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Thoughts and Observations
It’s has been a bit since I have been able to look up into a clear night sky. Last night the weather was nice. Mostly clear, just a bit of haze, with temperatures in the low 60s. I set up the SeeStar…
Sandy and I were on vacation on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina last week. I brought along the SeeStar S50 and was excited to get some views from the nice, very dark, Ocracoke sky. My plan was to EAA observe the remaining…
Happy Friday! Looks like we might have some clear skies this weekend… of course it will be lit up by the light of the full Moon. In this Friday morning post I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce a couple…
Nice mostly clear night, but a very bright Moon. Just a few high thin clouds here and there. Temperatures were mild, in the upper 60s, with a slight breeze. Since tomorrow is a holiday stayed up a little late and had a…
If you are into space or amateur astronomy you have probably heard news or seen some discussion of the impending nova of T Coronae Borealis, aka T CrB, aka HIP 78322, aka the “Blaze Star”. T Coronae Borealis is a recurrent nova…
Been a bit since we have had a clear sky here in Southeastern Virginia. The last time I had the opportunity to collect some light was on Mother’s Day. The forecast for Tuesday night looked decent so I set up the SeeStar…
A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth’s magnetic field on May 10th, sparking a giant geomagnetic storm with auroras visible as far south as Florida. I did not expect for us to see any here due to the clouds, but… just after…
I have been traveling for work the past couple of days. I took the SeeStar with me, unfortunately cloudy nights prevented me from doing any observing while on the road. I returned home to a nice clear sky so I put the…
It was a long day for a Friday, just a lot going on at work. I had a break in the early afternoon and need to destress a bit, so I set up the SeeStar S50 with the included solar filter to…
A bright nearly full Moon, a mostly clear sky, and a little cooler than it has been. The image on the AllSky Camera looked like it was day time out even after Sunset due to the Moon being so bright. Not the…