Sunspots, Venus, Clouds | 21 July 2023 |
Weather updates, SpaceX California Rocket Launch | 20 July 2023 |
Book Review - Total Eclipse Guide - Indiana | 10 July 2023 |
Sun, Venus on Dome, Herschel 400 Objects | 9 July 2023 |
Venus, Herschel 400 Objects | 8 July 2023 |
Herschel 400 Galaxies | 7 July 2023 |
Venus, More Herschel 400 Galaxies | 6 July 2023 |
UFO, Setting Sun, Venus, Herschel 400 Galaxies | 5 July 2023 |
Venus, Herschel 400 galaxies, Moon | 4 July 2023 |
Sun, Venus, and near Full Moon | 3 July 2023 |
iPhone Venus, Moon | 2 July 2023 |
iPhone Waning Crescent Venus, Waxing Gibbous Moon | 1 July 2023 |
June 2023
May 2023
April 2023
StarPro AZ 102mm Refractor Moon Observing & iPhone Imaging | 30 April 2023 |
iPhone imaging: Venus, Moon | 29 April 2023 |
Imaging: Venus, Moon | 28 April 2023 |
Four more Herschel 400 Galaxies | 24 April 2023 |
Oracle State Park Earth Day & International Dark Sky Week Celebration | 23 April 2023 |
Visitors, 22-hour old Moon | 21 April 2023 |
Six more Herschel 400 Galaxies | 19 April 2023 |
More Herschel 400 Galaxies | 18 April 2023 |
Herschel 400 Galaxies | 16 April 2023 |
Gibbous Venus, Herschel 400 Open Clusters | 15 April 2023 |
Venus & Pleiades, Herschel 400 Catalog | 11 April 2023 |
Observatory work, Venus on Dome, Herschel 400 star clusters | 10 April 2023 |
Full Moon in Color, Moon on Dome | 6 April 2023 |
Moon Colors | 3 April 2023 |
iPhone Venus, Moon | 2 April 2023 |
March 2023
Asteroid 1 Ceres & M100 Galaxy conjunction | 27 March 2023 |
Two Herschel 400 Open Clusters | 26 March 2023 |
Herschel 400 Open Star Clusters | 25 March 2023 |
Herschel 400 imaging & observing, M91 Galaxy & Ceres | 13 March 2023 |
More Herschel 400 imaging | 10 March 2023 |
Moon, Moon on Dome with Venus-Jupiter Conjunction | 5 March 2023 |
Jupiter-Venus conjunction, More Snow | 3 March 2023 |
February 2023
Jupiter-Venus conjunction, More Herschel 400 observing | 28 February 2023 |
Snow again, Jupiter & Venus, Herschel 400 observing | 27 February 2023 |
Book Review - The Sky at Night | 25 February 2023 |
Herschel 400 Galaxy imaging | 24 February 2023 |
Herschel 400 Galaxies imaging aborted by clouds | 19 February 2023 |
Weather Updates, Authors Levy & Hunter, Herschel 400 Nebulae | 17 February 2023 |
Cassiopeia Observatory visitors | 10 February 2023 |
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), More Herschel 400 observing | 9 February 2023 |
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) | 8 February 2023 |
Visitors, iPhone Moon | 5 February 2023 |
iPhone Moon, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) | 3 February 2023 |
More Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) imaging | 2 February 2023 |
January 2023
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), Mars Occultation | 31 January 2023 |
Moon, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) | 29 January 2023 |
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) | 28 January 2023 |
More Herschel 400 open star clusters | 27 January 2023 |
Herschel 400 star clusters, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) | 26 January 2023 |
Herschel 400 Galaxies, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) | 25 January 2023 |
Herschel 400 Catalog imaging | 21 January 2023 |
Herschel 400 Catalog observing | 20 January 2023 |
Herschel 400 Catalog galaxies imaging | 19 January 2023 |
More Herschel 400 Imaging & Observing | 13 January 2023 |
Using the Mighty ETX, More Herschel 400 observing | 5 January 2023 |
2022
December 2022
2022 Year End Report | 31 December 2022 |
Moon, Mercury, Venus; Herschel 400 objects | 25 December 2022 |
Herschel 400 Catalog imaging & observing | 24 December 2022 |
More Herschel 400 imaging | 22 December 2022 |
NGC1333 Nebula, More Herschel 400 Observing | 15 December 2022 |
D850 Astrophotography Cocoon Nebula | 11 December 2022 |
iPhone Astrophotography Planets & Moon | 10 December 2022 |
Full Moon Occultation of Mars | 8 December 2022 |
Another Mars Occultation Dry Run | 6 December 2022 |
Mars Occultation Dry Run | 1 December 2022 |
November 2022
Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars imaging | 30 November 2022 |
Earthshine, Herschel 400 Objects, Northern Trifid Nebula | 27 November 2022 |
Crescent Moon, More Herschel 400 Catalog | 26 November 2022 |
More Herschel 400 Catalog Astrophotography | 24 November 2022 |
Visitor and a Night of Observing | 20 November 2022 |
ISS, Herschel 400 North American Nebula | 17 November 2022 |
iOS App Review - MilkyCam Raw Nocturne | 16 November 2022 |
iOS App Review - WaveletCam: Image Processing | 16 November 2022 |
iPhone Astrophotography App Tests, More Herschel 400 Observing | 15 November 2022 |
Total Lunar Eclipse | 8 November 2022 |
Some Astrophotography tests Planets, Moon | 5 November 2022 |
October 2022
iPhone Moon, Saturn, Jupiter | 31 October 2022 |
iPhone Astrophotography Moon, Planets, Stars | 30 October 2022 |
Teaching a Professional Photographer how to do Astrophotography | 29 October 2022 |
Special Visitor, SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch | 28 October 2022 |
DSLR Herschel 400 Catalog astrophotography | 27 October 2022 |
Telescope Cleaning, iPhone & DSLR imaging, Herschel 400 Catalog observing | 26 October 2022 |
Herschel 400 Catalog Astrophotography | 21 October 2022 |
Updates, New Project: Herschel 400 Catalog | 19 October 2022 |
Visit to Mt Wilson Observatory - 2022 | 16 October 2022 |
Visit to Griffith Observatory - 2022 | 15 October 2022 |
September 2022
David H. Levy Arizona Dark Sky Star Party & Oracle Dark Sky Cultural Festival | 25 September 2022 |
Short Observing Session, Messier Catalog Objects | 18 September 2022 |
NGC6888 (Crescent Nebula) HA OIII | 17 September 2022 |
SunZia Project, Weather, Star Parties, iPhone ISS Nebulae Planets | 16 September 2022 |
Brief Lunar Observing Session | 6 September 2022 |
iPhone Messier Open Star Clusters, Sad Night | 5 September 2022 |
Cloudy Session, iPhone Messier 24 | 1 September 2022 |
August 2022
Weather, Talks, iPhone Globular Clusters, DSLR NGC6951 Galaxy | 30 August 2022 |
Weather Updates, Observatory Visitors | 15 August 2022 |
Back in the Observatory! | 4 August 2022 |
July 2022
Storms & Cloudy Nights Continue, Other News | 31 July 2022 |
Book Review - Star Mentor | 24 July 2022 |
Weather Updates, Sunspots | 14 July 2022 |
Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) | 8 July 2022 |
Kitt Peak wildfire, Critters, Finally a Clear Night, Comet C/2017 K2 | 7 July 2022 |
June 2022
Edmund 3" Newtonian Telescope in 3D | 25 June 2022 |
Smoky Sky, iPhone Globular Clusters | 16 June 2022 |
Smoky Sky, Green Flash, Globular Clusters observing | 15 June 2022 |
June Perigee Full Moon | 14 June 2022 |
Moon, Earthshine | 7 June 2022 |
Earthshine, International Space Station | 3 June 2022 |
Crescent Moon, Earthshine | 2 June 2022 |
DSLR Galaxies, iPhone Moon & Globular Clusters | 1 June 2022 |
May 2022
tau Herculid Meteors | 31 May 2022 |
NEO Asteroid (7335) 1989 JA | 27 May 2022 |
An Oops, Omega Centauri Globular Cluster | 26 May 2022 |
iPhone Astrophotography Centaurus A Galaxy | 25 May 2022 |
iPhone Centaurus A, DSLR Asteroids 1989 JA & 140 Siwa | 23 May 2022 |
iPhone Centaurus A Galaxy, Omega Centauri Globular Cluster | 19 May 2022 |
iPhone Hercules Globular Clusters, More ADSSP Coverage | 18 May 2022 |
Total Lunar Eclipse | 16 May 2022 |
SkyShed POD visitors (human, other), Colorful Moon | 15 May 2022 |
Waxing Gibbous Moon, International Space Station | 14 May 2022 |
Arizona Dark Sky Star Party news, Telescope Checkout, Moon | 13 May 2022 |
iPhone Mercury, Moon | 7 May 2022 |
DSLR Mercury, Moon | 6 May 2022 |
Moon, Supernova 2022hrs | 5 May 2022 |
Setting Sun, Moon, Mercury, Asteroid 10 Hygiea | 3 May 2022 |
iPhone Astrophotography Messier Galaxies | 2 May 2022 |
April 2022
DSLR Supernova 2022hrs, iPhone Messier Globular Clusters | 30 April 2022 |
Observing Session: Galaxies, Supernova, and More | 29 April 2022 |
iPhone Astrophotography Messier Galaxies, Supernova 2022hrs | 28 April 2022 |
Sun, Supernova 2022hrs (iPhone & DSLR), M68 Globular Cluster | 26 April 2022 |
Supernova 2022hrs | 25 April 2022 |
Oracle State Park Earth Day Musical Trail Event and Dark Sky Party | 24 April 2022 |
Visitor, iPhone Messier 53 Globular Cluster | 18 April 2022 |
iPhone Full Moon, DSLR Moon on Dome | 17 April 2022 |
DSLR Moon, iPhone Moon on Dome | 15 April 2022 |
Colorful Moon | 9 April 2022 |
D850 DSLR Moon | 8 April 2022 |
D850 DSLR Moon Astrophotography | 7 April 2022 |
V1116 Tauri Lunar Occultation, International Space Station | 6 April 2022 |
iPhone Astrophotography Messier Galaxies | 5 April 2022 |
Earthshine, iPhone Messier Galaxies | 4 April 2022 |
iPhone Galaxies, Castor on Dome | 3 April 2022 |
Sarah's Galaxy, Whirlpool Galaxy | 2 April 2022 |
March 2022
iPhone Astrophotography Owl Nebula, Galaxies | 31 March 2022 |
Flame & Horsehead Nebulae, Bode's & Cigar Galaxies | 28 March 2022 |
iPhone Messier Galaxies, Sarah's Galaxy, Hubble Variable Nebula | 25 March 2022 |
iPhone Astrophotography 12x50 Binoculars Piggyback | 22 March 2022 |
D850 DSLR: 40 Eridani, Crab Nebula & Asteroid Nysa | 19 March 2022 |
Mr. Spock's Home Star, Two Moons on Dome | 18 March 2022 |
iPhone Moon | 16 March 2022 |
iPhone Craters Tycho & Phocylides | 15 March 2022 |
Moon Craters, Orion Nebula | 12 March 2022 |
iPhone 13 Pro Max Moon | 10 March 2022 |
iPhone Lunar Craters Theophilus, Cyrillus, Catharina | 9 March 2022 |
iPhone Moon | 8 March 2022 |
Canopus on Observatory Dome | 7 March 2022 |
Visitors, iPhone Moon | 6 March 2022 |
Oracle State Park visit, Sirius on Dome | 2 March 2022 |
February 2022
A Very Special Visitor! | 26 February 2022 |
iPhone Astrophotography Zodiacal Light | 25 February 2022 |
iPhone Astrophotography Bode's Galaxy & Cigar Galaxy | 20 February 2022 |
iPhone Astrophotography Eskimo Nebula | 19 February 2022 |
