All observational photos taken 4/13/16 This is the time of year when, because of its proximity to the autumnal equinox, the obliquity, or angle of the ecliptic – the apparent path of the sun across the background stars, is narrow…
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After finishing an appraisal inspection in midtown Kansas City a last month, I stopped by the Linda Hall Library of Science and Engineering on the UMKC campus. Opened in 1946, the library is privately funded and is “the world’s foremost…
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Caught the 23 hour old moon tonight on the way to our Cub Scout Pack’s committee meeting tonight.
Even after 40 years of observing experience, I thoroughly enjoyed the total lunar eclipse Sunday night. Perfect weather, too. My Nikon camera, which is not particularly fitted for astrophotography, did not cooperate so well, unfortunately, and needed a charge just…
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On June 30th, the planets Venus and Jupiter were in conjunction – that is to say they appeared close together in the night sky – between the constellations Cancer and Leo. Complicating the view here in Kansas City – apart…
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