I lucked out in catching Omega Centauri (C80 cluster) low in the North Carolina sky over the ocean in June. From Space Engine: A similar view of M2 from Earth. Here, There & In My Chair: C80 Part of the fun in my journey as "Telescoping Man" the past few years has been spending enough... Continue Reading →
M45 Pleiades Open Cluster
Pleiades -- or at least part of it -- captured in mid-February in one of my first driveway sessions with the Seestar S50. Neighborhood haze and winter light giving things a greenish glow. Another try at the Pleiades, from darker skies in the Big Sioux Recreation Area on a windy March 1. Captured most of... Continue Reading →
Jupiter and the Galilean Moons
Courtesy of National Geographic: Galileo Galilei explains the topography of the Moon, as well as the moons of Jupiter, to two church cardinals. Artwork by Jean-Leon Huens. Here, There & In My Chair: Jupiter Next to Saturn, Jupiter is probably the surest way to get a newbie to gasp when looking at the view through... Continue Reading →
Meandering Man: Museum Hopping in Kansas City
Science, Jazz and Negro Leagues Museums: Dad About Town As a guy who travels for work dozens of times a year, I know that nothing gets me primed to explore a new city like the cramped confines of another hotel room. As a dad who hauls the whole fam, often plus dog, on the road... Continue Reading →