iPhone Astrophotography M46 Open Cluster & NGC2438 Planetary Nebula | 18 February 2022 |
iPhone Moon on Dome | 15 February 2022 |
iPhone Moon, Moon on Dome | 13 February 2022 |
A Colorful Day on the Moon | 12 February 2022 |
iPhone Moon Flyover Video | 10 February 2022 |
Daytime Moon Flyover Videos | 9 February 2022 |
D850 DSLR Moon | 5 February 2022 |
iPhone Astrophotography Moon, Messier Open Star Clusters | 4 February 2022 |
January 2022
NGC1365 Galaxy, iPhone M44 Beehive Cluster | 30 January 2022 |
iPhone Astrophotography M41, Running Man, Flame, Horsehead Nebulae | 26 January 2022 |
Orion Nebulae | 25 January 2022 |
Atlas Centaur Fuel Dump and Orion | 22 January 2022 |
NEO Asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1, James Webb Space Telescope | 21 January 2022 |
iPhone 13 Pro Max Moon, M79 Globular Cluster | 8 January 2022 |
iPhone Moon, Messier Objects | 6 January 2022 |
NGC1398 Galaxy, James Webb Space Telescope? | 5 January 2022 |
iPhone 13 Pro Max Venus, Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) | 2 January 2022 |
2021
December 2021
2021 Year End Report | 31 December 2021 |
Review - Explore Scientific 7-n-1 Professional Weather Station | 24 December 2021 |
iPhone 13 Pro Max Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) | 21 December 2021 |
Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) | 20 December 2021 |
Special Visitor, Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard), Full Moon on Dome | 19 December 2021 |
Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) | 17 December 2021 |
Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) | 15 December 2021 |
iPhone 13 Pro Max Venus, Moon, Moon on Dome | 12 December 2021 |
iPhone 13 Pro Max Messier Open Clusters, Crab Nebula | 6 December 2021 |
SpaceX Starlink Satellite Train, The Pleiades | 4 December 2021 |
SpaceX Starlink Satellites (?), Fishhead Nebula | 3 December 2021 |
November 2021
October 2021
Barnard 143 Dark Nebula, iPhone 13 Pro Max Astrophotography | 31 October 2021 |
Book Review - Mystery of the Ashen Light of Venus | 30 October 2021 |
iPhone 13 Pro Max Astrophotography, Asteroid 17025 Pilachowski | 30 October 2021 |
More iPhone 13 Pro Max Astrophotography: Sun, Pleiades, M56 | 29 October 2021 |
More iPhone 13 Pro Max Astrophotography, Asteroid 6398 Timhunter | 28 October 2021 |
Initial iPhone 13 Pro Max Astrophotography | 26 October 2021 |
iPhone Night Sky Photography | 23 October 2021 |
iPhone Jupiter, Moon; DSLR Moon & Planets | 21 October 2021 |
Moon on Dome, Planets, Tiangong Space Station | 20 October 2021 |
Colors on the Moon, Moon on Observatory Dome | 16 October 2021 |
iPhone Moon imaging | 15 October 2021 |
Einstein Cross?, Gegenschein | 11 October 2021 |
Bobcat, Rattlesnake, Asteroids Scottkardel & Levy | 10 October 2021 |
Ring, Tulip, & Ghost of Cassiopeia Nebulae | 2 October 2021 |
Weather Updates, Cassiopeia Star Clusters | 1 October 2021 |
September 2021
Special Visitor Deep Sky Object Viewing | 24 September 2021 |
Special Visitor Night of Observing | 22 September 2021 |
Special Visitor, Harvest Moon | 21 September 2021 |
Special Visitor, Moon on Dome, SpaceX Inspiration4 Mission | 17 September 2021 |
The Waxing Gibbous Moon | 16 September 2021 |
Setting Sun, Moon, ISS video, Planets | 15 September 2021 |
Moon and Planets | 14 September 2021 |
Review - Explore Scientific Sun Catcher Solar Filter | 13 September 2021 |
Live Music & Star Party at Oracle State Park | 12 September 2021 |
Veil Nebula | 11 September 2021 |
Moon-Venus, Saturn Nebula | 10 September 2021 |
Night of Observing with a Very Special Visitor | 9 September 2021 |
Lagoon, Eagle, Swan, & Trifid Nebulae | 8 September 2021 |
Sunspots, Tiangong Space Station, Ink Spot Nebula, Fireworks Galaxy, Knife Edge Galaxy | 7 September 2021 |
Quail Family, Venus, Clouds | 5 September 2021 |
Lobster Nebula, Cat's Paw Nebula, Barnard 92 dark nebula, Saturn, Jupiter | 3 September 2021 |
Review - SkyShed POD Vinyl Dome Cover | 1 September 2021 |
August 2021
Weather Updates, More Lightning Photos | 31 August 2021 |
Clouds Aborted Session | 25 August 2021 |
DSLR Venus, Saturn; iPhone Summer Triangle | 23 August 2021 |
DSLR Venus, Moon, Saturn, and Jupiter | 22 August 2021 |
iPhone Venus, Moon, Saturn, and Jupiter | 21 August 2021 |
Weather Updates, First Light 12th Anniversary | 18 August 2021 |
Recurrent Nova RS Ophiuchi, Lightning/Moon/Venus | 12 August 2021 |
Cloudy session, iPhone Albireo Double Star | 8 August 2021 |
ISS, Asteroid 6 Hebe | 5 August 2021 |
Rainbows, Milky Way Astrophotography | 4 August 2021 |
July 2021
More Weather Updates, More Lightning | 31 July 2021 |
Weather Updates, Lightning | 21 July 2021 |
Mars-Venus-Moon-Clouds Conjunction | 12 July 2021 |
Weather Updates, Lightning Photos | 11 July 2021 |
June 2021
Quail Family, Coma Galaxy Cluster | 27 June 2021 |
Unforecast Clouds, iPhone Albireo Double Star | 26 June 2021 |
Waning Gibbous Venus, Waxing Gibbous Moon | 21 June 2021 |
Wildlife, Asteroid 3 Juno & Messier 10 Globular Cluster | 19 June 2021 |
Winged Things, Asteroid Juno and Messier 10 Globular Cluster | 18 June 2021 |
Silver Streak Galaxy, iPhone Milky Way | 13 June 2021 |
Crescent Moon, NGC4302/4298 Galaxies, Cat's Eye Nebula | 12 June 2021 |
Smoky Sky from Arizona Wildfires, Antennae Galaxies | 7 June 2021 |
May 2021
iPhone Omega Centauri, DSLR Southern Pinwheel Galaxy | 31 May 2021 |
Observing Session: Planets, Deep Sky Objects | 30 May 2021 |
Mercury-Venus Conjunction, Centaurus A Galaxy | 29 May 2021 |
Chinese Space Station, Globular Clusters | 28 May 2021 |
Cloudy Total Lunar Eclipse | 26 May 2021 |
iPhone Venus, Mercury, Moon | 25 May 2021 |
iPhone Moon Astrophotography | 24 May 2021 |
Autobiography Finding my Way to the Stars is published! | 23 May 2021 |
Moon Observing and Imaging | 22 May 2021 |
Moon-Venus Conjunction 1°14' | 13 May 2021 |
Markarian's Chain, Nova V1405 Cassiopeiae | 12 May 2021 |
Nova V1405 Cassiopeiae | 11 May 2021 |
Mercury, Zodiacal Light, Markarian's Chain | 8 May 2021 |
Mercury, Virgo Galaxy Cluster observing, SpaceX Starlink Satellites | 6 May 2021 |
The Box of Galaxies (Hickson 61) | 5 May 2021 |
Silver Needle Galaxy | 4 May 2021 |
Comet C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) | 1 May 2021 |
April 2021
Draco Galaxy Trio | 30 April 2021 |
Venus-Mercury conjunction 1°12' | 25 April 2021 |
More iPhone Moon Astrophotography | 24 April 2021 |
iPhone Moon Astrophotography | 21 April 2021 |
Fun Night with Meade ETX-125 Observer Telescope | 20 April 2021 |
Needle Galaxy, Sombrero Galaxy | 18 April 2021 |
iPhone Astrophotography Leo Triplet of Galaxies | 17 April 2021 |
Bode's, Cigar, and Whirlpool Galaxies | 13 April 2021 |
NGC3628 Sarah's Galaxy, EclipseView 114 observing | 10 April 2021 |
ETX-105/LXD55 observing, ISS, IC443 Nebula, Asteroid 9 Metis | 8 April 2021 |
Flaming Star Nebula, Ghost of Jupiter Nebula | 4 April 2021 |
Night Sky video, iPhone Astrophotography Sarah's Galaxy & Whirlpool Galaxy | 3 April 2021 |
March 2021
NGC1499 California Nebula with Piggyback 300mm lens | 31 March 2021 |
iPhone Astrophotography Nova V1405 Cas, Moon on Dome, StarPro AZ 102mm | 29 March 2021 |
ETX-90AT observing & iPhone Moon Imaging | 28 March 2021 |
iPhone Astrophotography Nova V1405 Cas & M52 Star Cluster | 23 March 2021 |
Nova V1405 Cas | 22 March 2021 |
Nova in the Constellation of Cassiopeia | 21 March 2021 |
Virtual Satellite Mega-constellations panel, iPhone Moon, ISS reprocessed | 20 March 2021 |
1961 3" Newtonian observing & iPhone astrophotography, 12" LX600 ISS | 19 March 2021 |
Rainbows, Snow, Asteroid Panopaea transits NGC3344 Galaxy | 17 March 2021 |
Bode's Galaxy & Cigar Galaxy | 11 March 2021 |
Review - ETX Rear Cell SCT Adapter | 10 March 2021 |
Zodiacal Light video, Nuisance Lights | 7 March 2021 |
iPhone Astrophotography Asteroid Vesta | 6 March 2021 |
iPhone M81 & M82 Galaxies Astrophotography | 3 March 2021 |
February 2021
January 2021
Mercury, Orion Nebulae, Oyster Nebula | 31 January 2021 |
Snow, Explore Alliance Show, Full Moon | 29 January 2021 |
Flame, Horsehead, Monkey Head, Rosette, Orion, Running Man Nebulae | 18 January 2021 |
Earthshine, Flame & Horsehead Nebulae UHC HA filters | 16 January 2021 |
Triple Conjunction, NGC1501 & NGC1535 UHC OIII filters | 12 January 2021 |
Triple Conjunction, Orion Nebula UHC HA Filters | 10 January 2021 |
Piggyback DSLR Imaging with UHC Filter | 6 January 2021 |
Pleiades on SkyShed POD Dome | 5 January 2021 |
D850 DSLR imaging: Orion Rising | 2 January 2021 |
2020
December 2020
November 2020
Brief Session with a Full Moon | 30 November 2020 |
Short Session, iPhone Moon | 29 November 2020 |
Sun imaging, Sunspot AR2786 | 28 November 2020 |
Moon on Dome, Crater Aristarchus | 28 November 2020 |
DSLR imaging: Sunspot AR2786, Moon on Dome, Colors on Moon | 27 November 2020 |
DSLR Planets, iPhone Moon on Dome, iPhone Moon | 26 November 2020 |
Review - Explore Scientific 2" 9mm 120° eyepiece | 25 November 2020 |
Moon imaging | 25 November 2020 |
Crescent Moon and Earthshine | 18 November 2020 |
Crescent Moon, Earthshine, Jupiter, and Saturn; ISS & Crew Dragon | 17 November 2020 |
Greenhouse Lights, M33 Triangulum Galaxy | 15 November 2020 |
Sculptor Galaxy with Explore Scientific UHC Filter | 14 November 2020 |
Fishhead Nebula in Cassiopeia | 13 November 2020 |
Phantom of the Opera Nebula in Cassiopeia | 12 November 2020 |
Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia | 11 November 2020 |
Piggyback imaging: Heart & Soul Nebulae, the Pleiades | 5 November 2020 |
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
Article - How I Do Astrophotography | 29 August 2020 |
iPad Tripod Mount tests, Cloud Shortened Session | 23 August 2020 |
Weather, Air Conditioner, Another Wildfire, 11th First Light Anniversary, iPhone Planets | 22 August 2020 |
Review - Bresser Smartphone Adapter | 16 August 2020 |
