by Sandy Eulitt | Aug 24, 2015 | Telescopes and Astronomy Gear, Telescopes and Missions, The Sky Tonight
Courtesy of the American Astronomical Society, this picture shows NGC 1140 in Eridanus undergoing a starbust. It is 60 million light years away, making it pretty close in astronomical terms. This image is from the Hubble Space Telescope and was released in July, 2015....
by Sandy Eulitt | Aug 24, 2015 | Space History and People, Telescopes and Missions
Tania Scott eulogizes Galileo and Rosetta Mission luminary Dr. Claudia J. Alexander JPL Planetary Scientist was instrumental to mission success The death of Claudia J. Alexander, a phenomenal woman of science, was totally overlooked by the social media world. WHY IS...
by Sandy Eulitt | Aug 23, 2015 | San Diego Astronomy, Telescopes and Missions, The Sky Tonight
Hubble Space Telescope Pillars of Creation new image Stellar Nursery delights once again In 1997, the world sat breathless as the Hubble Space Telescope released the very famous image entitled the Pillars of Creation. A stellar nursery, the Pillars of Creation is a...
by Sandy Eulitt | Aug 21, 2015 | San Diego Astronomy, Stargazing, Telescopes and Astronomy Gear, Telescopes and Missions, Telescopes and Observing Equipment, The Sky Tonight
With so many telescopes here in America and the Northern Hemisphere, it is easy to forget that there is a whole other world out there in the Southern latitudes which we cannot view. My youngest sister lived in Australia for a few years and I, unfortunately, was unable...
by Sandy Eulitt | Aug 21, 2015 | San Diego Astronomy, Telescopes and Missions, Telescopes and Observing Equipment, The Sky Tonight
The European Southern Observatory just released a photo and story about the President of the Czech Republic visiting there several years ago. He got to view NGC 3244, in Antlia, far into the Southern Hemisphere. It is truly unfortunate that this galaxy is not visible...
by Sandy Eulitt | Aug 21, 2015 | Extrasolar Planets, Life in the Universe, San Diego Astronomy, Telescopes and Missions, The Sky Tonight
Search for ET enabled by Dr. Seth Shostak I have long admired Dr. Shostak. To get to do the kind of work he does would be, I think, just about the most fun you could ever have. I had the pleasure of meeting Seth in July, 2009 as part of the Southern California...
