The weather finally cooperated to allow for another star party and despite a computer crash for me right at the end it was a successful event! We were able to […]
This was my first virtual star party after the move to the Shenandoah Valley and amazingly all the tech cooperated as did the weather. We had four astronomers showing views […]
During this week’s virtual star party Molly showed off Mars and Messier 33. I was able to show views of the Pelican Nebula, Pacman Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31) and […]
The weather cooperated two weeks in a row and we were able to have another virtual star party! I was able to show views of the Crescent Nebula, Elephant Trunk […]
It was a pleasure to be a part of the virtual star party this week. Between the fires out west and bad weather everywhere it had been a while since […]
After a couple of false starts thanks to the fires out west, the fall season of Virtual Star Parties is finally here! I was happy to be asked back and […]
This was my third appearance on the VSP and amazingly I had clear skies for the third time! It was great fun participating with others to show the wonders of […]
NOVAC and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum teamed up to present a star party to the public at the Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport. I tried a […]
This is a peek at NOVAC’s Star Gaze event, held every year in October. I speak with several NOVAC members and some guests. My apologies for the audio quality. The […]
Here are some photos from NOVAC’s Astronomy Day event. The weather left no doubt that we would not be able to bring any telescopes out onto the field but the […]
I didn’t take many photos at the North East Astronomy Forum, but here are a few, mostly taken near the opening on the first day before it got too crowded.