
Calculating the Distance
On January 13, 2025 we were treated with a rare occurrence of an occultation of Mars by the Moon. An occultation occurs when an object,
On January 13, 2025 we were treated with a rare occurrence of an occultation of Mars by the Moon. An occultation occurs when an object,
The reviews are in: Beetlejuice, the movie and sequel – meh. Betelgeuse the star – spectacular! With the coming of the winter months, we will
At the instant that you read this, billions of neutrinos are passing through your body. They are not electromagnetic waves. They are real particles: just
In 2020, my interest in mirror-making was revitalized through classes offered by the Springfield Telescope Makers, hosting the annual Stellafane convention in Vermont. Since then,
When the poet, John Masefield, wrote this in 1902, the world had no idea that the seas in question might not be on earth. We
Cosmic Optometry In 1917 Einstein published his Theory of General Relativity I states that a mass, the size of our sun, measurably warps space and
Avoidance Behavior On any clear summer night, we can look up and see a beautiful array of stars scattered across the sky. The heavens seem dense
A Cepheid Variable and a Supernova 1A walk into a bar… The cosmos, as we now know, is quite lively and far from static. Down
How will you view the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse? Visually? Telescopically? Photographically or Electronically assisted? Read below to consider a method of experiencing totality in
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