Thursday, November 28, 2013

Happy Chanukah


We lit candles while Comet Ison nears its closest approach to the Sun: 7:35am Friday 29th November (18:35 Thursday GMT)



Saturday, November 16, 2013

Friday, November 15, 2013

Process

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Rocket Show












Astrophotography in chronological order:

"Globular Cluster M107" http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Globular_Cluster_M_107.jpg
"Mountains of Creation: W5 Region of the Eagle Nebula" http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03096
"Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebular" http://www.xanaduobservatory.com/Eagle-for-blog.jpg
"The PacMan Nebula, NGC281" http://www.xanaduobservatory.com/NGC281Combined_HaLuminance.jpg


Title from James K. Baxter. Ever since Year 12 English...