State Park Bortle 3 Scale Information In The US
As discussed in a previous article, we looked at statistics of all state parks of all 50 US States, and classified each state park to the appropriate Bortle Scales 1, 2, and 3 to determine…
Olympus Mons
One of the most iconic and most well known features on the entire Martian landscape is Olympus Mons. There are many interesting features on Mars, but Olympus Mons definitely takes the cake as the biggest…
Messier 78
Messier 78 or M 78, also known as NGC 2068, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included by Charles Messier in his catalog of…
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Probably Jupiter’s most famous and recognizable feature is the Great Red Spot! So lets take some time today to talk about the history of this amazing feature! Located at 22 degrees south of Jupiter’s equator,…
Messier 77
Messier 77 (M77), also known as Cetus A, is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It is one of the largest Messier objects to be in the catalogue. DescriptionVisible From Pacific NorthwestSeptember…
Orion’s Belt Asterism
Orion’s Belt is one of the most familiar asterisms in the night sky, along with the Big Dipper and the Southern Cross. It is formed by three massive, bright stars located in our galaxy, in the direction of…
2022 Q4 Space Anniversaries
Talk about important space anniversaries for Q4 of 2022, these aren’t every anniversary, but a look at some major events and a quick look at why they are important. These events can be sorted into…
2022 Q3 Space Anniversaries
Talk about important space anniversaries for Q3 of 2022, these aren’t every anniversary, but a look at some major events and a quick look at why they are important. These events can be sorted into…
2022 Q2 Space Anniversaries
Talk about important space anniversaries for Q2 of 2022, these aren’t every anniversary, but a look at some major events and a quick look at why they are important. These events can be sorted into…
2022 Q1 Space Anniversaries
Talk about important space anniversaries for Q2 of 2022, these aren’t every anniversary, but a look at some major events and a quick look at why they are important. These events can be sorted into…