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18 inch Obsession Telescope and other astronomy tid-bits
And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying "The heavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man, but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine." - Moses 1:37
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My 18" Obsession Telescope that I've had since 2001. It's a Newtonian reflector on a Dobsonian mount ... Read more
When I was 10 years old, Apollo 11 landed on the moon. This is what started my life-long interest ... Read more
The total solar eclipse of 2017. We traveled to Arco, ID to see the full eclipse. It was amazing ... Read more
During the next eclipse, notice that the shadows cast by trees are suddenly different. The tiny gaps ... Read more
On April 8th, 2024, I was fortunate enough to be in the path of another solar eclipse ... Read more
My favorite planet to view with a telescope is Saturn. Here is a picture of the Earth taken from ... Read more
So you probably thought you would never see a photo of a black hole since, well, no light can escape ... Read more
The farthest object that you can see with the naked eye is the the galaxy M31. It is ~2.5 million ... Read more
Another 'favorite' thing to look at with a telescope is M13 - the great golobular cluster in Hercules ... Read more
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day. Every day, NASA uploads an amazing photo of someting in our universe ... Read more
Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of space and time that are created by massive objects that move or change ... Read more
