Astronomers and Star Gazers need a challenge when observing. Novices can be easily overwhelmed by long lists of challenging objects. Expert observers can be so focused on their projects, they easily can ignore the challenge provided by observing with different instruments. By presenting three objects in each of several different [...]

Astronomers and Star Gazers need a challenge when observing. Novices can be easily overwhelmed by long lists of challenging objects. Expert observers can be so focused on their projects, they easily can ignore the challenge provided by observing with different instruments. By presenting three objects in each of several different [...]

Dihydrogen Monoxide: A Global Threat Sat Mar 31, 8:35 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of dihydrogen monoxide, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. [...]

As the brightest object in the sky during the few hours after sunset, it outshines everything else, but did you know that it is possible to see it during the day?  Today, March 26th, Venus can be seen during the afternoon, if you know where an when to look. How [...]

We really didn’t expect to see the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter last week as we are experiencing one of the cloudiest and wettest winters in recent memory, but much to our surprise the clouds broke last Wednesday night to glimpse the conjunction. [Click on the image to enlarge] [Translate]

Astronomers and Star Gazers need a challenge when observing. Novices can be easily overwhelmed by long lists of challenging objects. Expert observers can be so focused on their projects, they easily can ignore the challenge provided by observing with different instruments. By presenting three objects in each of several different [...]

On March 3rd several members of the San Antonio Astronomical Association and the Austin Astronomical Society gathered together at the Lozano Observatory near Blanco, Texas to attempt to “Flash” the International Space Station with man-made light. This had been attempted before, but had never been successful.  That did not stop [...]

  Mercury (☿) is the closest planet to the Sun but not the hottest. That distinction goes to Venus. The planet was named after the Roman messenger of the gods because it moves quickly through the sky. Mercury is a small, grayish planet that is often said to resemble the [...]

The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, are not a common sight in South Central Texas.  An aurora is caused by the collision of charged particles from a coronal mass ejection (CME) with the Earth’s magnetic field. As a result of natural mechanism, energy releases in the atmosphere are made visible [...]

Astronomers and Star Gazers need a challenge when observing. Novices can be easily overwhelmed by long lists of challenging objects. Expert observers can be so focused on their projects, they easily can ignore the challenge provided by observing with different instruments. By presenting three objects in each of several different [...]

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Thank you! What an awesome description of methods to see Sirius A and B.

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