Elizabeth CockingSep 30, 20203 minIn this MonthIn this month: OctoberNASA becomes operational (1958) ; Luna 3 photographs the far side of the Moon (1959) : the Parker solar probe approaches the Sun (2018)
Andrew WoodSep 18, 20206 minDEEP SKY SOUTH : Octans - The Octant"...small telescope users can have fun testing out their optics on a range of double stars." This article describes some of the Deep Sky...
Elizabeth CockingSep 10, 20202 minDid you know? Astronomical tidbitsDid You know? Intentional crash landingsThis Month . . . Intentional crashed landings. Things that go bump in the night! Sometimes it helps astronomers and space engineers to...
Monty Leventhal OAMSep 4, 20202 minSolar ObservingSolar observations: August 2020For the month of August 2020 Sunspot activity was quite low during my observations with only five spot groups observed, most were single...