Messier 2
This review of Messier 2 is to provide details about the observational history, details about how to find it in the sky, what the object could look like in your scope, and potential astrophotography options…
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Asteroid Mining
What is Asteroid Mining? It’s a very novel concept and could have some positive upsides in the future. But there are currently a few hurdles that have to be crossed before asteroids and other space…
NEOWISE Viewing Trends And Thoughts
When shooting Comet NEOWISE and viewing it, we can see the progression in the viewing from the earliest days that it was viewable to the photo taken yesterday. Other than the image quality getting better…
Life On Mars: Already Found?
With 2 of the 3 Mars missions in 2020 being related to finding life on Mars, we are going to take a look at a lesser known story about an earlier Mars mission that had…
Mars 2020 Resources
Just like with the SpaceX Demo 2 Dragon Crewed Mission that sent 2 men from Florida, US soil to the ISS for the first time in nearly a decade, the Mars 2020 launch of Perseverance…
Messier 1: Crab Nebula
This review of Messier 1 is to provide details about the observational history of the Crab Nebula, details about how to find it in the sky, what the object could look like in your scope,…
Mars: Mission Statistics
Today we are going to discuss the different mission statistics of launching a mission to Mars. With several upcoming Mars missions set to launch in the near term future, lets take a look at the…
First TV Image of Mars
2020 is a big year for space travel to Mars. There are several different countries attempting to send spacecraft to the planet with a variety of different setups and goals. Some of these spacecraft will…
Neowise: Tips And Tricks For Imaging And Viewing
With much excitement for comet Neowise, we figured we would provide a bit of information regarding our experience imaging and viewing the object. Everyone has their own favorite spots to view the comet, but there…
Top 5 Most Beautiful Meteor Showers
For more information about viewing Meteor Showers and the different meteor showers that can be viewed over the course of a year, check out our article on the topic. This article is going to focus…