Sky and Rockets

Well, Pluto may have been demoted, but look here - a possible new ninth planet! Full story at Caltech

What is 10 miles across, but powers an explosion brighter than the Milky Way? Astronomers studying what may be the most powerful supernov...

New Hubble Image of the Butterfly Nebula Incredible new image of PN M2-9 shows extraordinary color and detail. Known variously as the B...

New Horizons image shows where huge nitrogen ice blobs merged on Pluto's surface The newest image of Pluto's ice fields offers...

QHY10-OSC Received my QHY10 astronomy camera last week and gave it a test run this past weekend.  Took a few more days to iron out the ...

Occultation of the planet Venus With the weather cooperating with a nice clear blue sky I set up mytelescope equipment to capture the moon...

I've been waiting for a clear night with a full moon for the last three months.  Yesterday was payday ... Full Moon - Orion ST80 Sho...

Friday was a great day in Luray.  Clear blue skies, some wind but not too bad. And the temperatures were a bit chilly, but warmed up in the ...

Well the wife and I finally got to go on a well deserved vacation to kick back and relax.  We ended up at the Piney Hill B&B outside of ...

New Horizons Finds Blue Skies and Water Ice on Pluto The first color images of Pluto’s atmospheric hazes, returned by NASA’s New Horizon...