by Sandy Eulitt | Apr 29, 2015 | Telescopes and Astronomy Gear, The Sky Tonight
Most who know me know that I joke around about being a late night streetwalker. I love my nighttime walks, particularly when the skies are clear, and the temps are cool. Tonight was one of those truly perfect evenings here in San Diego. Amazingly clear, with the Moon...
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...
by Sandy Eulitt | Apr 23, 2013 | Involvement, The Sky Tonight
The spring constellations of Virgo, Leo, Corvus, Beehive Cluster, Cancer, and Arcturus revealed themselves to me the night of April 13 on Mt. Laguna. It was a truly amazing experience, as I had not had the chance to view the wonders of the universe in quite some time....
by Sandy Eulitt | Jun 4, 2012 | Archive
I spent the afternoon getting the Celestron 25×100 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 can do a bit of viewing of the night sky if weather and...
by Sandy Eulitt | Jun 1, 2012 | Archive
Please be sure to arrive before 2:30 pm–and please READ THE INSTRUCTIONS below for important warnings. After hours and hours of scouting locations from the beach to the mountains yesterday, it is clear, and I use that word for a reason, that the viewing location...
