Chaotic Astronomy

The asteroid Ceres passes through Messier 8 the lagoon nebula on Monday and Tuesday evening — photo op!

Only 3 hours and 17 minutes of astronomical darkness on Saturday evening. Not many mosquitoes yet fortunately.

Comet C2008 R1 (McNaught) is now about magnitude 7.8 and expected to brighten as it nears the Sun, may get to magnitude 2 according to some predictions. Take a look around 4:15 am.

Duration : 0:4:32

Read more »

Just when you thought that amateur astronomy only came into existence when Copernicus discovered that the Earth was round or that Haley saw a unique comet, which he named after him, you’ll realize that it was practiced thousands of years ago. The first people on earth already had huge love in amateur Astronomy. They observe the stars and the moons to help them decide on the best times for harvest or hunt. Amateur astronomy formed the different superstitions and beliefs, which are popular until now. A common example is that during full moon, some humans will transform into werewolves. Read more »