Happy Wednesday everyone! Today we’re doing the last side quest of 2022! Can you believe we’ve been learning the night sky for just about a whole entire year already? This week will be an easy one. Tonight when you go outside to see if Keel was right about being more Read more…
Happy Wednesday and happy winter solstice everyone! For week 49 our Stargazing Side Quest is the Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) found in the constellation Monoceros! NGC 2264 (New General Catalogue) actually has two celestial objects: the Christmas Tree cluster and the Cone Nebula. Both are visible to the naked Read more…
Happy Wednesday everyone! This week our side quest target is the Geminids Meteor Shower! This is one of the best meteor showers of the year. With a Moonless night and sufficiently dark skies you can see up to 120 meteors per hour! This meteor shower technically peaked late last night, Read more…
Happy Wednesday everyone! For week 47 our side quest will be a really neat astronomical phenomena known as an occultation! Tonight the full Moon will pass right in front of Mars causing the red planet to seemingly disappear from the night sky for an hour! The pictures below include screenshots Read more…