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Laying Out
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Skull and Crossbones Nebula (NGC 2467) was captured on January 12, 2021 by Slooh Chile Two telescope. It is a star-forming region where large clouds of hydrogen gas incubate new stars.
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eta Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) was captured on January 12, 2021 at 5:08 UTC by Slooh Chile One telescope. Located in the constellation Carina, it is approximately 8500 light-years from Earth. Although it is four times larger and brighter than the Orion Nebu
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Latest Experiment with Inlays
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Waiting Sunday Morning Doughnuts
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It has been a long time. Gabriela Mistral Nebula (NGC 3324 and IC 2599) was captured on January 8, 2021 at 5:40 UTC by Slooh Chile One telescope.
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I am going to hold my first online class on Saturday, how to use a QRcode to easily share your WiFi network information. It will be held on Facebook, https://ift.tt/3pUxnoj
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The night sky started out clear as I was able to capture the open star cluster Khoi Perseu (or Caldwell 14) in the constellation Perseus.
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A Christmas Morning Ride
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My mother commissioned me to make her a sign to commemorate the loss of my brother, my aunt and my wife. I can up with this design for her.
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A blessed clear night tonight as I set up the eVScope. This is a photo of the Orion Nebula, not the Flame Nebula as noted on the photo (bug in the software).
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The 2020 Christmas Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
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I miss not being able to set up the eVScope and gaze upon the heavens. I captured this photo of the Great Orion Nebula the morning we left Maui from the lanai of the condo. The viewing was spoiled with intermittent passing cloud cover, but experience has
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Honu at Ho’okipa Beach
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Departing Rainbow
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Dorian (Theta Capricorni) is a white A-type main sequence dwarf, about 158 light-years away. It has an apparent magnitude of 4.08. The star’s traditional name comes from the Latin word for “the back (of the goat).”
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When I was in first or second grade, this book was in my elementary school library, and I repeatedly checked this book out, reading it from cover to cover and memorizing the detail of the illustrations. It fostered in me a love for whales and dolphins. I
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While I was purchasing coffee here last year, this became the inspiration for the Hawaiian Island map I made.
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Shave Ice after Whale Watching
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Searching for Humpback Whales Under Haleakala
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Under the Protection of the Banyan Tree #AprilAngelProject
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Sculptor Filament captured last night off the lanai on my eVscope.
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Without prompting, McKenzie woke up at five this morning to get ready for school this morning. Without much ado, she set herself up on the lanai and eagerly began her day.
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The Dumbbell Nebula (M27) was captured on my eVscope tonight off the lanai of the condo. It was the first planetary nebula to be discovered.
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Through security…Maui-bound
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COVID-19 test came back negative. Hawaii Monday.
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As the nights grow colder, it is nice to sit in the warmth at the kitchen table, exploring the night skies.
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As I capture the Triangulum Galaxy in the backyard with my EVScope (taking advantage of another rare clear night), I ran a preliminary image through the website https://ift.tt/1nvBZJO, which analyzes night sky images and identifies the objects captured. I
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Mind the Gap Sign Finished
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The Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) was captured on November 29, 2020 at 3:20 UTC by Slooh Chile Two telescope. It is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion. The bright star Alnitak, the easternmost star in the Belt of Orion, shines energetic ultraviolet l
