By: Loki Ingalls My favorite astronomer is Charles Messier. I love the story of the Messier objects; it’s really funny to me how seemingly random objects that he numbered are now incredibly popular objects for many astronomers to view and astrophotographers to capture. It’s really crazy how one person can make such a big impact! […]
By: Peter Adams, Sequoia Gem and Mineral Society We’ve all heard about rocks in space. Maybe you’ve even got a piece of a meteorite — cool stuff, especially if you found it yourself. Even if you bought one? Still cool. But as it turns out, even NASA has trouble finding asteroids and figuring out exactly […]
Object: Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas Photographer: Kevin Simpson Camera: iPhone 16 Location: San Mateo, CA
Object: Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas (aka C/2023 A3) Photographer: Marion Weiler Camera: iPhone 15 Pro, 0.5 seconds Location: College of San Mateo, San Mateo, 10/14/2024, 7:53pm PST
Object: Aurora Borealis Photographer: Marion Weiler Camera: iPhone 15 Pro, 28 mm main lens, 0.5 seconds Location: Svelvik, Norway
Object: Lunar Terminator Photographer: Chanan Greenberg, GreenhawkObservatory.com Scope: 12” Orion Dobsonian Location: Backyard San Jose
Object: The Elephant Trunk Nebula (M27) Photographer: Chanan Greenberg, GreenhawkObservatory.com Scope: 5” Astro-Physics Refractor Exposure: 160 minutes Location: Backyard San Jose
Object: The Dumbbell Nebula (M27) Photographer: Chanan Greenberg, GreenhawkObservatory.com Scope: 5” Astro-Physics Refractor Exposure: 4 Hours and 19 minutes Location: Backyard San Jose
Object: The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) Photographer: Chanan Greenberg, GreenhawkObservatory.com Scope: 5” Astro-Physics Refractor Exposure: 190 minutes Location: Backyard San Jose
Object: The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Photographer: Chanan Greenberg, GreenhawkObservatory.com Scope: 5” Astro-Physics Refractor Exposure: 21 Hours Location: Backyard San Jose
