Caldwell 80 Star Cluster

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 →

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