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A Blood Moon In the Southwest
A blood moon refers to the phases of totality during a total lunar eclipse, when the full moon passes through the umbra of the Earth's...

A Sirius Challenge
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky (Alpha Canis Majoris). Lore calls it the Dog Star, as it is the brightest star in Canis...


Mars Attacks! Xal Vektra Lunari
Nothing like a catchy headline. Mars didn't attack, at least not physically. It just experienced an occultation by the Moon. Occults must...


The Eyes to the Universe - Palomar Observatory
## A Sunny Monday at Palomar Observatory: A Journey of Discovery Image: Walk up to the Dome of the Hale Telescope On a sunny Monday in...


What is it?
I was taking SQM (Sky Quality Meter) measurements in Joshua Tree National Park in the Cholla Gardens on Thursday evening together with...


Eclipse Down Under Photo Album
Here is a link to more Australia pictures from my eclipse adventure: link.

An Eclipse Down Under
The total solar eclipse of April 20th, 2023 (Saros 129) displayed the characteristic of a hybrid eclipse, which begins as an annular,...

The Great Conjunction of 2020
On December 21st, coincidentally the Solstice (Winter in the Northern and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere), the two giants of our solar...


Oh Man, Oman!
As you start to walk out on the way, the way appears. As you cease to be, true life begins. As you grow smaller, this world cannot...


A Ring of Fire Over Oman
Don't listen to anything I say. I must enter the center of fire. Fire is my child, but I must be consumed and become fire. ⏤ Rumi The...
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