Gazing at the Stars: Aerial Stargazing at 35,000 ft
Aerial Stargazing from the window of a plane at 35,000 ft On a recent non stop Air Canada Flight from New York to Calgary I had this past November I was treated to a window seat for an evening of …
Spectacular Sight: Mercury Crossing the Sun’s Disk in 2019
Mercury Transits the Sun 2019 On November 11th 2019 the innermost planet of our solar system transited the face of the Sun. That is Mercury passed directly in front of the sun and was visible through telescopes with solar filters …
Best Cellphone for Astronomy?
Best Cellphone for Astronomy? Earlier this year I faced the difficult decision to replace my current cell phone at the time with a new phone, this time I wanted to purchase a phone that would give me ability to take …