I took the scope out for the night at my new favorite place at the state park and spent until about 2:30 a.m. observing. It was a nice night to view the Moon and some of its craters and other features on the terminator. I also took a look at the following objects:
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy
The Double Cluster
M13 - The Great globular cluster in Hercules.
M92 - Another Globular Cluster in Hercules.
M11 - The Wild Duck Cluster
M57 - The Ring Nebula
M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula (very faint in the bright moonlight but I could still see it)
M15 - A Globular Cluster in pegasus.
M2 - A very dim-looking Globular Cluster in Aquarius.
M52 - An Open Cluster in Cassiopeia.
Audio Clips
- Einstein discusses his special theory of relativity. text
- Apollo 13 reports "Houston, we have a problem
- Apollo 11 astronauts describe the Earth from 130,000 miles in space.
Other stuff
Reference
GskySatellites
Recent Posts
Planetary Society Weblog
New Scientist Space - Astronomy
New Scientist Space - Astrobiology
Are We Alone? - SETI Science and Skepticism podcast
- CURRENT MOON
Moon Phase Calendar
Satellite passover information
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