Sky and Rockets

  Soldiers Delight Star Party - August 15, 2026 Don't miss the next SD Star Party - this Saturday evening! "The Role of Telescopes ...

The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most popular annual skywatching events, is set to reach its peak on the night of August 12 into the ea...

August is the month of eclipses, with both a partial solar eclipse and a partial, but near total, lunar eclipse. Partial Solar Eclipse On Au...

The heat wave broke, rain stopped, and a pleasant Saturday enabled me and my friend Tina to put up the six wall sections.  I spent a little ...

Final adjustments to the pier and mount have been completed and while I'm waiting for some cooler temperatures and lower humidity before...

Last evening it was time to do a complete polar alignment (PA) of the mount. With the sky clear (hazy but very few clouds) I set out around ...

Strawberry Moon This month’s Full Moon, known as the Strawberry Moon, was at its most illuminated on June 29 at 23:56 UTC (7:56 pm EDT). The...

One of the benefits of having an observatory to house your equipment is the added convenience and protection it offers. With the right senso...

A daytime occultation of the planet Venus occurred at approximately 3:47 PM, when the bright planet was gradually covered by the dark edge o...

A beautiful, sunny but cool, day greeted us on Tuesday. Mike T. arrived early with the additional decking boards. I removed the j-bolt templ...

Today Mike T. and I got a fairly early start, and everything was going to plan. We added the joist hangers around the perimeter and in the c...