3.8.9: Jupiter Occults a Bright Star.
Lots has been afoot in the Jovian system as of late. As you train that 10 Dobsonian on the ever evolving black spot gracing Jupiter’s cloud tops, I turn your attention to another unique event about to...
View ArticleAstro-Challenge: See the Galilean Moons in 1,2,3,4 Order.
Astronomy is chock full of alignments, synchronizations, and oddities that happen on variable cycles. This week, Id like to point you towards one of those gee-whiz occurrences that happens early...
View ArticleAstroEvent: A 2xJovian Moon Transit.
The view from the US East Coast around 8:30PM EST 24 Jan. (Created by Author in Starry Night). One of the first things that Galileo noticed with his primitive telescope was the moons of Jupiter. This...
View ArticleAstroEvent: Catch Jupiters Moons in 1-2-3-4 order.
Jupiter+moons at 2200 UT February 1st. (Created by Author in Starry Night). Recently Id caught something at a star party thats worth looking out for; Jupiters moons in 1-2-3-4 order. This event...
View Article12.03.11: Attack (on the) Cyanobacteria?
Our x1023 Grandparents? (Credit: Richard B. Hoover, MSFC, Journal of Cosmology). This sunny weekend, wed like to give some thought to the news story that erupted last weekend. Unless youve been off...
View ArticleReview: Unmasking Europa by Richard Greenberg
Out from Springer Books! Something interesting is going on underneath the icy surface of Jupiters Moon, Europa. This week, Astroguyz takes a look at Unmasking Europa by Richard Greenberg out from...
View Article25.05.11: Catching Moon Shadows.
Two each shadows on the Jovian cloud tops. (Photo by Author). This morning, the astro-news turns towards our very own personal exploits at the eyepiece. Thats why we all blog in the end, right? To...
View ArticleApril 2013: Life in the Astro-Blogosphere: Astronaut or Rockstar?
1st band in space? (Credit: NASA/STS-110). What did you want to be when you grew up? Of course, this tired old saw of a question assumes that youre already a mortgage-paying, car-pooling adult who has...
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