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02/24/2024

Listen up.....

2024 promises to be an exceptional year in astronomy. This year, we will witness four eclipses, encounter two bright naked-eye comets, and observe several pl...

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07/07/2022

My kids got a new pool
Next week when it is over 90 degrees it will be more popular.

02/11/2022

  The just-past-Full Moon sets over snowy Yellowstone National Park in February 2017.   Friday, February 11 Jupiter and Neptune hang in the western sky this evening after the Sun has set. If you’re going to observe them,

02/04/2022

AstroMaster 80AZ refractor also in stock! $239.95

https://buytelescopes.com/astromaster-80az-short-refractor-telescope-232905

02/04/2022

NexStar 8SE in stock now! $1,599.99

https://buytelescopes.com/celestron-nexstar-8se-computerized-telescope

02/04/2022

  Sagittarius Teapot asterism and galactic center: Several stars in the constellation Sagittarius make up the Teapot asterism (lower left). This region of the sky features heavily on your predawn observing checklist this week. Friday

01/28/2022

  Zodiacal light at Veronica: The bright white cone of the zodiacal light appears to pierce the Milky Way in this 2012 image taken from Veronica, Argentina.   Friday, January 28 Although there are no major meteor showers for t

01/21/2022

  Seeing red: Mars (lower left) sits near the Lagoon (right of center) and Trifid (upper right) nebulae in October 2016. The stunning trio will recreate this alignment later in the week. Friday, January 21 As the sky grows dark afte