Perseid Meteor Shower at New Moon The 2015 Perseid Meteor Shower is expected to be better than its been in years, due to the New Moon on Thursday, August 13, 2015. Perseid Meteor Shower 2015 from … [Read more...]
Mars and Saturn grace the New Moon Sunset
Looking West Southwest at sunset local time tonight, you should see Mars and Saturn right near each other and just above the horizon. A pair of binoculars might enable you to see some features, or one … [Read more...]
All set for tomorrow’s big event!!!
I spent the afternoon getting the Celestron 25x100 astronomical binoculars out for tomorrow's Transit of Venus event. I also got out my deep sky images book and some other astronomical items, so we … [Read more...]