iPhone Messier Catalog Object Astrophotography | 10 August 2020 |
Brief Session in Observatory | 9 August 2020 |
Smokey Sky (again), iPhone Comet NEOWISE, Messier Globular Clusters | 6 August 2020 |
July 2020
iPhone Moon, Comet NEOWISE | 31 July 2020 |
iPhone Moon, Comet NEOWISE; D850 DSLR Comet & ISS | 30 July 2020 |
Comet NEOWISE over Cassiopeia Observatory | 28 July 2020 |
Cloudy Skies and Comet NEOWISE | 27 July 2020 |
Weather Updates, Cloud Shortened Session | 21 July 2020 |
Comet NEOWISE, New Eyepieces More Tests | 15 July 2020 |
Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE First Sighting | 14 July 2020 |
New SkyShed POD Zenith Table (PZT) | 12 July 2020 |
The Comet that wasn't, New Eyepieces Tests | 11 July 2020 |
Bighorn Fire Smoke, North American Nebula, Cygnus Loop Nebula | 8 July 2020 |
iPhone Astrophotography Open Clusters, Lagoon Nebula, Eagle Nebula | 7 July 2020 |
Supernovae 2020nlb & 2020nvb, More New Accessories Tests | 6 July 2020 |
Supernova 2020nlb, Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | 5 July 2020 |
Bighorn Fire updates, New Accessories tests, iPhone Moon | 4 July 2020 |
Review - Explore Scientific 2" 14mm & 5.5mm 100° eyepieces | 3 July 2020 |
June 2020
Fire Updates, M85 Galaxy Supernova 2020nlb | 30 June 2020 |
Bighorn Fire update, Better News, Short Session in Observatory | 27 June 2020 |
Bighorn Fire updates, New PZT | 26 June 2020 |
Bighorn Fire updates & some Good News! | 23 June 2020 |
Wildfire updates, Many Thanks to our Firefighters! | 20 June 2020 |
Bighorn Fire Updates | 17 June 2020 |
Bighorn Fire updates, Supernova 2020fqv, iPhone Globular Clusters | 14 June 2020 |
Smokey Skies continued, New PZT, Wolf 359 Parallax | 12 June 2020 |
Still Smokey Sky, Siamese Twins Galaxies, Knife Edge Galaxy | 10 June 2020 |
Wildfires, iPhone M10 & M12 Globular Clusters, Virgo Galaxies viewing | 9 June 2020 |
Moon on Dome with Explore Scientific 14mm 100° eyepiece & ISS | 4 June 2020 |
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
Critters, Moon-Venus-Pleiades, Dr. Maarten Schmidt | 29 March 2020 |
iPhone Venus, Visitors | 22 March 2020 |
iPhone Astrophotography 12" LX600 and StarPro AZ 102mm, Visitor | 20 March 2020 |
Visitors, Perigee Moon, iPhone Galaxies, Comet ATLAS, Neighbor Greenhouse Light | 16 March 2020 |
Oracle State Park IDSP 5th Anniversary Celebration | 15 March 2020 |
iPhone Moon, Venus, Orion Nebula | 5 March 2020 |
February 2020
Earthshine Visibility Project, Horsehead Nebula, M66 Galaxy, iPhone Owl Nebula | 27 February 2020 |
iPhone Astrophotography: Orion Nebula, Star Trails, Galaxies, Leo Triplet | 25 February 2020 |
Horsehead Nebula HA, iPhone M81 & M82 | 20 February 2020 |
Occultation of Mars | 18 February 2020 |
SpaceX Starlink Train, Flame Nebula with SHO filters | 18 February 2020 |
SpaceX Starlink Satellites, Neighbor Lights | 17 February 2020 |
iPhone imaging Mercury, Venus, Hubble's Variable Nebula, Messier Open Star Clusters | 16 February 2020 |
Zodiacal Light, Eskimo Nebula (SHO filters) | 14 February 2020 |
Short Session with Venus & Mercury | 13 February 2020 |
Gibbous Venus, Moon on Dome with planets & ISS, Full Moon | 9 February 2020 |
Moon on Dome with Venus & Mercury, Orion Nebula | 8 February 2020 |
Short Visit to the Moon | 5 February 2020 |
D850 DSLR lunar imaging | 2 February 2020 |
January 2020
iPhone Moon imaging, IDA Dark Sky Advocates video teleconference | 31 January 2020 |
Moon and Venus | 29 January 2020 |
Venus Neptune Conjunction, Comet C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS) and Double Cluster | 28 January 2020 |
iPhone 11 Pro Max M44 (Beehive Cluster) | 27 January 2020 |
Crescent Moon, Comet C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS), M41, Orion, M44 | 26 January 2020 |
Asteroid (1988) Delores | 24 January 2020 |
Oracle State Park Star Party | 19 January 2020 |
D850 DSLR ISS & Orion; iPhone M79, Hubble's Variable Nebula | 18 January 2020 |
SpaceX Starlink observations, Optolong SHO Orion Nebula, Hubble's Variable Nebula | 14 January 2020 |
D850 DSLR Venus, Moon; iPhone "Full Moon on Dome" | 11 January 2020 |
iPhone Imaging, Moon on Dome | 8 January 2020 |
Short Session of iPhone Moon Imaging | 7 January 2020 |
iPhone Imaging Venus, Moon | 6 January 2020 |
iPhone Moon Imaging | 4 January 2020 |
iPhone Messier Objects, Running Man Nebula; Dim Betelgeuse in Orion | 3 January 2020 |
2019
December 2019
2019 Year End Report | 31 December 2019 |
Moon-Venus Conjunction, Changed Orion Appearance | 29 December 2019 |
Review - Optolong SHO Filters, Starizona Filter Slider | 22 December 2019 |
SpaceX Starlink, Optolong SHO filters tests, Asteroid Indiana, Orion Nebula | 21 December 2019 |
Review - Meade Bahtinov Mask | 20 December 2019 |
Observatory Power Update; Bahtinov Mask tests, iPhone Messier imaging | 20 December 2019 |
ETX-125AT Observing and iPhone Astrophotography | 17 December 2019 |
iPhone International Space Station | 15 December 2019 |
Edmund Scientific 3" Newtonian observing, iPhone Sky & Moon | 14 December 2019 |
ETX-105/LXD55 GEM, iPhone Moon, ISS and Venus-Saturn Conjunction | 12 December 2019 |
D850 DSLR: Venus-Saturn Conjunction, ISS, Moon | 11 December 2019 |
Observatory Power Update; ETX-90 iPhone Moon; Explore Alliance Ambassador | 6 December 2019 |
ETX-70 iPhone Andromeda Galaxy | 1 December 2019 |
November 2019
Observatory Power Update; ETX-70 iPhone & SkyTracker Pro DSLR Astrophotography | 27 November 2019 |
Jupiter-Venus Conjunction | 25 November 2019 |
Weather Updates; Jupiter-Venus Conjunction | 23 November 2019 |
Optolong SHO Filters 1st DSO images: Bubble Nebula | 15 November 2019 |
International Space Station crossing the Moon | 13 November 2019 |
SpaceX Starlink Satellites, Starizona Filter Slider, Optolong SHO Filters | 12 November 2019 |
Transit of Mercury (and Clouds) | 11 November 2019 |
More Optolong Deep Sky Astrophotography Filters Focus Tests | 5 November 2019 |
First Light Optolong HA SII OIII Narrowband Filters | 2 November 2019 |
iPhone 11 Pro Max Messier 77 Galaxy | 1 November 2019 |
October 2019
September 2019
Quasar CTA 102, Galaxies, Bubble & Ring Nebulae | 30 September 2019 |
Summer Triangle | 28 September 2019 |
Oracle IDSC Talk, Live Music, and Star Party at Oracle State Park | 22 September 2019 |
Jupiter, Saturn, Teapot | 21 September 2019 |
Observatories, Mercury & Venus, ISS, Jupiter, Saturn | 20 September 2019 |
Sunset, Jupiter, Saturn, ISS, Barnard's Star proper motion | 19 September 2019 |
Jupiter, Saturn, ISS, Barnard's Star 2013-2019 | 18 September 2019 |
Jupiter, Saturn, Moon, Visitor | 12 September 2019 |
Short Session with Clouds, Moon, Jupiter, Saturn | 5 September 2019 |
August 2019
Storms, Snakes, Jupiter | 30 August 2019 |
Critters, Planetary Society LightSail 2 Satellite | 25 August 2019 |
Imaging: Milky Way, Eagle Nebula, Iris Nebula | 21 August 2019 |
Jupiter, Saturn, Clouds | 19 August 2019 |
10th Anniversary SkyShed POD Observatory "First Light" | 18 August 2019 |
Critter, Clouds, Full Moon | 16 August 2019 |
Review - ZWO Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector | 15 August 2019 |
More ZWO ADC imaging tests; Planets, Stars, Moon, Clouds | 15 August 2019 |
ZWO ADC imaging tests; Moon imaging | 14 August 2019 |
Weather Updates, Waxing Gibbous Moon, IDA Fundraising | 13 August 2019 |
July 2019
Weather Updates, IDA Protect the Night fundraising | 31 July 2019 |
10th Anniversary SkyShed POD Observatory assembly | 25 July 2019 |
Clouds, Jupiter, ISS over Observatory | 21 July 2019 |
Weather & Travel Updates, New Accessory Tests, Other News | 20 July 2019 |
Why I support the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) | 17 July 2019 |
POD Zenith Table Re-Do | 14 July 2019 |
June 2019
Mercury, Owl, Jupiter, Saturn | 28 June 2019 |
Short Session with Mercury & Jupiter | 25 June 2019 |
Imaging: Planet Mercury, Quasar 3C273 | 24 June 2019 |
Short Session with Planet Mercury | 20 June 2019 |
Mars-Mercury Conjunction 18arcmin | 19 June 2019 |
Mars-Mercury Conjunction 27arcmin | 18 June 2019 |
iPhone 8 Plus imaging: Moon, Mercury, Jupiter | 16 June 2019 |
D850 DSLR imaging: Moon, Jupiter | 13 June 2019 |
Live Music & Star Party at Oracle State Park | 9 June 2019 |
D850 DSLR Imaging: Moon, Galaxies, Jupiter | 6 June 2019 |
Short Observing Session with William Optics Binoviewers | 3 June 2019 |
Review - ScopeStuff GEM Counterweight Bar Accessory Mount | 2 June 2019 |
Observing Session: Double Stars, Globular Clusters, Galaxies, Ring Nebula | 1 June 2019 |
May 2019
Galaxy Imaging: NGC3344, NGC3351 (M95), NGC3371, NGC3373, & M105 | 31 May 2019 |
NGC3344 Galaxy | 30 May 2019 |
SpaceX Starlink Satellites; NEO Asteroid 1999 KW4 | 27 May 2019 |
Poor Seeing Continued; Omega Centauri, Galaxy Imaging | 26 May 2019 |
Another Poor Seeing Night for Imaging | 25 May 2019 |
Galaxy Imaging; LXD55 GEM Accessory Tests | 24 May 2019 |
Live Music & Star Party at Oracle State Park | 19 May 2019 |
iPhone Moon Imaging, Critter | 14 May 2019 |
Talk at Lunar and Planetary Laboratory; Moon & Earthshine, NGC3359 Galaxy | 8 May 2019 |
Galaxies on Poor Seeing Night | 1 May 2019 |
April 2019
Galaxy Imaging | 29 April 2019 |
Review - Avangard Optics 1x26 Night Vision Monocular (updated) | 29 April 2019 |
Extragalactic Supernova Project imaging | 27 April 2019 |
Orion iPhone piggyback; D850 DSLR Galaxy Imaging | 26 April 2019 |
iPhone Moon, Night Scope Tests | 18 April 2019 |
iPhone Moon Imaging | 14 April 2019 |
Twin Quasar; Crescent Moon, Hyades, Mars, & Pleiades | 9 April 2019 |
Crescent Moon, ISS, More Galaxies | 8 April 2019 |
Extragalactic Supernova Project imaging | 1 April 2019 |
March 2019
Setting Sun, Nova AT2019ckc, Galaxies | 31 March 2019 |
Crab Nebula, Galaxies | 29 March 2019 |
Horsehead Nebula, Thor's Helmet Nebula | 23 March 2019 |
iPhone Moon Imaging | 17 March 2019 |
Review - Phone Skope digiscoping adapter | 16 March 2019 |
