Tag Archives: Moon

The Cold Moon – Last Full Moon of 2020 (Dec 29)

Posted on 17 January 2021 by matthannan

With the last full moon of 2020 approaching, I had the thought that I would give astrophotography with the Astronomers Without Borders OneSky telescope another go. I re-read the first, I don’t know, 20 pages of the world-famous forum thread for this mighty, little scope at Cloudy Nights.… Read the rest

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Moon, Saturn, and Jupiter to be visible in conjunction in August: Time, date, and how to watch it

Posted on 28 August 2020 by matthannan

After August 28, the next day the moon will move slightly in its monthly journey around the earth.

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The Sky said “I’m gonna do something cool!… Read the rest

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First go at Astrophotography with an iPhone

Posted on 27 July 2018 by matthannan

Mars is in opposition TONIGHT. And it is the closest it has been in 15 years, when it was the closest it had been in 63,000 years!
Of course, I have clouds. Some crazy storm system has been marching across our sky for about a week now and is currently dumping flood-inducing rain on a parched Ireland.… Read the rest

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