Category Archives: cosmology
Best Astrophotography in 2024
The following images were photographed and processed by myself in 2024 and the hardware I used to capture these images were: 85mm Refractor telescope (Orion EON Triplet Apo) with an Orion SkyView Pro equatorial mount iPhone 14 Pro Canon DSLR … Continue reading
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Best Astrophotography Pics From 2023
2023 was a challenging year for me professionally and personally so I didn’t get a lot of time to get the telescope out but below are some of the best astrophotography pics I took with my telescope in 2023. For … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, astrophotography, nasa, orion-nebula, stars
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Kids Ask The Best Questions
When I put my 9 year old son to bed tonight he asked me two very thought provoking questions. Here is the first one: “Are there people on other planets?” I was very happy with this question because that means … Continue reading
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Our Very Large Universe
Even when we read about our vast cosmos or peer into binoculars/telescopes to glimpse distant nebulae or galaxies, it is still hard to fathom the true size of the Universe. A wide field picture of a small part of our … Continue reading
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Looking Up – Winter 2012
A previous post of mine provided what I hope was a teaser for those contemplating entering the field of amateur astronomy. Starting in 2012, every few months I’ll provide some suggestions on objects that can be easily seen with either … Continue reading
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The Star of Bethlehem
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in … Continue reading
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A Planet Like Earth
There was an announcement today that the Kepler mission has confirmed the existence of a planet that is the most Earth-like that has ever been discovered. The planet was given the name Kepler-22b and was discovered using the transit method … Continue reading
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Imagine the Possibilities
Recently NASA launched a new Mars probe called Curiosity that will arrive on the Red Planet in a little over 8 months from now. Once there, it’ll be used to perform advanced experiments and measurements to determine if life could … Continue reading
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This Is How Science Works
A recent discovery by a group of astrophysicist in Denmark confirmed Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. This theory, which was presented by Einstein in 1916, basically states that Matter, Time and Space are independent but they also affect each other. … Continue reading
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