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I think I'm going to set up another comet watch at the Deep Creek Park for this one.

Fortunately, it's going to be higher in the western sky each night. By May 3 it'll be near the Pleaides. How bright will it be? Also, it'll still be dusk sky brightness.

I think they're calling for rain here about that time.

Comet SWAN has officially moved into the low western sky at sunset. Tonight it’ll be 3.5° up at 8:30 pm, with an estimated magnitude of 7.5. It won’t’ be easy at dusk, but worth a try if you

Thank you Jeremy.

I think that this article, while plainly intended with an agenda by the author, points out that modeling complex systems is hard. We aren't an environmental action club, but preserving the night skies

Today is the 55th Earth Day, (1970-2025), and here is a link to some of the predictions that were made in earlier Earth Days in the 1970s or so:

If your TV has been messing up or your Roku has been pixillating, it may be due to a current solar storm.? Here is the news from spaceweather.com? GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH (G2):?Moderate (G2)

lets see........................not a single set of stars..............no...............not a single gaggle of stars...............no too broad.........Pair?.......................not defined

Not a single double. Single double, did I really phase it like that?

What? No doubles?? :)

glad you had a good night.

Despite a rather gloomy outlook the sky cleared for the BBAA Skywatch at Northwest River Park Saturday, April 19. It was good to see so many friends and be able to observe at least a few deep sky

Upper-level particulates are increasing, we have some smoke moving in and a frontal boundary nearby. Clear [enough] skies are slim and I don't think anyone was coming anyway so I'm pulling the plug.

George, I replied off-group ... hopefully I'll have an answer on Monday. Happy Easter, Troy

I recently purchased a Sky Watcher Star Adventure Latitude Eq base for my S50.? Found that during mounting the knob that secures the dovetail is too big.? After some trial and error, I found that an

Comet Swan is in trouble it seems – lost its tail! May not make it through perihelion. And it seems my area is in trouble too – recent extreme solar storms have caused geomagnetic ground currents

Troy, There is a "York County Parks & Rec Movie" on the BBAA calendar.? Is this something you guys on the peninsula will handle?? I don't know who put it on our calendar.? It is the same night as

How deep a hole do you have to dig?

On Friday evening May 2, comet Swan should be flying past the Pleiades less than 2° away. At 9PM it will be about 8° altitude in the NW. Predicted magnitude, FWIW, is 6.4.