Friday, June 30, 2017

Hat Trick



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows NGC 7814, the "Little Sombrero" worn by the horse, Pegasus.

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Collusion



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day brings us a composite image of Messiers 20 and 21, the Trifid.

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Enhanced Flux



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day brings us Messiers 81 and 82 through the "lens" of the Flux Nebula.

Monday, June 26, 2017

Artist Conception



What might the surface of TRAPPIST-1f look like? Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day brings us one possibility.

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Cosmic Rose



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows cosmic superbubble N44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Saturday, June 24, 2017

Rich Dense Field



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day takes us along Markarian's Chain to Messier Object 64. There are wonders in the sky, even for the naked eye or the low powered/wide field of view binocular. "Mouseover" the image in the link for a guide.

The Foss



A look at the work of Chris Foss, iconic cover artist. (There's even a race called The Foss in a SF webcomic!)

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Stellar Wonderland



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows star cluster Westerland 1. Will it become a globular cluster?

Monday, June 19, 2017

Pathways

Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a short video showing the path of this summer's solar eclipse. I remember the last total eclipse in the United States and thinking how far off the 2017 eclipse was.

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Cassini at Saturn

Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a short video featuring some of the amazing things seen by the Cassini orbiter at Saturn.

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Friday, June 16, 2017

Rise



In today's Astronomy Picture of the Day, a dramatic moonrise over the island of Manhattan.

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Dense Rich Field



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day brings us the dense population of NGC 3372, the Great Nebula in Carina.

Monday, June 12, 2017

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Spirograph



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a Hubble Space Telescope image of IC 418, the Spirograph Nebula.

Friday, June 9, 2017

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

King of the System



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a short video showing what it is like for Juno on its orbital mission.

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

RuneBoot

I am very excited to see the RuneQuest revival underway. One of the people responsible for my recent (re)interest is Dirk the Dice, who brings old classics out of the closet for his Grognard Podcast.

Dirk recently participated in a session using the new rules. Read all about it! Ducks rule!

WOW


Have we finally solved the mystery behind the so-called "Wow" signal? The answer given here is certainly unique.


Monday, June 5, 2017

Observing Plan



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day helps you plan your observing plans for the next few months. Or, in my case, what I'll be missing under the semi-permanent all-sky cloud filter.

Sunday, June 4, 2017

Around the Horse



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows one of my favorite regions of the sky: the rich nebula of the Orion Constellation.

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Perijove



Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows the heck of a ride the Juno orbiter is undertaking around Jupiter.

Friday, June 2, 2017

Thursday, June 1, 2017