Amateur Astronomy Blog | Jeremy Perez
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Epsilon Lyrae
Epsilon Bootis
Beta Cygni
H-Alpha view of the Venus Transit – June 5, 2012 – 22:51 UT Wow! Two amazing solar events within a couple weeks of each other–Annular Eclipse and Venus Transit! The first bookend Venus transit occurred during the summer of 2004, a couple…
The annular eclipse that skidded out of Asia, across the Pacific and into the Western US put on a great show Sunday afternoon. We drove up to Monument Valley and set up on the side of the dirt road that runs through…
Our daughter set her alarm for 5:30 am to catch the eclipse this morning, and we awoke to the sounds of her crashing into things in the dark house. So, we all got up, threw on our heavy jackets, and drove away…
Positive sketch of Messier 31 and Companions Click image to view larger version. Original negative sketch of Messier 31 and Companions Click image to view larger version. Subject: Messier 31 and Companions Issue: November 2011 Astronomy Now Basic Media: Graphite on white…
If you’ve been keeping up with Astronomy Now over the last few months, you’ve probably noticed that Peter Grego contributed two articles on sketching techniques for Jupiter and its moons. And now in the new December issue you will find an article…
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