by Sandy Eulitt | Nov 3, 2022 | San Diego Astronomy, Stargazing
While I had long planned to go stargazing Oct. 24 – 26, 2022 to enjoy New Moon observing, the trip turned into a mourning period for my cat Cassiopeia. Cassiopeia came to me as a 6 week old foster kitten in May, 2003, along with two others, to keep another...
by Sandy Eulitt | Feb 14, 2020 | Commercial Space Program, Life in the Universe, Space History and People, Special Events, Stargazing, Telescopes and Missions
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 moves me to tears every time I see it. It is also why I...
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....
