Saturn and Jupiter Conjunction 2020   I think everybody agrees that 2020 has not been a good year.   For us, there has been challenges and m...

Visual comparison in M97, Owl Nebula There had not been much activity under the stars, in part because of  other stuff that keep me...

Transit of Mercury  2019 Digital Sketch. Click for extra size This was the last one of these rare events for more than a dozen year...

Comet 46P/Wirtanen Christmas time is a synonym of  family, happiness and gifts.  And this year the gift was especially good for us sta...

Bode’s Nebulae, Cigar Galaxy and NGC3077 There was a long, long period since my last observation and evenmore since my last entry.  I...