Moon Imaging | 15 March 2019 |
Oracle State Park Trail Music and Star Party | 10 March 2019 |
iPhone Imaging with 12" LX600 & ETX-125 Observer Telescopes | 9 March 2019 |
Mercury, Crepuscular Rays, Orion, Galaxies | 1 March 2019 |
February 2019
Mercury, Zodiacal Light, NGC1087 & NGC1637 Galaxies | 28 February 2019 |
Snow; StarPro AZ 102mm Refractor Double Cluster, Pleiades | 24 February 2019 |
Full Moon using Nikon D850 DSLR & Tamron 600mm lens | 20 February 2019 |
POD & PZT Work | 17 February 2019 |
Review - Meade StarPro™ AZ 102mm Refractor | 13 February 2019 |
New Telescope tests, Moon, Comet Iwamoto | 12 February 2019 |
Review - Vello Extendá Plus Wi-Fi Camera Controller | 11 February 2019 |
More New Telescope tests, Crescent Moon | 9 February 2019 |
New Equipment Tests, Running Man Nebula, Supernova 2019np | 8 February 2019 |
UofA Steward Observatory Mirror Lab visit | 6 February 2019 |
January 2019
Zodiacal Light, Winter Milky Way, Galaxies, Thor's Helmet | 27 January 2019 |
Extragalactic Supernova Project imaging | 24 January 2019 |
NGC676 Galaxy | 23 January 2019 |
Venus-Jupiter Conjunction | 22 January 2019 |
Cloudy Total Lunar Eclipse | 21 January 2019 |
Mt Lemmon Observatory Dome from Cassiopeia Observatory; iPhone Moon | 20 January 2019 |
Total Lunar Eclipse Dry Run | 19 January 2019 |
iPhone imaging: Moon, Orion | 12 January 2019 |
SkyTracker Pro D850: Heart & Soul Nebulae, California Nebula & Pleiades, Orion | 9 January 2019 |
Faint Galaxies, Monkey Head Nebula | 5 January 2019 |
Two Faint Galaxies, Crab Nebula, Orion Nebula | 4 January 2019 |
2018
December 2018
2018 Year End Report | 31 December 2018 |
Ice Spike; IC342 Galaxy, IC410 Nebula | 30 December 2018 |
Critters, Snow, Extragalactic Supernova Project imaging | 29 December 2018 |
Review - Meade LED Headlamp | 28 December 2018 |
Full Moon | 23 December 2018 |
Local School Model Rocket Program | 21 December 2018 |
Waxing Gibbous Moon on Observatory Dome | 20 December 2018 |
Comet 46P/Wirtanen, Waxing Gibbous Moon | 19 December 2018 |
Edmund Scientific Telescopes Memorial Page | 15 December 2018 |
Review - Astrozap Meade 12 SCT Flexible Dew Shield | 14 December 2018 |
Harassed by Javelinas; Comet 46P/Wirtanen using SkyTracker Pro | 14 December 2018 |
Crescent Moon, Comet 46P/Wirtanen | 13 December 2018 |
Mars-Neptune Conjunction, Crescent Moon, Asteroid Burkhead, Comet 46P/Wirtanen | 9 December 2018 |
Asteroid Burkhead, iPhone Double Cluster | 4 December 2018 |
November 2018
M77 Galaxy Supernova SN2018ivc | 29 November 2018 |
Comet 46P/Wirtanen | 27 November 2018 |
ISS, Ring Nebula, Moon | 25 November 2018 |
iPhone Imaging: Lunar Craters Copernicus & Tycho Rays | 22 November 2018 |
Sunsets; iPhone Moon, Mars, Neptune, & Uranus | 21 November 2018 |
Short Session of iPhone Moon Astrophotography | 18 November 2018 |
Another Short Session; Moon | 17 November 2018 |
Short Session; Moon and Mars Conjunction | 16 November 2018 |
Smokey Sky, Setting Sun, Green Flash, Moon | 14 November 2018 |
Mercury's Namesake, Crescent Moon, M74 Galaxy | 11 November 2018 |
Crescent Moon; Handheld Andromeda Galaxy test images | 10 November 2018 |
LX600 StarLock Autoguider Tests | 8 November 2018 |
SkyTracker Pro Imaging: Milky Way, Pleiades | 7 November 2018 |
Extragalactic Supernova Project: M74 and NGC672 | 6 November 2018 |
Another Bad Imaging Night; NGC672 Galaxy | 3 November 2018 |
Bad Night for Imaging | 2 November 2018 |
Asteroid Wrubel, Comet Wirtanen | 1 November 2018 |
October 2018
Ghost of Cassiopeia, Double Cluster, Pleiades, Rising Moon | 27 October 2018 |
Lightning; Critter; Observatory; Rising Moon | 26 October 2018 |
Review - Meade Stella Wi-Fi Adapter | 23 October 2018 |
Short Session; iPhone Waxing Gibbous Moon | 20 October 2018 |
Packrat; Lightning; iPhone Moon | 18 October 2018 |
Review - Orion Dual Mount, 9x50 Illuminated Finder Scope | 12 October 2018 |
Crescent Moon, Earthshine, Blue Snowball Nebula | 11 October 2018 |
21h48m Moon; Critter visitors; Eagle Nebula, NGC157 Galaxy | 10 October 2018 |
SkyTracker Pro M31 & M33; Extragalactic Supernova Project M31 & M33 | 9 October 2018 |
SkyTracker Pro iPhone & DSLR Sky Astrophotography; NGC7814 Galaxy | 6 October 2018 |
Extragalactic Supernova Project imaging | 5 October 2018 |
Review - Meade Smartphone Adapter | 2 October 2018 |
September 2018
iPhone Astrophotography: Venus, Asteroid Vesta; D850 DSLR: NGC7479 Galaxy | 30 September 2018 |
iPhone on ETX-125 Astrophotography: M17, M22, M31, M57 | 29 September 2018 |
iPhone Astrophotography: Planets, M17, M20, M8, M13 | 28 September 2018 |
Owl; iPhone M11, M22, and M31 Astrophotography | 27 September 2018 |
Javelina; Moon | 23 September 2018 |
ETX-125 Observer Telescope iPhone Astrophotography | 22 September 2018 |
Rainbow; Critter; Emmy Nomination; Planets, Moon | 21 September 2018 |
Critter; Battling Floodlights; D850 DSLR Moon imaging | 14 September 2018 |
D850 DSLR SkyTracker Pro: Cassiopeia, Andromeda Galaxy, Helix Nebula | 13 September 2018 |
Western Sky; Persistent Packrat; Cassiopeia Nebulae | 12 September 2018 |
iPhone Planets, Moon; D850 DSLR Galaxies | 11 September 2018 |
Critter Visitors; Cassiopeia Galaxies | 10 September 2018 |
iPhone Planets; Asteroid (1988) Delores, Cassiopeia Open Star Clusters; Critters | 9 September 2018 |
Cassiopeia rising over Cassiopeia Observatory; Cassiopeia Open Clusters | 8 September 2018 |
August 2018
iPhone Saturn, Mars, Critter; D850 Cassiopeia Open Star Clusters | 31 August 2018 |
iPhone Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars | 29 August 2018 |
Lick Observatory Visit | 28 August 2018 |
Rainbows, Lightning, Rain, Critters, but no Perseid Meteors; D850 Mars & Saturn imaging | 28 August 2018 |
Squirrel, Setting Sun, Jupiter, Saturn, Albireo | 7 August 2018 |
SkyTracker Pro Sky Astrophotography; Nebulae Imaging, Asteroid Imaging | 5 August 2018 |
iPhone Planets; Planets on Dome; D850 Galaxies & Nebulae | 4 August 2018 |
Review - ScopeStuff LX600 12" Primary Mirror Lock | 3 August 2018 |
Lightning; Bunny; Planets, Extragalactic Supernova Project, Comet 21P | 1 August 2018 |
July 2018
Review - Tele Vue 2" 4X Powermate | 24 July 2018 |
More Weather; More Tele Vue 4X Powermate tests | 24 July 2018 |
Tele Vue 4X Powermate tests; Sky Astrophotography D850 DSLR + f/1.4 50mm lens | 18 July 2018 |
Weather Updates; Venus-Moon Close Conjunction | 15 July 2018 |
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
Telescope tests; Weather Updates; Full Moon & Jupiter | 30 April 2018 |
Crescent Moon & Venus; Asteroid Honeycutt (Mag. +16.6); Galaxies | 18 April 2018 |
Humingbird; Asteroid Sherrod (Mag. +19.2) | 15 April 2018 |
Hawk; Weather; Neighbor Lights; iPhone Messier Objects | 14 April 2018 |
Asteroid Barentine, Galaxies, iPhone Messier Objects | 10 April 2018 |
Review - Orbitrack iOS app | 10 April 2018 |
D850 DSLR video tests; iPhone Astrophotography Messier Catalog Objects | 3 April 2018 |
Venus; iPhone M40, M106, M109; Saturn-Mars Conjunction; Jupiter; Moon | 2 April 2018 |
March 2018
Jet-Helicopter Formation; Rising Full Moon | 31 March 2018 |
Critter; iPhone Moon | 30 March 2018 |
Some Events; Deer; Gibbous Moon, Venus-Uranus Conjunction | 29 March 2018 |
D850 DSLR tests; Crescent Moon & Earthshine | 20 March 2018 |
Critters; NGC3190 & other galaxies, NGC3628 Sarah's Galaxy | 16 March 2018 |
D850 DSLR & SkyTracker Pro: Orion Nebula; iPhone 8 Plus: Messier Catalog Objects | 7 March 2018 |
Setting Moon & Picacho Peak; Venus-Mercury Conjunction | 4 March 2018 |
Venus-Mercury Conjunction, Rising Moon | 3 March 2018 |
Venus & Mercury Conjunction, Full Moon on Observatory Dome | 2 March 2018 |
Nearly Full Moon Projected on Observatory Dome | 1 March 2018 |
February 2018
D850 DSLR: Moon; Owl & Stars; Visual on the "Pup Star" | 27 February 2018 |
iPhone + 12" Telescope: Lunar Crater Clavius | 26 February 2018 |
Hawks; Waxing Gibbous Moon | 25 February 2018 |
Venus, Sunrise at Lunar Crater Walther, Supernova 2018pv | 23 February 2018 |
Birds; Crescent Moon | 21 February 2018 |
iPhone: ISS pass over Cassiopeia Observatory; Cloudy Sky | 12 February 2018 |
D850 DSLR Astrophotography: Flame, Running Man, & Horsehead Nebulae | 10 February 2018 |
D850 DSLR + SkyTracker Pro Astrophotography: M31, M81 & M82 Galaxies | 9 February 2018 |
D850 DSLR Astrophotography: Asteroid (9144) Hollisjohnson, Mag +17.5 | 8 February 2018 |
D850 Astrophotography: SpaceX Rocket, Asteroid 20 Massalia | 7 February 2018 |
Review - Nikon D850 DSLR | 6 February 2018 |
D850 Handheld Zodiacal Light, iPhone M81 & M82 Galaxies | 6 February 2018 |
More D850 DSLR Astrophotography Tests | 5 February 2018 |
D850 DSLR Astrophotography Tests; iPhone Messier Open Clusters | 4 February 2018 |
January 2018
Total Lunar Eclipse | 31 January 2018 |
Total Lunar Eclipse Preparation | 30 January 2018 |
Telescopes Family Portrait; Waxing Gibbous Moon | 29 January 2018 |
Short Session; Waxing Gibbous Moon, Pretty Sunset | 28 January 2018 |
DSLR Astrophotography: Waxing Gibbous Moon, Orion; Lunar Observing | 27 January 2018 |
More Mountain Vista School 4th Graders visit Cassiopeia Observatory | 25 January 2018 |
Mountain Vista School 4th Graders visit Cassiopeia Observatory | 24 January 2018 |
Meade EclipseView 114 "First Light"; iPhone Astrophotography: M44 Beehive Cluster | 20 January 2018 |
iPhone Star Cluster Astrophotography: Trapezium, M79, M41, M50 | 18 January 2018 |
DSLR imaging: NGC2264, Asteroid Edmondson, & NGC2261 | 13 January 2018 |
DSLR Imaging: Orion, Zodiacal Light, Asteroid Edmondson attempt | 12 January 2018 |
Perigee Full Moon; DSO Observing; Castor with iPhone | 5 January 2018 |
2017
December 2017
2017 Year End Report | 31 December 2017 |
Holiday Party Observing | 31 December 2017 |
Another Short Session of Moon Observing, iPhone Lunar Astrophotography | 30 December 2017 |
