Summer evenings are special. I really enjoy the beautiful cool summer evenings here in San Diego with a sparkling summer sky. It is one of the most relaxing experiences for me. Of course my light polluted backyard makes visual observing a lot more challenging but EAA really helps. For this session I decided to use... Continue Reading →

Spring is definitely one of my favorite observing season as I love observing galaxies or the faint fuzzies as amateur astronomers affectionately refer to them. There is just something about capturing light from these distant island universes that has traveled incomprehensible distances measured in millions of light years. Since I was not able to make... Continue Reading →

The Universe is a violent place This article was inspired by the May 2017 Sky & Telescope column by Steve Gottlieb. The article was in that issue's "Observing section" and was classified as a big scope challenge. Steve includes his visual observing notes through a 48" F/4 scope (!) from the dark skies of West... Continue Reading →