Featured Flickr Photographer: OpoTerser

Summer Milky Way Full Frame at 50mm f/1.7 Originally uploaded by OpoTerser
This guy definitely has some awesome wide angle Milky Way shots. Cruise by his gallery to check them out; he also has some awesome Moon shots to boot.
Great Job OpoTerser!

Mars Near To Earth

This is a photo I took of Mars two nights ago. Mars is currently near its closest point to Earth, and I wanted to snap a shot before it returned in 2016!

Orion, the Hunter

Constellation Name: OrionObserved Date: 12/27/07, 8:14pm EST
Sky Conditions: Clear
Coordinates: (Will be updated)
Note: This Orion photograph is to replace the original photos I have taken which can be found here.

Things to See in 2008

There’s a bunch of cool stuff that is going to be going on this upcoming year in 2008. A couple notable things are:
Comets – There will be quite a few comets coming around in 2008. Four of these will likely be visible with binoculars. 8P/Tuttle will remain visible for awhile. For a complete list of [...]

Flickr Find: Jupiter & Computer Science Geek

Opposition of Jupiter with Milky WayOriginally uploaded by Computer Science Geek
Check out this awesome twilight photo of Jupiter. I’m a real sucker for wide angle astrophotography, and this one is definitely a gem. Check out the author Computer Science Geek on his Flickr page.

Tunguska-sized Asteroid Misses Earth; Sets Sights on Mars

On November 20, 2007, NASA-funded observers discovered an asteroid, subsequently named 2007 WD5, after it had made its closest approach to Earth at 4.7 million miles. In terms of NEOs (Near Earth Objects), this is a very close call.

While we may be out of the woods, Mars certianly is not. At 5:55am EST on January [...]

Peace on Earth

Michele from the Earth and Weather Space has beat me to the punch on a great Christmas-related article. Dwight D. Eisenhower transmitted the first broadcast through space on December 19th, 1958 from the Atlas satellite.
Check out the Earth and Weather Space to find out what he said!

Ursid Meteor Shower

Referring back to our brief post on Comet 8/P Tuttle I actually forgot something very important about that comet; we are only two days from passing through the debris left along the path of the comet. The radiant will be in the Little Dipper (Ursa Minor), near Polaris.

The Ursid meteor shwoer has been quite dull [...]

Sorry for Slow Postings

I’d just like to apologize for the lack of posts recently. I’m going through a bit of a crisis with my home; I’ve lost water pressure in my well! I’ve been using all my non-work time to try and fix this problem. You never realize how devastating water-loss can be; no dishwashing, showers, flushing toilets, [...]

Mars At Its Closest Photograph

Here’s a few pictures of Mars while at its closest point to Earth:
This is a photo by Alan Dyer of what Mars looks like from Earth in an overexposed photograph. Check out how much brighter it is than Orion!

Hubble released this image yesterday of Mars at its closest point to Earth. Great time for Mars [...]