16 January 2024 A Big Bang on the Moon, and Orion's Never-Ending Chase A look at the Imbrium basin on the Moon, and Orion's mythical tormentor...
15 February 2022 Tales of the Hunter and the Bear The Big Dipper standing on its "handle", imaged 2019 February 16 from Mollusk, Virginiawith a Canon EOS Rebel SL2 DSLR.The Moon begins the week beaming down from her perch among the stars of Leo, the Lion. She wanes from her full phase to Last Quarter, which occurs on the 23rd at 5:32 pm Eastern...
14 December 2021 The brightest lights on the longest nights Winter solstice brings the longest night. Fortunately there's a bright full Moon and the bright stars of winter...
02 March 2021 Counting Stars for Science! Participate in the Globe at Night citizen-science program. It's easy!...
06 January 2021 Happy New Year! The Full Cold Moon (and Orion) rising, Ocean City, Maryland, 2020 December 29HDR image made with a Canon EOS Rebel SL2 DSLR and EF-S 18-55mm zoom lens @ 18mm, f/8.The new year finds the Moon waning in the morning sky, coursing her way through the rising constellations of spring. Last Quarter occurs...
15 December 2020 When a Planet Meets a Planet Comin' Through the Sky Jupiter and Saturn meet up in their closest visible conjunction since the year 1226!...