Short Moon Observing Session, iPhone Lunar Astrophotography | 29 December 2017 |
SpaceX Falcon 9 California Launch seen from Arizona! | 23 December 2017 |
iPhone Astrophotography: Crescent Moon and Earthshine | 21 December 2017 |
DSLR Imaging: Asteroid 3200 Phaethon, Orion | 16 December 2017 |
iPhone Messier Catalog Astrophotography; Observing Asteroid 3200 Phaethon | 15 December 2017 |
Talk to 4th Graders; Asteroid 3200 Phaethon | 14 December 2017 |
Review - ScopeStuff Red Dot Finder for SLR Hotshoe | 9 December 2017 |
DSLR & SkyTracker Pro: M45 Pleiades | 9 December 2017 |
M31 100" vs 12" LX600 Telescopes; DSLR vs iPhone Imaging: M15 Globular Cluster | 7 December 2017 |
November 2017
DSLR Astrophotography: Moon; Mercury & Saturn | 27 November 2017 |
DSLR Astrophotography: Mercury & Saturn, Moon, ISS | 26 November 2017 |
iPhone Astrophotography: Mercury, Saturn, & Kitt Peak; Lunar Craters | 25 November 2017 |
DSLR Astrophotography: NGC247, NGC246, & Caldwell 51 | 24 November 2017 |
D7200 DSLR Astrophotography: Crescent Moon, M77 Galaxy | 23 November 2017 |
iPhone Astrophotography: Messier Galaxy, Open Star Clusters, Crab Nebula | 20 November 2017 |
iPhone 8 Plus Astrophotography: M74 Galaxy | 19 November 2017 |
New Solar Powered LED Pathway Lights | 18 November 2017 |
Review - ScopeBoss iOS AutoStar II App v1.1 | 14 November 2017 |
iPhone Astrophotography: Andromeda Galaxy, Triangulum Galaxy, Dumbbell Nebula | 12 November 2017 |
iPhone 8 Plus Astrophotography: M76 Little Dumbbell Nebula | 10 November 2017 |
iPhone 8 Plus Astrophotography: Waning Gibbous Moon | 6 November 2017 |
iPhone 8 Plus Astrophotography: Nearly Full Moon | 3 November 2017 |
iPhone Waxing Gibbous Moon; Short Session | 2 November 2017 |
October 2017
Review - Solar Film Filter 67mm | 30 October 2017 |
iPhone Astrophotography: Moon, M15 Globular Cluster | 30 October 2017 |
iPhone Astrophotography: Sunrise at Clavius Crater, Double-Double Star | 29 October 2017 |
iPhone Astrophotography: Moon, Epsilon Lyrae, Albireo | 28 October 2017 |
iPhone Astrophotography: Messier Globular & Open Clusters, Double Cluster | 27 October 2017 |
iPhone 8 Plus Astrophotography: More Messier Globular Clusters | 26 October 2017 |
iPhone 8 Plus Astrophotography: Moon, Messier Globular Clusters | 25 October 2017 |
iPhone 8 Plus Astrophotography: Moon, Messier Open Star Clusters; Critter | 24 October 2017 |
iPhone 8 Plus - Astrophotography | 23 October 2017 |
iPhone 8 Plus - Astrophotography Tests | 22 October 2017 |
More Geosynchronous Satellites; NGC474 & NGC470 Galaxies | 17 October 2017 |
Geosynchronous Satellites; NGC474 & NGC470 Galaxies | 16 October 2017 |
DSLR + 12" LX600 imaging: NGC891 Galaxy | 15 October 2017 |
Lunar iPhone Imaging, Moon on Dome & Cassiopeia | 1 October 2017 |
September 2017
Review - AstroAid v3 iOS App | 30 September 2017 |
Lunar Crater Copernicus, Moon on Dome | 30 September 2017 |
Moonlit Observatory, Lunar Straight Wall | 29 September 2017 |
Critter, First Quarter Moon | 28 September 2017 |
iPhone imaging: The Pleiades | 26 September 2017 |
Critter; Messier Globular & Open Clusters, Einstein Cross attempt | 25 September 2017 |
Sun; Pluto, More Messier Globular Clusters | 19 September 2017 |
Gift from IU; Imaging: Pluto, Eagle Nebula, Messier open clusters, 61 Cygni, Ring Nebula | 18 September 2017 |
10th Special Visit to use the WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope | 16 September 2017 |
Messier Globular Clusters imaging | 13 September 2017 |
Total Solar Eclipse - 21 August 2017 | 4 September 2017 |
August 2017
More Moon Imaging | 31 August 2017 |
Back in the Observatory, Moon Imaging | 30 August 2017 |
Preliminary Report on the Total Solar Eclipse | 21 August 2017 |
iPhone Imaging Lunar Craters Tycho and Bailly | 6 August 2017 |
Review - Camera Right Angle Viewfinder | 5 August 2017 |
Short Session of Moon and Planets Observing | 5 August 2017 |
July-August Weather Updates; Memories of the March 1970 Total Solar Eclipse | 4 August 2017 |
Review - Manfrotto 410 Junior Geared Head | 4 August 2017 |
July 2017
More Weather Updates; Sun Imaging Tests | 26 July 2017 |
Review - Kendrick Self Adhesive Sun Finder | 15 July 2017 |
Weather Updates; Short Planets Observing Session | 12 July 2017 |
Book Review - How to Photograph the Total Solar Eclipse | 10 July 2017 |
Smokey Sky, Waxing Gibbous Moon | 6 July 2017 |
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
March 2017
February 2017
iPhone Venus, DSLR SkyTracker Pro Orion, Critters | 25 February 2017 |
iPhone 8X Telephoto Lens Tests; DSLR Two Faint Comets | 24 February 2017 |
DSLR imaging: Comet Encke, Owl Nebula, Galaxies | 21 February 2017 |
Visitors; D7200 DSLR DSO Imaging | 16 February 2017 |
Full Moon | 11 February 2017 |
Nearly Full Moon, Pup Star iPhone test; Star Canopus | 10 February 2017 |
iPhone NightCap Pro imaging: Venus, Moon | 5 February 2017 |
Imaging: Venus Phase; Moon, Mars, and Venus; Moon Craters | 2 February 2017 |
Imaging: Mars, Moon, and Venus | 1 February 2017 |
January 2017
Review - iOptron SkyTracker Pro | 31 January 2017 |
More iOptron SkyTracker Pro Astrophotography Tests | 31 January 2017 |
iPhone Imaging: ISS, Crescent Moon; DSLR Imaging: RW Tauri Eclipse | 30 January 2017 |
iPhone Imaging: ISS, iOptron SkyTracker Pro Tests | 29 January 2017 |
Imaging: Auriga Open Star Clusters, M74 & M77 Galaxies | 28 January 2017 |
Imaging: M74 & M77 Galaxies, M79 Globular Cluster | 27 January 2017 |
Critter, Quasar CTA 102, IC342 Galaxy, M34 & M35 Open Clusters | 26 January 2017 |
Observing: Quasar CTA 102; Imaging: Polar-Ring Galaxies, More Galaxies | 23 January 2017 |
Observing: RW Tauri Eclipsing Binary Star; Imaging: Orion Nebulae, Pleiades, Andromeda Galaxy | 19 January 2017 |
Venus-Neptune 0.4° Conjunction, Full Moon | 13 January 2017 |
iPhone imaging: Half Venus, Full Moon | 12 January 2017 |
Imaging: Owl, Moon, Comet 45P, Venus; Bright Bolide | 7 January 2017 |
2016
December 2016
2016 Year End Report | 31 December 2016 |
Mars, Venus, & Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova (sort of) | 30 December 2016 |
Winter Storm; Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova, Star RW Tauri | 27 December 2016 |
Orion Nebula with iPhone and NightCap Pro | 24 December 2016 |
iPhone Venus; Quasar CTA 102 Observing | 18 December 2016 |
RW Tauri Eclipsing Variable Star Observing (oops); Moon | 15 December 2016 |
Review - Vortex Diamondback 12x50 Binoculars | 6 December 2016 |
Setting Moon, Orion Nebula, Horsehead Nebula, Thor's Helmet | 5 December 2016 |
Crescent Moon & Venus, Uranus Moons, NGC2403 Galaxy | 1 December 2016 |
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
DSLR imaging: Elephant Trunk Nebula, Cassiopeia Open Star Clusters, Star HD7924 | 25 September 2016 |
DSLR Nebulae Imaging: Elephant Trunk, Bubble, Pacman, Helix | 24 September 2016 |
iPhone imaging: Planets, Moon; DSLR imaging: Sky | 18 September 2016 |
DSLR imaging: Saturn, Full Moon | 17 September 2016 |
Monsoon Hail Storm; Short Viewing Session | 15 September 2016 |
ETX-105/LXD55 and Revolution Imager | 10 September 2016 |
iPhone Moon; DSLR Pleiades, Little Dumbbell Nebula, NGC1275 galaxy | 9 September 2016 |
Review - Manfrotto Ball Head Camera Mount | 5 September 2016 |
iPhone Moon Imaging, DSLR Sky and DSO Astrophotography | 5 September 2016 |
Review - Lunt Solar Systems SUNoculars 8x32 | 4 September 2016 |
Moon, planets; more StarLock setups; M13, M57, and M16 imaging | 4 September 2016 |
August 2016
VLA & Kirkwood Observatory visits; 3" Telescope 1962 vs 2016; iPhone Fisheye Astrophotography; More LX600 Work | 31 August 2016 |
Arizona Flag Sunset; DSLR Lunar Imaging | 10 August 2016 |
Weather Update; iPhone Astrophotography | 9 August 2016 |
Book Review - Uncharted Constellations | 8 August 2016 |
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
Review - Pier-Tech 1 Pier and Eyepiece Tray | 25 April 2016 |
iPhone imaging: Mercury, Jupiter; StarLock Polar Drift Align | 25 April 2016 |
Telescope Pier Installation and First Use | 24 April 2016 |
D7200 DSLR Imaging: HDR Moon | 21 April 2016 |
Final Pier Location; POD Door Repair; iPhone Galilean Moons, Waxing Gibbous Moon | 19 April 2016 |
SkyShed POD Zenith Table (PZT): Construction, Installation, & Use | 18 April 2016 |
Imaging: Moon-Jupiter Conjunction, Moon, ISS | 18 April 2016 |
PZT Installed & First Use; Imaging: Moon, Jupiter Moons, ISS | 17 April 2016 |
D7200 DSLR imaging: Mercury, Jupiter, First Quarter Moon | 14 April 2016 |
PZT support brackets; iPhone Moon Imaging | 13 April 2016 |
More PZT work, Wireless AutoStar II repair attempt; Sunspot AR2529 | 12 April 2016 |
DSLR imaging: Thor's Helmet | 3 April 2016 |
Review - ScopeStuff AutoStar II Cable | 2 April 2016 |
DSLR Imaging: M78, NGC1977, and IC410 Nebulae | 2 April 2016 |
March 2016
AutoStar & StarLock calibrations; DSLR imaging: Jupiter & Bode's Galaxy | 28 March 2016 |
D7200 DSLR imaging: Owl Nebula, Crab Nebula, Sarah's Galaxy, Jupiter | 27 March 2016 |
Cloud Shortened Session, Brief Jupiter Observing | 26 March 2016 |
Short Observing Session: Jupiter, NGC3628 (Sarah's Galaxy), M1 (Crab Nebula) | 25 March 2016 |
Jupiter observing, iPhone Moon | 24 March 2016 |
iPhone 6s Plus imaging: Moon, Crater Aristarchus & Vallis Schröten | 21 March 2016 |
D7200 DSLR imaging: Moon, Jupiter | 19 March 2016 |
iPhone 6s Plus imaging: Moon, Jupiter | 18 March 2016 |
Opening the Observatory (video), iPhone 6s Plus Lunar Imaging | 17 March 2016 |
Critter; Crater Theophilus, Jupiter Eupora & Io Shadows | 15 March 2016 |
Imaging: Moon; Jupiter; M1; Galaxies M101, M51, M82 | 13 March 2016 |
Imaging: Crescent Moon, Orion Nebula, Leo Triplet Galaxies | 11 March 2016 |
More PZT work; More DSLR DSO Astrophotography Tests | 9 March 2016 |
PZT Construction Started; D7200 DSLR & iPhone LX600 Astrophotography Tests | 1 March 2016 |
February 2016
January 2016
