Amateur Astronomy Blog | Jeremy Perez
Three things are happening before sunrise January 31 in the western US: A Blue Moon—Super Moon—Lunar Eclipse. So how zesty is that lineup really? The Blue Moon part: Yeah whatever. But for anyone coordinating with mass media, it’s probably a decent hype…
Perched on a grassy ridge in the sand hills of the Nebraska Panhandle, I experienced two and a half minutes of pure wonder with the three people on earth I love most. I hope they all remember it as vividly as I…
It was just a month ago that I had the pleasure of meeting Neil Armstrong in person and listening to him speak–he was vibrant, focused, and inspiring. Sadly, it turned out to be his last public appearance. He passed away this weekend…
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…
Ptolemaeus and Surroundings
For every few successful observations, there have to be some failures right? I got up at 3:30 AM to set things up and then watch for any evidence of the LCROSS impact in Cabeus Crater at the lunar south pole (scheduled for…
Bullialdus and Surroundings
Conjunction: Moon, Venus and Jupiter
Click image for larger version of the photo. Setting my alarm for 2:30 in the morning offers a slim chance that I will actually wake up for it. This morning, I’m glad I did. In Arizona, today’s Lunar Eclipse totality ran from…