by Sandy Eulitt | Nov 23, 2014 | Telescopes and Astronomy Gear, Telescopes and Missions, The Sky Tonight
A Markarian galaxy is one which emits greater amounts of ultraviolet radiation than other galaxies. This one is a dwarf galaxy a mere 2600 light years away, practically down the street in astronomical terms. Despite its proximity and location in Ursa Major, it is...
by Sandy Eulitt | Nov 18, 2014 | Manned Spaceflight, Space Societies
I have had the great pleasure of counting Mars Society members amongst my friends. The organization’s ongoing research into the logistics of a human Mars mission is unsurpassed, and has received countless professional citations. I am, therefore, very happy to...
by Sandy Eulitt | Jul 29, 2013 | Archive, Involvement, The Sky Tonight
I had the pleasure of visiting the Black Mountain park region east of San Diego proper on Saturday night. I didn’t realize what a great resource this was. Perched atop a hill and inland from most of the marine layer that plagues Coastal San Diego, the skies...
by Sandy Eulitt | Jul 23, 2013 | Involvement, The Sky Tonight
Astronomer uses Home Planetarium to fight Marine Layer Let’s face it. I’m an astronomer. I am madly, passionately, and insanely in love with the sky tonight. And, bonus round, I live in Coastal San Diego, where, in many months, we have the marine layer....
by Sandy Eulitt | Jul 19, 2013 | Archive, Involvement, San Diego Astronomy
Join the rest of the world between 2:27 and 2:42 pm Pacific Time today and step outside to Wave at Saturn. The Cassini spacecraft will be photographing Saturn, and Earth will be in the background. Everyone is encouraged to step outside at this time and wave, so...
by Sandy Eulitt | May 13, 2013 | Involvement, Telescopes and Astronomy Gear
For weeks, I’d been anticipating the next New Moon weekend. I’d finally learned how to set up and align my Celestron NexStar 8SE that I got at Christmastime. I’d invited the neighbors over for several “star parties” in the street outside...