The ridge of Kitt Peak, adorned with large telescopes, as shot yesterday from the dome of the 4m Mayall Telescope.
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The ridge of Kitt Peak, adorned with large telescopes, as shot yesterday from the dome of the 4m Mayall Telescope.
The 3.5m WIYN Telescope at Kitt Peak demonstrates the much smaller footprint of a more modern large telescope, being dramatically more compact than its 4m predecessor. The scope’s NEID spectrograph is leading it into a new era of exoplanet discovery and research.
I spent the day today at Kitt Peak National Observatory, attending their rededication. Took this shot while hanging out with the 4m Mayall Telescope, which is dedicated to the DESI Instrument and searching for answers regarding dark energy.
Check out this really nice composite of yesterday’s lunar eclipse shot by Paul Schulz in Safford, Arizona. A great display cast upon our nearest celestial neighbor.
After capturing some iPhone images of yesterday’s lunar eclipse, Carlos Hernandez created this beautiful artwork based on what he observed and photographed. A wonderful keepsake!
Here’s a keepsake of this morning’s lunar eclipse, which was a beautiful sight in the early morning sky! David Abbou captured it from near Tucson. Enjoy!
A look into the deep space of the galaxy: Chris Schur has captured the emission nebula NGC 1931 (left) and the sprawling open cluster Stock 8 at right, which is forming from the big cloud of gas dubbed IC 417. Quite an interesting field for observers and imagers.
Here’s a nice prominence shaped like a T-Rex on the Sun captured by Mark Johnston near Phoenix captured about a month ago. Enjoy!
Check out this really nice Calcium-K solar image shot by Mark Johnston on February 1. Really incredible magnetic features on our star shown very crisply!
With Jupiter bright and prominently placed in the sky, Jamie Cooper captured the King of Planets a couple days ago, showing its range of cloud features. Get out there and observe it!
Check out John Vermette’s sensational image of the Milky Way arching over Chiricahua National Monument in southeastern Arizona — magnificent!
What a great day today hearing Erika Hamden of the University of Arizona speak about what a strange universe we inhabit. If you have any doubts, it really is a strange place. But a good one.
There’s nothing quite like a great shot of the Orion Nebula to get you going on a new day. This great shot is by Richard Whitehead — congrats, Richard, it’s a beauty!
Here’s a cool wide-field shot by Adrian Bradley showing the wintertime star groups Orion (at right, with the Horsehead and Barnard’s Loop), Monoceros (Rosette and Cone nebulae), and Gemini (M35 and blazing Jupiter). Enjoy!
Check out a chat I had with astroimager Nathanael Martin on the following link, brought to you by Off-World Productions. And follow Off-World on YouTube!
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Auriga is loaded with clusters and nebulae, and Ed Jacoby has captured one of its most complex fields. This shot depicts the sprawling emission nebulae IC 405 (left) and IC 410, and between them the loose open cluster Melotte 31. Enjoy!
This wide-field view by Chris Schur captures a vast number of interesting objects in Auriga, including nebulae IC 410 at bottom right and to its upper right IC 405. The small nebula NGC 1931 lies at center and the big open clusters M36 and M38 above and left of it. And lots more too!
Sometimes a new astroimage will be so good that it shows a familiar object in a new way. This is the case with an amazing shot of M43, part of the Orion Nebula complex, imaged by Bob Fera and Steve Mandel. This is just amazing celestial art!! Enjoy!!
Ed Jacoby has created this really nice, crispy portrait of the Sword of Orion, including the Orion and Horsehead nebulae and smaller emission and reflection areas surrounding them. Enjoy!
At a distance of 444 light-years, the Pleiades is one of the closest open clusters to us in the galaxy. We see the reflection nebulosity surrounding some of the brighter stars because the cluster is moving through a cloud of interstellar dust. James Kevin Ty recorded the scene magnificently.
Brian Skiff, who I have known since I was a teenager, analyzing and explaining his photometry in office at Lowell Observatory the other day. Brian’s photometric work is unparalleled, and he is a walking database of deep-sky knowledge.
The dome of the 24-inch Clark refractor on Mars Hill at Lowell Observatory on a winter morning, keeping its secrets about historic importance close to the vest.
On February 18, 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto on plates he had taken with the 13-inch A. Lawrence Lowell Telescope, which we have always called the Pluto Camera. History was made.
I was there 11/2024 and got to view Saturn through that beast. The person operating it said, “This is probably the best ground-based view of Saturn you will ever get.” All I can say is, it did not disappoint.
The tomb of Percival Lowell (1855–1916) on Mars Hill, Flagstaff, Arizona, on Saturday.
The 24-inch Clark refractor at Lowell Observatory, with which the expanding universe and interstellar medium, among other things, were discovered.
Purple Haze: Old pals Brian Skiff, Brent Archinal, and Dave Eicher looking to cause some trouble.
We had a fantastic I Heart Pluto Festival last night at the Orpheum Theater in Flagstaff, where Clyde Tombaugh went to see Gary Cooper in The Virginian after he discovered the ninth planet.
Last night we had a dinner for very special guests at the Trustee’s Residence at Lowell Observatory. The I Heart Pluto Festival is underway.
is with friends at the 4.3m Lowell Discovery Telescope near Flagstaff, Arizona.