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 →
Universe Man: Cloudy Thinking Before Clear Seeing
Awful iPhone photo aside, the way skies lit up on campouts away from the city inspired me to finally invest in a telescope to check them out myself. But I had to suffer through a couple early shortcuts first. Learning from my Early Astronomical Missteps Folks in my family tend to be obsessive. At least,... Continue Reading →
