The Garden Astronomer

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The Garden Astronomer

Observations under suburban skies

400+

Personal
Observations

100%

From
Suburban Skies

4-8″

Modest-sized
Telescopes Used

Photo of circular star trails at night

Top Objects In Autumn

NGC 1360: Robin’s Egg Nebula in Fornax

NGC 1360: Robin’s Egg Nebula in Fornax

2025 Geminid Meteor Shower: Tracing the Origins of the ‘Rock Comet’

2025 Geminid Meteor Shower: Tracing the Origins of the ‘Rock Comet’

HD 214599: Triple Star in Piscis Austrinus

HD 214599: Triple Star in Piscis Austrinus

Navi: The Star Behind the Ghost of Cassiopeia

Navi: The Star Behind the Ghost of Cassiopeia

Stars Fell Like Snow: Witnesses to the 1833 Leonid Meteor Storm

Stars Fell Like Snow: Witnesses to the 1833 Leonid Meteor Storm

VV Cephei: The Colossal Supergiant of Cepheus

VV Cephei: The Colossal Supergiant of Cepheus

Struve 331: A Binary of White and Blue-Green in Perseus

Struve 331: A Binary of White and Blue-Green in Perseus

NGC 457: The Owl Cluster in Cassiopeia

NGC 457: The Owl Cluster in Cassiopeia

NGC 7006: The Ancient Lantern at the Rim of the Galaxy

NGC 7006: The Ancient Lantern at the Rim of the Galaxy

NGC 6819: The Foxhead Cluster

NGC 6819: The Foxhead Cluster

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