Articles
From One Extremist To The Other
Between Evolution and Intelligent Design: Can There Be Compromise?
Moon Games
What's the smallest crater you can see?
Me & My Barber
Can our imagination really take us to the stars?
Pulling an “All-Nighter”: Inside a Messier Marathon
If you haven’t tried it or want to compare it with your own experience, here’s the blow by blow of what it was like for me to spend a night looking for 110 objects.
Mt. Saint Helens Revisted
Last fall when I visited the volcano most of the action took place during the day. On this trip I was treated to an unexpected surprise at night just as the moon was setting.
Observing the Moon, Sweating it out with an 8" Refractor
Hot moist air and a cold, dry moon - what more could you want?
Heavenly Life-Planner
All of us want to live a long, productive and enjoyable life! For those involved in amateur astronomy, looking forward to that next exciting eclipse, occultation or meteor shower may be just what we need to wake up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in eager anticipation to what celestially lies ahead.
“The Wonders of the Night Sky”
I wonder where it went…
Galileo's Middle Finger and Other Rarities
Historical telescopes aren't the only things we found at the Museo Di Storia Della Scienca in Florence,Italy.
FFNs, LBBs, and LBMs
By Norm Sperling. Excerpted by permission from his book “What Your Astronomy Textbook Won’t Tell You” copyright (c) 2002
Overexposures for discovery and fame
Imagers take note that patience and really long exposures can yield all kind of benefits...
A Second Look
Bring an open mind to the eyepiece.
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