As summer arrives, amusement parks open their gates. The smell of hamburgers and waffle cones fill the air along with the faint waft of grease and wood from an old roller coaster. Glowing neon. Pulsing bulbs on a Ferris wheel. The clicks and clacks of a coaster coursing on invisible rails pierce the darkening nightContinue reading "Waiting for the Night"
HD 222872: An Uneven Double in Sculptor
HD 222872 is an uneven double star in Sculptor. Learn its magnitudes, separation, distance, and visual observing notes.
NGC 1360: Robin’s Egg Nebula in Fornax
Explore NGC 1360, the Robin’s Egg Nebula in Fornax, imaged with Seestar S50, revealing its faint oval shape and binary star heart in the night sky.
2025 Geminid Meteor Shower: Tracing the Origins of the ‘Rock Comet’
The Geminids peak Dec 13–14, 2025! Learn the history behind the shower, viewing tips, and it unique colors.
HD 214599: Triple Star in Piscis Austrinus
Explore HD 214599 in Piscis Austrinus, a triple star Herschel studied, with tips for spotting its subtle companions through a telescope. Also known as HR 8619.
Between Stars and Jingle Bells: Savannah’s Troup Square
Explore Savannah’s Troup Square, where a bronze armillary sphere meets history, James Lord Pierpont, and the story behind “Jingle Bells.”
HD 3074: A Buttery-Yellow Binary Star in Sculptor
Explore binary star HD 3074 in Sculptor: a butter-yellow G3IV subgiant with a white companion, 108 light-years away, observed through a telescope.
Navi: The Star Behind the Ghost of Cassiopeia
Explore Gamma Cassiopeiae (Navi) and the Ghost Nebula IC 63, its history, stellar energy, and connection to astronaut Gus Grissom.
HD 3605: An Orange Binary in Sculptor
HD 3605 is an orange K-type giant binary in Sculptor with a faint companion 47 arcseconds away, visible to amateur astronomers.
The Garden Astronomer 