Comet Neowise

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

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 Perseverance Rover Mars 2020

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

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

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…


Mars Hand Color Image

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 Neowise

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…



fall astronomical targets

Top 5 Most Reliable Fall Astronomical Targets

Fall can always be a tough time in the Pacific Northwest with varying temperatures, cloudy and wet weather, and the potential for a wide variety of weather in a short period of time to make…


Comet Neowise

Viewing Comet NEOWISE

C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), or Comet NEOWISE, is a retrograde comet with a near-parabolic orbit discovered on March 27, 2020 by the NEOWISE space telescope. It passed closest to the Sun on July 3, 2020 at…