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Pale Blue Dot Photo turns 30

February 14, 2020 By Sandy Eulitt

There isn't much about this iconic photo that hasn't already been said. It, more than anything other than the Earthrise photo, defines our place in the Universe. It is for this reason that the photo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commercial Space Program, Life in the Universe, Space History and People, Special Events, Stargazing, Telescopes and Missions Tagged With: 2020, Carl Sagan, Cosmos, Earthrise, galaxy clusters, Leo, night sky tour, Pale Blue Dot, SkyClops, spring constellations, star party, Valentine's Day, Virgo, Voyager 1

Celestron telescope takes Tumble

May 13, 2013 By Sandy Eulitt 1 Comment

Celestron 8SE OTA takes a tumble

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Involvement, Telescopes and Astronomy Gear Tagged With: Beehive Cluster, Celestron, Leo, M102, M104, Mt. Laguna, Oceanside Photo and Telescope, OPT, San Diego, Sombrero Galaxy, telescope, Virgo, Virgo Cluster

Mt. Laguna Observing Run

April 23, 2013 By Sandy Eulitt Leave a Comment

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Involvement, The Sky Tonight Tagged With: Arcturus, astronomical binoculars, Beehive Cluster, Cancer, Celestron, Corvus, deep sky objects, first light, galaxies in Leo, Jupiter, Leo, Moon, New Moon, parallelogram mount, Saturn, spring constellations, star party, telescope, Ursa Major, Virgo, Virgo Cluster

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