Category: Science
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I Own A Martian Meteorite!
Its not often I get to post about something geeky and really cool that I own but today is a special occasion because I now own a piece of Mars after winning a French Martian meteorite auction! For years, I have wanted to own pieces of other celestial bodies besides Earth and today my collection…
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A Galaxy Far Far Away – NGC 2403
Over the weekend we had some nice, clear skies so like usual, I was out taking full advantage of them and pointing my telescope out into the cosmos. In this particular case, I was pointing them at the galaxy NGC 2403. The picture above is my my photo (click here for the full size image)…
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My Shots of the Cigar Galaxy and Bode’s Galaxy
Its been quite a while since I have shared any of my astrophotography shots (or posted anything for that matter) and today I just felt like sharing some of my recent astrophotography pictures with you guys. Below are my shots of the Cigar Galaxy and Bode’s Galaxy as well as information about the images themselves…
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Times for this weekend’s Lunar Eclipse
I don’t know about you, but I am really excited for this weekend’s (September 27-28th) lunar eclipse which will feature a blood red supermoon! I will be helping staff an event for it with my local astronomical society but for those that just want to check it out from their backyard, below is a chart…
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This Bill Nye Science Rules T-Shirt Umm… Rules!
Anybody who knows me knows I have a slight obsession with science. There isn’t any one particular area of science that dominates my interests as I am interested in knowing everything I can about the universe around me although I would probably say that the time I spend reading science related articles tends to skew…