D7200 DSLR Imaging: Eskimo Nebula, ISS (oops) | 31 January 2016 |
Short Night of Observing, Sirius B (Pup Star); Observatory Upgrades Status | 27 January 2016 |
iPhone 6s Plus Imaging: The Moon | 25 January 2016 |
Lunar Imaging | 21 January 2016 |
iPhone imaging: Occultation of Aldebaran | 20 January 2016 |
D7200 DSLR: Lunar Imaging | 18 January 2016 |
Review - Observer Pro v1.1 iOS app | 18 January 2016 |
Critter, Crescent Moon | 14 January 2016 |
Crescent Moon, Earthshine; Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) | 13 January 2016 |
More Weather, Critter; Crecent Moon, Earthshine; Witch Head, Flame, Horsehead, Eskimo Nebulae | 12 January 2016 |
Oracle Snow; Observatory Upgrades Planning | 8 January 2016 |
Mercury Observing | 3 January 2016 |
Belt of Venus; Imaging: V1025 Tauri, Crab, Flame, Horsehead, Orion Nebulae | 2 January 2016 |
2015
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
iPhone 6s Plus arrived; iPhone & D7200 imaging; Asteroid 2015 TB145 | 31 October 2015 |
Beep! Beep! / iPhone Imaging: Full Moon, Pleiades | 27 October 2015 |
JMI MicroFocus troubleshooting; Imaging: ISS, Moon, Double Cluster | 25 October 2015 |
Imaging: Moon, International Space Station | 24 October 2015 |
Weather Update; iPhone Moon, Aquila Stars | 23 October 2015 |
iPhone NightCap Pro: M13, Blue Snowball, Neptune, Uranus Moons; Critters | 14 October 2015 |
Einstein Cross with 8" Telescope and DSLR | 10 October 2015 |
Critter Guest (again), Nova V5669 Sagittarii | 9 October 2015 |
Daytime Venus-Moon Conjunction | 8 October 2015 |
More SteadyPix Smartphone Afocal Adapter Tests | 1 October 2015 |
September 2015
New Smartphone Afocal Adapter Tests, NightCap Pro Double Cluster | 30 September 2015 |
Perigee Total Lunar Eclipse | 28 September 2015 |
Hubble Space Telescope Moon Transit Imaging Attempt | 26 September 2015 |
Moon Imaging Tests for HST-Moon Transit, Critter Visitor | 25 September 2015 |
Monsoon Season Ending; Moon Imaging Tests, Critter Visitor | 24 September 2015 |
iPhone 5s: Moon with new Afocal Adapter | 20 September 2015 |
Weather Update, Star HD7924 in Cassiopeia | 18 September 2015 |
Weather Updates, iPhone Ceres | 7 September 2015 |
August 2015
Weather and Travel Updates | 31 August 2015 |
Sunspot AR2396, Daytime Thin Crescent Venus | 9 August 2015 |
iPhone Imaging: Venus, Saturn, M11, Pluto?; Visitors | 5 August 2015 |
Venus, Critter Visitor, Saturn, iPhone Constellations, iPhone Pluto?, Neighbor Star, Ceres, Moon | 4 August 2015 |
D7200 DSLR Crescent Venus, ISS, Saturn | 3 August 2015 |
More Monsoon Storms, Meteorite, iPhone Daytime Venus | 2 August 2015 |
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
January 2015
Imaging: M44, M45 and Comet Lovejoy, Jupiter | 23 January 2015 |
Crescent Moon, Venus, and Mercury | 22 January 2015 |
Uranus Moons, Extension Tube Tests, Monkey Head Nebula, Messier Star Clusters, Comet Lovejoy | 18 January 2015 |
Imaging: Uranus Moons, Messier Objects, Fornax Galaxies, Comet Lovejoy | 17 January 2015 |
Donated LightBridge Dob First Light; Imaging Crab Nebula, Flame and Horsehead Nebulae | 16 January 2015 |
Review - Gerd Neumann Bahtinov Mask for Camera Lens | 15 January 2015 |
DSLR and iPhone Imaging: Comet Lovejoy; Camera Lens Bahtinov Mask testing | 15 January 2015 |
Review - Starry Night Pro Plus 7 | 14 January 2015 |
Imaging: Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) | 7 January 2015 |
Venus/Mercury Conjunction, Orion and Comet Lovejoy | 6 January 2015 |
Venus & Mercury Conjunction, Comet Lovejoy & Full Moon | 5 January 2015 |
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) | 4 January 2015 |
Snow to begin 2015; Moon and Clouds | 2 January 2015 |
2014
December 2014
2014 Year End Report | 31 December 2014 |
Moon Straight Wall and Mountain Shadows, Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) Motion | 30 December 2014 |
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) and M79 Globular Cluster | 29 December 2014 |
Holiday Open House, iPhone Imaging Comet Lovejoy with NightCap Pro | 28 December 2014 |
iPhone Lunar Imaging, D7000 DSLR Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) | 27 December 2014 |
Orion Nebula with iPhone 5s and NightCap Pro App, Comet C/2014 Q2 Observing | 24 December 2014 |
Venus & Crescent Moon, Visual Tests of Donated Vixen Telescope, Some DSO Observing | 23 December 2014 |
Some Updates, Unboxed Donated Vixen Telescope, iPhone Sun Imaging | 20 December 2014 |
D7000 DSLR Imaging: Cocoon Nebula | 10 December 2014 |
iPhone Lunar Imaging: Craters Pythagoras, Hevelius, and Grimaldi | 5 December 2014 |
November 2014
October 2014
Moon iPhone Imaging, Halloween Sights | 30 October 2014 |
ISS, Moon | 29 October 2014 |
DSLR: Moon, ISS, Cassiopeia DSOs, Asteroid 6 Hebe; iPhone: Moon, DSOs | 28 October 2014 |
D7000 DSLR Imaging: M38 Open Cluster, Asteroid 6 Hebe | 25 October 2014 |
iPhone Deep Sky Object Imaging | 24 October 2014 |
Partial Solar Eclipse | 23 October 2014 |
iPhone 5s Night Sky Photography, DSO Observing | 23 October 2014 |
SkyShed POD Banner, Partial Solar Eclipse Dry Run | 22 October 2014 |
Neptune and Triton, iPhone Sky Photography | 15 October 2014 |
Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring, iPhone Milky Way, Neptune moon Triton | 14 October 2014 |
Observatory Update, Total Lunar Eclipse Washout, Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring | 11 October 2014 |
iPhone Lunar Imaging | 6 October 2014 |
Owl, Moon, Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring | 4 October 2014 |
iPhone Moon Photography | 3 October 2014 |
Moon, Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring | 1 October 2014 |
September 2014
Imaging: Moon, NGC7009 (Saturn Nebula), Messier Open Clusters | 30 September 2014 |
NGC7662 Blue Snowball Nebula Imaging, DSO Observing | 24 September 2014 |
Weather Update, Mars in Scorpius, DSO Observing | 23 September 2014 |
Comparison: Nebulosity vs PixInsight | 16 September 2014 |
Polar Alignment Check, NGC7023, Image Processing Tests | 15 September 2014 |
Asteroid 12 Victoria Observing; iPhone 5s Lunar Photography | 12 September 2014 |
Asteroid 12 Victoria | 11 September 2014 |
Book Review - Celestial Sleuth | 4 September 2014 |
iPhone 5s: Lunar Crater Clavius; Critter Visitor | 3 September 2014 |
iPhone 5s Lunar Imaging: Craters Pallas, Murchison, Albategnius | 2 September 2014 |
Craters Atlas, Hercules, Aristoteles, Eudoxus; Rima Ariadaeus; Bubble Nebula; M34 | 1 September 2014 |
August 2014
More Messier Object Imaging, Bubble Nebula | 31 August 2014 |
Busy Night Imaging Messier Star Clusters, Comet C/2014 E2; iPhone 5s Star Trails | 30 August 2014 |
Comparison: 2" vs 1.25" Prime Focus DSLR Adapters | 29 August 2014 |
Crescent Moon, M16 Exposure Tests, Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques | 28 August 2014 |
Modified MX-1 iPhone Afocal Adapter, Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques | 24 August 2014 |
Dark Skies and Emerging Technology Conference | 24 August 2014 |
Arizona Monsoon Storm Update, Hail Damage | 17 August 2014 |
Weather Update, Clear Sky Chart, Other News | 15 August 2014 |
Book Review - Getting Started: Long Exposure Astrophotography | 14 August 2014 |
Book Review - Messier Astrophotography Reference | 11 August 2014 |
Book Review - Getting Started: Budget Astrophotography | 7 August 2014 |
Lunar Southern Region, ETX-105PE Observing | 7 August 2014 |
Book Review - Getting Started: Visual Astronomy | 6 August 2014 |
International Space Station, Moon Southern Region | 6 August 2014 |
Lunar Crater Fontenelle, Barnard's Star | 5 August 2014 |
July 2014
SkyShed POD 5th Anniversary | 25 July 2014 |
Double Star 61 Cygni, 12x70 Binoculars Tests, IC1284/NGC6589/NGC6595, NGC7789 | 22 July 2014 |
Weather Update, Double Star 61 Cygni, Comet 2013 UQ4 | 21 July 2014 |
Ceres and Vesta Conjunction | 3 July 2014 |
Lunar Craters, Asteroids Ceres and Vesta | 1 July 2014 |
June 2014
May 2014
iPhone 5s + 8" LX200-ACF: Mercury, Jupiter, and Mars | 26 May 2014 |
Mars, Camelopardalid Meteors | 24 May 2014 |
Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Comets 209P and 2012 K1 | 22 May 2014 |
Mercury, Setting Sun, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Moon | 16 May 2014 |
Short Session: Critter, Mars, Setting Sun | 15 May 2014 |
iPhone 5s: Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Moon | 14 May 2014 |
Short Session of Planet Observing and Moon Photography | 12 May 2014 |
Jupiter Galilean Moons, Lunar Crater J. Herschel, the Sun's Long-Lost Brother | 11 May 2014 |
Jupiter, Crater Plato, Straight Wall, Mars | 8 May 2014 |
Oracle State Park: Sky Quality Measurements #2 | 3 May 2014 |
iPhone 5s: Crescent Moon, Jupiter, Mars | 2 May 2014 |
April 2014
Jupiter; NightCap Pro M42; M100, M99, M98, NGC4216, and Other Galaxies | 30 April 2014 |
Oracle State Park: Sky Quality Measurements | 29 April 2014 |
GorillaPOD, Jupiter, NightCap Pro, ISS, M49 Galaxy, Mars, Sky Quality Measurements | 24 April 2014 |
Mars, M104 Sombrero Galaxy, Centaurus A Galaxy, Omega Centauri, Saturn | 21 April 2014 |
Catalina State Park Star Party | 20 April 2014 |
Initial NightCap Pro iOS App Tests; iPhone Jupiter and Mars | 17 April 2014 |
iPhone 5s: Jupiter and Io Shadow | 16 April 2014 |
Total Lunar Eclipse | 15 April 2014 |
Jupiter Moons, Mars, Total Lunar Eclipse Preparations | 14 April 2014 |
Jupiter and Great Red Spot, Lunar Crater Pythagoras | 13 April 2014 |
Opposition of Mars (with credit to H.G. Wells & Orson Welles) | 9 April 2014 |
iPhone 5s: Jupiter, Lunar Montes Apenninus, Mars | 8 April 2014 |
Moon and Jupiter | 7 April 2014 |
Crescent Moon, Moon and Hyades Conjunction | 3 April 2014 |
Meade Diagonal Update; Crescent Moon, M1 Crab Nebula | 1 April 2014 |
March 2014
Observing with WIYN 3.5m Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory | 30 March 2014 |
M1 Crab Nebula, NGC4236 Galaxy, M51 Whirlpool Galaxy | 23 March 2014 |
