by Sandy Eulitt | Aug 21, 2015 | Space Tourism, Telescopes and Missions, Telescopes and Observing Equipment, The Sky Tonight
It is too bad that the Large Magellanic Cloud is not visible from the Northern Hemisphere, as it would be fantastic to take SkyClops (TM) out to observe it. The LMC is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, and it is only observable from Southern hemisphere latitudes,...
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 12, 2014 | Telescopes and Missions
Congrats to the ESA team for their success. Seeing this kind of thing just makes my day.
by Sandy Eulitt | Jul 23, 2013 | Space News, Telescopes and Missions
Sagittarius points the way to Galaxy Center’s Supermassive Black Hole Many people don’t know it, but a supermassive black hole exists at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. If you’re in an area where you can see it, step outside tonight after dark,...
by Sandy Eulitt | Jul 12, 2013 | Space News, Telescopes and Missions
On June 8, the magazine SPACE (6/8, Howell) reported about a proposed 77-meter Colossus telescope. I think the very first thing to do here is to attempt to put this into perspective. Currently, the largest ground-based telescopes in operation are the joint 10 meter...
by Sandy Eulitt | Aug 5, 2012 | Archive, Space News, Telescopes and Missions
So unbelievably excited to be sitting here on this Sunday night, watching NASA web site and waiting for Curiosity to land. Watched an interview with Lori Garver a little while ago. Have you seen the, “Seven Minutes of Terror,” video? Really amazing...