My nighttime explorations of the sky are getting better each time I gaze. Now I can pick out constellations by the handful, even in the terrible Wilmore sky (the lights from Lexington and the Asbury baseball field ruin the Northern sky). Mars and Saturn are up every night this season, hanging out in Gemini and Leo respectively.
I encourage you all to look up some evening this week. There are a few links on the side bar that can help you orient yourself under the night sky.
Once Alan empties our camera of baby movies I will take and post some new pictures of Lucy. We've been plowing through the semester, learning to be parents, to be better people of faith, keeping our heads up as best we can.
More later. Too tired to write anymore!
Showing posts with label astronomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label astronomy. Show all posts
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Are the Stars Out Tonight?
I was feeling a bit down last night and needed something to cheer me up. So once I had a chance to hand Lucy off to Alan I ventured out under the night sky to see what I could see.
A few days ago my new binoculars arrived. Very Rear Window, but I bought them hoping I could catch a better look at the planets and stars. Always at odds with the weather here, the clouds kept me from seeing a thing the first few nights.
But last night was clear enough. Orion was about to set but not before I saw the traces of the nebulae in this favorite constellation. I saw Saturn, red stars, blue stars, a cluster of something (I still have a lot to learn about what's up there), and spotted asterisms I could never pick out before.
It is amazing what a pair of binoculars can show you! I'm glad plenty of amateur stargazers warned against telescopes for the beginner. My bino's require no setup, are portable, and offer a wide field of view to see all the marvelous stuff of the universe.
A few days ago my new binoculars arrived. Very Rear Window, but I bought them hoping I could catch a better look at the planets and stars. Always at odds with the weather here, the clouds kept me from seeing a thing the first few nights.
But last night was clear enough. Orion was about to set but not before I saw the traces of the nebulae in this favorite constellation. I saw Saturn, red stars, blue stars, a cluster of something (I still have a lot to learn about what's up there), and spotted asterisms I could never pick out before.
It is amazing what a pair of binoculars can show you! I'm glad plenty of amateur stargazers warned against telescopes for the beginner. My bino's require no setup, are portable, and offer a wide field of view to see all the marvelous stuff of the universe.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
