Month: July 2020

In a previous post I wondered if Comet NEOWISE (or C/2020 F3) would become the next Hale-Bopp. For Aldie, VA it hasn’t been as visible…

In 2017 the United States experienced a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse is when the moon blocks the sun and the Earth is caught in…

Comet NEOWISE is visible early dawn, NE direction of where I live, and will be visible early dawn and dusk by July 12/13th. Almost as…

Awesome new picture of NGC 2775, or Caldwell 48, a spiral galaxy from Hubble Space Telescope! From the ESA (European Space Agency) “These ‘flocculent’ spiral…

Usually astrophotography takes a lot of work, but this particular shot was comparatively easy, and contained a hidden gem. On December 10, 2006 there was…

Oppositions of Mars happen every 26 months and perihelic oppositions every 15-17 years. What made 2003 so special? Gravity and planet orbits. During 2003, August…

With the anniversary of the Hale-Bopp Comet thought I would write a few more thoughts on Comet Holmes, mentioned in that post. In 2007 I…