Category Archives: Astronomy

It certainly is as bright as day. Meteorite hits are rare, 5 to 10 times a year. The last large one was in 2008, exploded over Sudan. The largest known one in this era was 1908's Tunguska Event in Russia. … Continue reading →

Where under the assumption of an infinite universe with infinite stars, the sky should always be "infinitely" bright. The answer to this by my coursera professor S. G. Djorgovski in Galaxies and Cosmology, master of hypnosis, is that the universe … Continue reading →

So there be aurora borealis in Minnesota. I wonder when New York ever get a chance.

8 x 40 8 x magnification & 40mm diameter objective lens. Sky and Telescope Guide.

A couple of weeks ago, I attempted a brief view of Saturn with my ETX-80 AT telescope. I used low power and I couldn't see the ring that well. Must have been the atmosphere. It was windy too that my … Continue reading →

All the nebulae in the Northern Cross shown in this take, move mouse over for descriptions: NGC 7000 = North America IC 5070 = Pelican IC 1318 = Butterfly NGC 6888 = Crescent Sh2-101 = Tulip NGC 6960 = Veil … Continue reading →

Blink comparator, made welknown by Pluto discoverer Clyde Tombaugh in 1930, originated from the early 1900s. Carl Purfrich invented the stereo-comparator in 1900 and in 1904 he added a monocular microscope attachment to the comparator due to his lost of … Continue reading →