Lost Pleiad Observatory

Comet C/2104 Q2 Lovejoy has been putting on quite a show for observers in the northern hemisphere for the last month, and as the moon begins...

This was an exciting week on the home front, as Thursday marked Ian's 16th birthday!  The years are definitely flowing by quickly and ...

One reason I am not a serious astrophotographer: Patience. I enjoy taking some casual images of bright targets such as the Sun, moon, or a...

My Lost Pleiad 2015 is here and with it comes the 5th anniversary of this blog.  I began on January 1st, 2010 (inspired by my friend Dea...

After my first successful night using the Star Adventurer mount ( detailed here ), I wanted to do a more thorough job of learning the ins an...

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...

Last Thursday we witnessed a partial solar eclipse of the Sun- and for some reason this particular eclipse did not grab the attention of the...