Moon-Mars Conjunction Through Cloudy Seattle Skies Jan. 13, 2025 It was touch-and-go for a bit as I wasn’t sure the event would be visible for us tonight. Yesterday, at the last minute, I restored a used Meade ETX...
Super Moon Lunar Eclipse Sep. 27, 2015 A golden evening in Seattle made for a perfect night for friends and neighbors to gather for an event in the sky. As everyone arrived we offered up warm...
Jupiter-Venus Conjunction Jun. 30, 2015 Thankfully, social media is aware enough of celestial events to have pointed out tonight's conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Venus. Armed with that info, and some binoculars, a...
Back to the Telescope with Jupiter and the Moon Feb. 28, 2015 It's been far too long but I setup the telescope tonight, showed Connie the clouds of Jupiter and the Moon, and snapped a couple photos. Ideally, a couple pieces...
Venus-Mars Conjunction Feb. 21, 2015 I caught a note from Astro Alice that Venus and Mars would be at a close conjunction tonight. Being such a unseasonably comfortable and, more importantly clear, Seattle February...
Partial Solar Eclipse Between Seattle Clouds Oct. 23, 2014 We were fortunate today in West Seattle we got to enjoy a partial solar eclipse despite some dicey weather swirling all around us. I rigged up my camera, got...
Transit of Venus Jun. 5, 2012 The greenhouse heated planetary neighbor of ours, Venus, slid between us and our shared sun today for the last time until the year 2117 -- and I wasn't expecting...
Photos ~ An evening crescent Moon and Venus Apr. 19, 2007 Got a call from our friend Angela wondering what that bright start next to the Moon was. I guess correctly that it was Venus and what a stunning pair...
Things to do in Tacoma under the stars Aug. 3, 2006 Believe it or not night life doesn't always have to consist of hanging at clubs or pubs. Here's a couple events that will get you out [for free] and...
Possible first photo of extrasolar planet Sep. 10, 2004 A team of astronomers trolling for extrasolar planets around brown dwarf stars may have the first ever image of such a planet. Although a hubble image taken in 1998...
That's a spicy eclipse Jun. 10, 2002 At right is an animation I put together from tonight's annular solar eclipse. I along with Sarah and my buddy Matt Turner spent two hours gazing up at the...
Eclipse today Jul. 30, 2000 Not often does an event this interesting and somewhat rare come along. Tonight at about 8:10pm PST approximately 30% of the Sun will be covered by the New Moon....
