Hart Mountain Astronomy Site
Overview Hart Mountain is a fault-block mountain, in Lake County, Oregon, U.S, which is named for the heart-shaped brand used by the pioneer ranchers Henry C. Wilson and his son-in-law C.G. Alexander. The top of…
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Messier 93
Messier 93 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Puppis. It lies at a distance of 3,600 light years from Earth. The cluster has a dimension that is roughly two thirds the size…
Mississippi State Park 2024 Eclipse Resources
For those looking for Mississippi 2024 Solar Eclipse Resources, here is a great start and guide. This article will provide state park information to provide assistance and a centralized place for this information to know…
Goose Lake Recreation Area Unique Astronomy Site
The Goose Lake Recreation Area is a Bortle 2 scale site with excellent dark skies due to its distance from cities and other light pollution. Goose Lake State Recreation Area is located on the Oregon-California…
Messier 92
Messier 92 is a globular cluster located in the northern constellation Hercules. Messier 92 is one of the brighter northern globulars – both visually and in terms of absolute magnitude – and can be seen…
Gardens In Space
It’s that time of year when everyone gets to planning and planting their gardens, and as part of the recent Crew-4 NASA Social; we had an amazing opportunity to learn more about plants and gardening…
NASA Missile Crawler Transporter Facilities
The NASA Missile Crawler Transporters, formally known as the Missile Crawler Transporter Facilities, are a pair of tracked vehicles used to transport spacecraft from NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) along the Crawlerway to Launch Complex 39. Originally used to transport the Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets during the Apollo, Skylab and Apollo–Soyuz programs, the crawler were then…
Sky Glow: What Is It? Why is its important?
Skyglow is a very important quality of the night sky quality that astronomers of all levels worry about. The technical definition of the term skyglow, or sky glow, is the diffuse luminance of the night sky,…
Kansas 2024 Solar Eclipse State Park Resources
For those looking for Kansas 2024 Solar Eclipse Resources, here is a great start and guide. We have information about state park information to provide assistance and a centralized place for this information. The majority…
Harriman State Park Unique Astronomy Site
Overview The Harriman State Park is a Bortle 2 scale site with excellent dark skies due to its distance from cities and other light pollution. Harriman State Park is located on the 11,000-acre Harriman Wildlife Refuge…