Lost Pleiad Observatory

I really do have a great job-  I always tell folks that somehow I married a great hobby with a lot of administrative experience at the Unive...

Time for what is becoming a quarterly tradition...a blog post! In February, I made a trip to the dark skies of Portal, AZ with my good fri...

I think I need to make a T-shirt that says "I am not an astrophotographer" mostly to poke fun at myself.  I have no desire to devo...

Nearly New Years and I am finally writing another blog post!  Shortly after the eclipse which was the subject of my last post, Tucson hosted...

I have two telescopes that I use at the Lost Pleiad Observatory: a 140mm apochromatic triplet refractor (my 40th birthday present to myself)...

So far this November and December has been unseasonably warm here in Tucson.  It is a bit disconcerting, actually, as the days are still com...

What a great weekend for astronomy related activity so far!  Great observing on Friday night, and then a visit to the Steward Observatory Mi...

Tonight was the third clear night in a row here at the Lost Pleiad Observatory, and unfortunately, the last night of this extended Thanksgiv...

William Herschel Well, night number two of the official Herschel 400 observation program was more relaxed than the aggressive pace of ni...

The title says it all...dark skies, my lovely family, good friends and great telescopes.  Life my faithful readers, is good.  Despite my t...

Without a doubt almost any observer will tell you that the Great Orion Nebula is the finest deep sky object in the northern hemisphere.  ...

Just a quick post to encourage you to check out the new blog for the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter  (MLSC).  It may look a bit familiar in design...

I tend to get a little stir crazy during the summer monsoon as far as astronomy goes- I am spoiled living in the desert southwest with many ...

During my trip to Colorado, I once again attended the Thunder Ridge Star Party (TRSP) hosted by my friend Phil Good.  The TRSP-IV was held...