NGC2336 Galaxy, Leo Triplet Galaxies, Jupiter | 20 March 2014 |
iPhone 5s: Nearly Full Moon; D7000 DSLR: Jupiter | 17 March 2014 |
Meade 2" Diagonal Fix; iPhone 5s: Nearly Full Moon | 16 March 2014 |
Update on Meade 2" Diagonal; iPhone 5s: Lunar Crater Gassendi | 13 March 2014 |
iPhone 5s: Lunar Craters Copernicus and Clavius | 11 March 2014 |
iPhone 5s: Lunar Straight Wall | 10 March 2014 |
Lunar Craters Aristillus and Autolycus | 9 March 2014 |
February 2014
NGC2336 Galaxy, M1 Crab Nebula | 28 February 2014 |
Review: Zhumell 2 Inch SEE IT ALL Telescope Filter Set | 23 February 2014 |
Jupiter, NGC2336 Galaxy, M82 Galaxy Supernova SN2014j | 22 February 2014 |
Jupiter Galilean Moons, NGC2336 Galaxy | 18 February 2014 |
Full Moon Rising | 15 February 2014 |
Nearly Full Moon, NGC2336 Galaxy, Lunar Crater Pythagoras, Sirius B | 14 February 2014 |
Piggyback Adapter mod, Jupiter & Moon, NGC2336 Galaxy, Crater Copernicus | 11 February 2014 |
Lunar Crater Clavius, Jupiter with Ganymede and Its Shadow | 9 February 2014 |
January 2014
Meade Diagonal Status, Project Nightflight, Jupiter Moons, Supernova SN2014j | 28 January 2014 |
Mercury, Clouds at Sunset, Supernova SN2014j Observation | 27 January 2014 |
Fisheye Lens Sky, M82 Galaxy Supernova SN2014j, NGC4236 Galaxy | 23 January 2014 |
Jupiter Moons, Jupiter Video Tests, Waning Gibbous Moon | 18 January 2014 |
More Jupiter Video Tests, Day Past Full Moon | 17 January 2014 |
Fisheye Lens Sky, More Jupiter Video Tests, Full Moon | 16 January 2014 |
Jupiter-Moon Conjunction, Fisheye Sky and Observatory | 15 January 2014 |
Moon and SkyShed POD, Jupiter Video Tests | 14 January 2014 |
Telescope Corrector Lens Cleaning, Lunar Pico Mons and Pico β | 11 January 2014 |
Lunar "Double-Double Star", Jupiter D7000 DSLR Video Tests | 9 January 2014 |
Sunspot AR1944, Hello Daytime Venus, Sunset and Kitt Peak | 7 January 2014 |
Bye-Bye Venus; Lunar Craters Catharina, Cyrillus, and Theophilus | 7 January 2014 |
New Personal Record: 13h48m Moon | 2 January 2014 |
2013
December 2013
Venus, Jupiter Moons, NGC157 Galaxy, 2013 Year End Report | 31 December 2013 |
Daytime Venus, Evening Venus, IC410 Nebula, Jupiter | 31 December 2013 |
SkySafari Pro 4, Visual on Horsehead Nebula, M46 and NGC2438 | 30 December 2013 |
IC410, IC405, Rosette Nebula | 28 December 2013 |
Venus, IC410, IC405, Zodiacal Light, Horsehead Nebula | 27 December 2013 |
Venus over Kitt Peak, Crescent Venus, Horsehead Nebula | 26 December 2013 |
Crescent Venus, NGC288 Globular Cluster, NGC1977 and M42 Nebulae | 25 December 2013 |
Thin Crescent Venus, IC348 Nebula | 24 December 2013 |
ISS-Moon Transit | 18 December 2013 |
Crescent Venus, Waxing Gibbous Moon | 15 December 2013 |
Short Session; Waxing Gibbous Moon | 12 December 2013 |
Venus, Lunar Crater Janssen, Comet C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) in Evening Sky | 8 December 2013 |
Daytime Venus, Nighttime Venus, Visitors, Moon | 7 December 2013 |
Comet C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy), Crescent Moon, Crescent Venus, and IC348 Nebula | 6 December 2013 |
Crescent Moon, Crescent Venus, Perseus DSOs | 4 December 2013 |
November 2013
Comet ISON Perihelion, Some Light Pollution Facts | 28 November 2013 |
Homemade Eyepiece Tray Rev 2 | 27 November 2013 |
Review: Celestron Cometron 12x70 Binoculars | 26 November 2013 |
Arizona Science & Astronomy Expo 2013, Critter, New Accessories, Moon | 19 November 2013 |
Venus, Moon, Craters Tycho and Clavius | 11 November 2013 |
Comets Lovejoy and ISON | 11 November 2013 |
iPhone 5s: Venus, Moon, Rima Atiadaeus, Mountain Shadows | 10 November 2013 |
Lunar Craters Atlas and Hercules, Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) | 8 November 2013 |
Daytime Crescent Moon and Venus | 6 November 2013 |
Venus and Crescent Moon, Exploring M33 Triangulum Galaxy | 6 November 2013 |
Hyades and the Crab, Orion | 4 November 2013 |
Venus, Critter Visitors | 3 November 2013 |
Comet Lovejoy and M44 Beehive Cluster, Comet ISON | 2 November 2013 |
Night of the Comets: Lovejoy, ISON, Encke | 1 November 2013 |
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
Nova Delphini 2013 (finally) | 28 August 2013 |
Nova Delphini 2013 (NOT), Observatory "First Light" 4th Anniversary | 18 August 2013 |
Rainbow, iPhone App Testing, Nova Delphini 2013 | 15 August 2013 |
Lunar Craters Walther and Ptolemaeus, Critter Visitor | 14 August 2013 |
Asteroid 7 Iris, Perseid Meteor Shower | 12 August 2013 |
Critter Visitor, Moon and Venus, Lunar Crater Janssen | 11 August 2013 |
Venus, Crescent Moon, DSO viewing, M13 and M92 Globular Clusters | 9 August 2013 |
Rainbows, Milky Way, Asteroid Juno, M74 Supernova SN2013ej | 8 August 2013 |
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
ISS-Moon Transit!!! | 31 May 2013 |
Asteroid 1998 QE2 | 30 May 2013 |
iPhone: Mercury, Venus; D7000: M51 Galaxy (guest), Epsilon Lyrae (Double-Double) | 30 May 2013 |
iPhone: Epsilon Lyrae (the "Double-Double" Star) | 29 May 2013 |
Critters, Visitors, Ending Jupiter-Venus-Mercury Conjunction | 28 May 2013 |
Sunset Clouds (again), Closest Jupiter-Venus-Mercury Conjunction | 27 May 2013 |
Sunset Clouds, Jupiter-Venus-Mercury Conjunction | 26 May 2013 |
D7000 DSLR: Jupiter-Venus-Mercury, Full Moon | 25 May 2013 |
iPhone: Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Moon; D7000 DSLR: Jupiter-Venus-Mercury | 24 May 2013 |
Critter, Local Telescope Help, iPhone imaging: Crater Pythagoras, Saturn | 23 May 2013 |
Pack Rats, Owl, Jupiter-Venus-Mercury | 21 May 2013 |
Critter, Jupiter-Venus-Mercury, Some Lunar Observing | 20 May 2013 |
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn | 19 May 2013 |
Some Observing and Observatory Maintenance | 17 May 2013 |
April 2013
March 2013
Observatory Carpet Repair | 27 March 2013 |
Observatory Visitors, Nearly Full Moon | 26 March 2013 |
Lunar Crater Pythagoras | 25 March 2013 |
Moon, M65 Galaxy Supernova SN 2013am | 24 March 2013 |
Comet C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS), Gibbous Moon | 23 March 2013 |
Comet PanSTARRS, Mare Humboldtianum, Jupiter | 17 March 2013 |
Antares 7x50 Illuminated Crosshairs Finderscope | 16 March 2013 |
Comet PanSTARRS, Leo Triplet Galaxies, & Dwarf Planet Makemake | 15 March 2013 |
Comet PanSTARRS, Dwarf Galaxy Leo I, Dwarf Planet Makemake | 14 March 2013 |
Comet C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS) & Crescent Moon | 13 March 2013 |
Comet C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS) from California | 12 March 2013 |
Dwarf Planet Makemake, Comet C/2012 S1 ISON | 2 March 2013 |
Jupiter, NGC4244 Galaxy | 1 March 2013 |
February 2013
January 2013
2012
December 2012
ISS-Sun Transit Clouded Out; 2012 Year End Report | 31 December 2012 |
Imaging: Jupiter Galilean Moons Spectra, Moon | 29 December 2012 |
ISS-Sun Transit Dry Run; Meteorite Gift | 28 December 2012 |
D7000 DSLR: Nearly Full Moon | 27 December 2012 |
ISS-Moon Transit | 20 December 2012 |
D7000 DSLR Imaging: Moon, ISS-Moon Transit Tests | 20 December 2012 |
D7000 DSLR Imaging: Asteroids Vesta & Ceres | 18 December 2012 |
D7000 DSLR Imaging: Flame & Horsehead Nebulae | 17 December 2012 |
Geminid Meteor Shower | 13 December 2012 |
Observing & Imaging Asteroid 4179 Toutatis Close Approach | 12 December 2012 |
Imaging: Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Jupiter Moons Spectra | 11 December 2012 |
D7000 DSLR Imaging: NGC488 Galaxy, Horsehead Nebula | 10 December 2012 |
More Sky Tests: Rokinon 8mm 180° Fisheye Lens; Io Transit of Jupiter | 8 December 2012 |
Initial Sky Tests: Rokinon 8mm 180° Fisheye Lens | 3 December 2012 |
November 2012
Review: 2" Explore Scientific 9mm 100° Eyepiece | 17 November 2012 |
Short Session: New Eyepiece "First Light" | 14 November 2012 |
Imaging: NGC7606 & NGC488 Galaxies, Comet 168P, & Jupiter | 6 November 2012 |
Imaging: iPhone Jupiter, D7000 Moon | 5 November 2012 |
Imaging: D7000 Asteroid Pallas, iPhone 4 Planet Uranus; Observing: Many DSOs | 4 November 2012 |
iPhone Jupiter, D7000 Moon | 3 November 2012 |
ISS Imaging Attempt, Moon-Jupiter Conjunction | 2 November 2012 |
ISS Captured with 8" LX200-ACF and D7000 DSLR | 1 November 2012 |
October 2012
Federal Government Electric Company Destroys ISS, Shortens Moon Session | 31 October 2012 |
Hunter's Moon | 30 October 2012 |
Imaging: D7000 Moon, iPhone 4 Jupiter | 29 October 2012 |
Lunar Terminator Sunrise Video | 28 October 2012 |
Moon Imaging with iPhone & D7000 DSLR on 8" LX200-ACF | 27 October 2012 |
D7000 DSLR Imaging of Moon Crater Gassendi | 26 October 2012 |
ETX-90RA & 8" LX200-ACF Lunar Observing & Imaging | 25 October 2012 |
Very Short Session with the Moon | 22 October 2012 |
Imaging: Moon, Apollo 11 Site, NGC300 Galaxy, Asteroid Ceres | 21 October 2012 |
D7000 DSLR Imaging: NGC246, NGC247, Vesta | 16 October 2012 |
Imaging: NGC1275 Galaxy, Jupiter, Asteroid Vesta | 15 October 2012 |
D7000 DSLR Imaging: NGC7479 Spiral Galaxy | 14 October 2012 |
Galaxy Imaging: NGC7479 and NGC7814 | 13 October 2012 |
Imaging: Mars in Scorpius, ISS & Dragon, Night Sky, Comet Hergenrother | 10 October 2012 |
Imaging: NGC6946, Caldwell 19, NGC253, Uranus, Jupiter | 9 October 2012 |
September 2012
Crescent Moon | 20 September 2012 |
Moon, Saturn, Mars, Antares, and Arcturus | 19 September 2012 |
Crescent Moon, NGC7027, NGC7026, NGC7023, Caldwell 19, NGC6946, Helix Nebula | 18 September 2012 |
Pleiades Spectra | 17 September 2012 |
More Spectra Imaging; Lighting Hall of Shame Addition | 16 September 2012 |
Imaging: Abell 70, M72, NGC7008, M31, NGC1514 | 15 September 2012 |
DSO Imaging: Abell 70, NGC7008, NGC6572, M72, NGC1491, NGC1333, NGC1514 | 13 September 2012 |
Monsoon Storms, "Blue Moon", Waning Gibbous Moon | 5 September 2012 |
August 2012
Moon in Relief; Spectroscopy Drift Imaging Test | 30 August 2012 |
