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Women in Astronomy: My Journey at the Julian Starfest 2023
The Status of Women in Astronomy: Julian Starfest 2023 Edition 13 AUGUST, 2023 Astronomy Stargazing Women Unveiling the Universe: My Journey at the Julian Star Fest Exploring Julian Star Fest: A Professional Astronomer's Perspective Attending the Julian Star Fest has...
You might be a Geek if …
You spent a few hours ON A SATURDAY using Trigonometry to determine if a A Frame Hitch Crane and hitch extension will work with your astronomy van, so you can load your new 12" SkyWatcherUSA FlexTube Collapsible Dobsonian telescope with SynScan and, more importantly,...
Potential New Mexico Earthquake affects NASA Power Source
We don't normally think of New Mexico as part of an earthquake zone. I am today years old that I'm learning this. The home of the two atomic bombs dropped by the United States onto Japan, Los Alamos National Laboratory, plays a vital part in producing a power source...
Sky-Watcher 12″ SynScan Collapsible Dobsonian Telescope on order
I am thrilled beyond words to finally say I have the Sky-Watcher 12" Collapsible Dobsonian telescope with SynScan on order. A very dear client ordered one of these as a 16" nearly two years ago, and I have been insanely jealous ever since. Sky-Watcher 12" Collapsible...
Night sky, how much I love it
I am amazed by the night sky for some reason. It is a stunningly beautiful sight, with its shimmering stars, constellations, and celestial events such as meteor showers and auroras. I enjoy stargazing and thinking all the various possible worlds that could be out...
Orion graces Cassiopeia stargazing
While I had long planned to go stargazing Oct. 24 - 26, 2022 to enjoy New Moon observing, the trip turned into a mourning period for my cat Cassiopeia. Cassiopeia came to me as a 6 week old foster kitten in May, 2003, along with two others, to keep another foster...