International Space Station (ISS): Additional Image Processing | 29 August 2012 |
International Space Station (ISS) Imaged! | 29 August 2012 |
Lunar Observing & Imaging in Honor of Neil Armstrong | 26 August 2012 |
Long Imaging Session: Moon, M57, NGC6946/6939, & Supernova 2012ec | 25 August 2012 |
Observatory "First Light" Third Anniversary | 18 August 2012 |
Saturn, Mars, and Spica (and clouds) | 14 August 2012 |
Occultation of Venus | 13 August 2012 |
Crepuscular Rays, M102, and NGC6946; Some Meteor Watching | 11 August 2012 |
Saturn/Spica/Mars; NGC6804 Planetary Nebula | 10 August 2012 |
Saturn, Spica, and Mars Conjunction | 4 August 2012 |
Full Moon with iPhone 4 & D7000 DSLR on 8" LX200-ACF | 2 August 2012 |
July 2012
Moon Imaging: iPhone at 77X, 222X, & 666X Magnifications | 31 July 2012 |
Moon Imaging: iPhone at 77X, 222X, & 444X Magnifications | 27 July 2012 |
Moon Imaging: Crater Albategnius & Montes Caucasus | 26 July 2012 |
Monsoon Update; Saturn, Spica, Mars, & the Moon | 24 July 2012 |
Finally, Some Observing Again | 18 July 2012 |
June 2012
D7000 Imaging: Crescent Moon, More Star Spectrum Tests | 23 June 2012 |
D7000 Imaging: Crescent Moon, Star Spectrum Tests | 22 June 2012 |
D7000 Imaging: Mercury, Saturn, IC5067, NGC6992 | 20 June 2012 |
iPhone Imaging: Mercury, Saturn | 19 June 2012 |
Imaging: Sunspot AR1504 Complex, Saturn, Pluto; Observing: Cygnus DSOs | 18 June 2012 |
Five Saturn Moons and Pluto Imaging; DSO Observing | 16 June 2012 |
Imaging: Saturn, NGC6337 Planetary Nebula | 15 June 2012 |
Imaging: Saturn, 5 Saturn Moons, and M57 (Ring Nebula) | 14 June 2012 |
Imaging: Several Small Faint Galaxies | 11 June 2012 |
Frustrating Night of Imaging | 10 June 2012 |
Images: Critters and Small Faint Galaxies | 9 June 2012 |
ISS with D7000 on 8" LX200-ACF; Faint Galaxies Observing | 8 June 2012 |
D7000 DSLR: ISS in 8" LX200-ACF | 7 June 2012 |
Transit of Venus | 5 June 2012 |
Transit of Venus Dry Run | 4 June 2012 |
Partial Lunar Eclipse | 4 June 2012 |
Smoke Gets In Your (Venusian) Eyes, Weather Station Data | 1 June 2012 |
May 2012
April 2012
ISS (!!!), Moon, Arcturus Spectrum Tests | 30 April 2012 |
New iPad (Retina Display) at the Telescope, D7000 ISS Imaging | 29 April 2012 |
D7000 DSLR Imaging: Moon, Venus, ISS, Spica Spectrum, 5 Galaxies | 28 April 2012 |
Nine Hour Session: Imaging Venus, Moon, & Many Galaxies | 27 April 2012 |
Venus, Thin Crescent Moon | 23 April 2012 |
NGC3190 Galaxy, Coma Galaxy Cluster Attempt, and Saturn | 22 April 2012 |
Finally Back in the Observatory: Imaged NGC3190 and NGC5248 Galaxies | 21 April 2012 |
March 2012
Visit to Kitt Peak & Observing with WIYN 3.5m Telescope | 24 March 2012 |
M95 Galaxy Supernova SN 2012aw & Spectrum | 22 March 2012 |
D7000 Imaging: Green Flash, Zodiacal Light, M95 Galaxy Supernova, M96 Galaxy | 21 March 2012 |
D7000 DSLR Imaging: NGC2371 and NGC5248 | 16 March 2012 |
D7000 Imaging: NGC2683, NGC2970, NGC2964, NGC3226, NGC3227, M109, NGC2371, Saturn | 15 March 2012 |
D7000 DSLR Photo: Jupiter, Galilean Moons, Venus Conjunction | 14 March 2012 |
Imaging: Jupiter-Venus Conjunction, NGC 2438, NGC2440, Comet Garradd | 13 March 2012 |
ETX-105PE & 8" LX200-ACF Observing, Planets & Moon Imaging | 11 March 2012 |
D7000 DSLR Imaging: Sun, Venus, Mercury | 9 March 2012 |
How I Do Astrophotography | 7 March 2012 |
Imaging: Venus, Sunset, Mercury, Moon, Mars | 5 March 2012 |
D7000 Imaging: Moon, Good ISS Sequence Thru Telescope | 3 March 2012 |
Imaging: Moon, Jupiter, ISS, Mars; First POD Roller Desk Use | 1 March 2012 |
February 2012
POD Roller Desk | 29 February 2012 |
Moon, Venus, Jupiter | 27 February 2012 |
Imaging: Venus, Jupiter, Moon, Mars | 26 February 2012 |
D7000 DSLR Imaging: Planets, Moon, NGC2419, NGC2997, NGC4631, NGC3201 | 25 February 2012 |
D7000 DSLR DSO Imaging: NGC2207, M42, M63, NGC4038 | 22 February 2012 |
More DSO Imaging: NGC3626, 3132, 4449, 5005, 4038, M106, M63 | 19 February 2012 |
D7000 DSLR DSO Imaging: NGC1637, NGC2261, & NGC2217 | 18 February 2012 |
Imaging: Venus, ISS, Zodiacal Light, Milky Way, NGC1600, 1637, 1501, 1569, & 2261 | 12 February 2012 |
ETX-70AT Observing, 8" LX200-ACF DSO Observing | 11 February 2012 |
Simple Dome Mod, Venus and Uranus Conjunction | 10 February 2012 |
iPhone Crater Clavius, D7000 M92 and Comet Garradd | 3 February 2012 |
iPhone Moon, Visitors | 1 February 2012 |
January 2012
iPhone Moon, Asteroid Eros | 31 January 2012 |
Crater Theophilus at Sunrise, NGC891 Galaxy, NGC2467 Nebula | 29 January 2012 |
Venus & Moon, NGC278, NGC1977, M67, NGC2775, NGC3521 | 27 January 2012 |
Venus and Crescent Moon, NGC278 Galaxy | 26 January 2012 |
D7000: NGC278, M79, NGC1999, NGC1977, M78, NGC2537, IC2233, NGC2440 | 20 January 2012 |
21 DSOs Observed | 19 January 2012 |
IC2118 (Witch Head Nebula) | 18 January 2012 |
New Clock Failed; NGC185, NGC1535, & NGC281 (Pacman Nebula) | 14 January 2012 |
New Observatory Clock, DSO Observing | 11 January 2012 |
Cassiopeia Observatory Weather Station | 10 January 2012 |
Full Moon | 9 January 2012 |
Lunar South Pole Region | 8 January 2012 |
ISS, Crater Pythagoras | 7 January 2012 |
Crater Aristarchus and Vallis Schröter | 6 January 2012 |
Crater Gassendi, ISS, Io Transit | 5 January 2012 |
Copernicus, Jupiter Dual Moon Shadows, and Meteor Watching | 4 January 2012 |
Moon-Jupiter Conjunction, Crater Plato | 3 January 2012 |
2011
December 2011
Moon Craters Aristoteles & Maurolycus, 2011 Year End Report | 31 December 2011 |
Moon Craters Theophilus, Cyrillus, Catherina, & Posidonius | 31 December 2011 |
Craters Atlas and Hercules | 30 December 2011 |
Moon, Jupiter with Io Shadow | 29 December 2011 |
"Neat Image" Noise Reduction Software and NGC7048 | 28 December 2011 |
Venus-Moon Conjunction, Earthshine, NGC7048 | 27 December 2011 |
D7000 DSLR: Heart and Soul Nebulae | 25 December 2011 |
Heart and Soul Nebulae, Orion | 24 December 2011 |
It was a Darks and Cloudy Night | 23 December 2011 |
Comet Lovejoy, ISS, Jupiter, and Some DSOs | 16 December 2011 |
iPhone Jupiter | 11 December 2011 |
50 Year Old Edmund 3" Telescope, iPhone 4, & Total Lunar Eclipse | 10 December 2011 |
JMI MicroFocus Dual-Speed Telescope Focus Knob | 9 December 2011 |
PST Mod, Sky and Telescope, Weather, iPhone Imaging | 7 December 2011 |
November 2011
D7000 DSLR Horsehead Nebula | 28 November 2011 |
Venus-Moon Conjunction | 27 November 2011 |
M56 Globular Cluster; Jupiter Europa Transit | 26 November 2011 |
LPI Mac Tests | 23 November 2011 |
D7000 Limiting Magnitude, iPhone Jupiter | 17 November 2011 |
NGC55 Spiral Galaxy & Sculptor Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy | 16 November 2011 |
Moon Jupiter Conjunction | 10 November 2011 |
Sun Active Region 1339 | 9 November 2011 |
ISS Moon Transit! | 8 November 2011 |
iPhone Moon, D7000 ISS | 6 November 2011 |
Nighttime Visitor, iPhone Moon, D7000 M33 & Orion DSOs | 3 November 2011 |
iPhone Moon on a Cloud Shortened Night | 2 November 2011 |
iPhone Moon, D7000 Spectroscopy | 1 November 2011 |
October 2011
Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter imaging, iPhone M42, & more Spectroscopy | 31 October 2011 |
"First Light" Full Aperture Solar Filter | 30 October 2011 |
Jupiter, D7000 Crab Nebula, Spectroscopy, iPhone M42 | 24 October 2011 |
DSO Observing, Io Transit | 21 October 2011 |
8 Hour Session: DSOs, Asteroids, Planets, Comet, Spectroscopy, Moon | 20 October 2011 |
ISS Video Attempt, M33 & M31 Galaxy Observing | 19 October 2011 |
D7000 Imaging: M57, M13 Spectroscopy, M110, M32, Moon | 18 October 2011 |
Spectroscope Slit Test; Imaging: Pleiades Spectroscopy, Moon | 17 October 2011 |
Imaging: Venus Spectrum, M13, Comet Garradd, Moon | 16 October 2011 |
Imaging: ISS, Comet Garradd, Cassiopeia Star Spectra, Moon | 15 October 2011 |
More Spectroscopy & Some Lunar Imaging | 13 October 2011 |
Hunter's Moon | 12 October 2011 |
D7000 Spectroscopy, iPhone Moon | 11 October 2011 |
D7000 DSLR Spectroscopy: Stars, M45 | 10 October 2011 |
More D7000 DSLR Spectroscopy Tests | 9 October 2011 |
Moon Imaging, More Spectroscopy Tests | 8 October 2011 |
September 2011
Crescent Moon, Cassiopeia, M11 Imaging; DSO Tour | 29 September 2011 |
D7000 Spectroscopy Tests; Piggyback M31, M33, M45 | 24 September 2011 |
M31 Panorama | 21 September 2011 |
iPhone & D7000 Astrophotography: Planets, DSOs, Moon | 20 September 2011 |
Comet Garradd, Pleiades, Moon | 19 September 2011 |
ETX and LX200 Software Testing | 18 September 2011 |
Moon, Delta Scorpii, ISS | 4 September 2011 |
August 2011
POD Work; Planets, Comet, DSOs, Supernova, Asteroids | 30 August 2011 |
LX200-ACF Counterweight, Sun Observing | 20 August 2011 |
2nd "First Light" Anniversary | 18 August 2011 |
Imaging the Sun | 4 August 2011 |
Moon, M63, Comet Garradd & M15, Lightning | 3 August 2011 |
Finally, Some Observing: The Sun | 2 August 2011 |
July 2011
Really Full Moon, Moon in 3D | 15 July 2011 |
Moon instead of Monsoon | 14 July 2011 |
Weather Update, Site News | 13 July 2011 |
Critters, ISS, Cat's Eye Nebula | 2 July 2011 |
Mercury, Cat's Eye Nebula | 1 July 2011 |
June 2011
Critters, Saturn Moons, DSOs | 28 June 2011 |
M51, NGC6822, NGC6723, NGC6726/7, IC4812, Moon | 25 June 2011 |
Saturn, M51 Supernova | 24 June 2011 |
Saturn & Porrima, M55 & M75 Globulars | 23 June 2011 |
Saturn & Porrima, M68, Path Lights | 22 June 2011 |
D7000 Video Astrophotography Tests | 21 June 2011 |
Saturn, ISS | 16 June 2011 |
ISS, Saturn, Moon | 15 June 2011 |
More D7000 DSLR Moon | 13 June 2011 |
D7000 DSLR Moon | 12 June 2011 |
More iPhone Moon | 11 June 2011 |
iPhone ETX-105PE Moon | 9 June 2011 |
iPhone Moon | 8 June 2011 |
Moon, M94 Galaxy, Globular Clusters | 7 June 2011 |
Lots of Moons, M13, Milky Way, Pluto | 5 June 2011 |
August 2009 - June 2011 |
Road to Oracle Observatory blog | March 2008 - August 2009 |
Oracle Observatory reports | March 2005 - August 2009 |
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