Last night, Saturday Dec 7th 2019, I joined several other members of the Raleigh Astronomy Club to observe and capture the International Space Station cross in front of the moon as seen from location here on Earth. Thanks to information from the web site www.transit-finder.com, we knew exactly where to Read more…
Some members of the Raleigh Astronomy Club and I got together last Wed. night (Aug. 7th) to watch the International Space Station pass in front of the Moon. This is an event that can only been see during certain passes and only from a narrow path on the ground. – Read more…
At the end of December, I attempted to capture the International Space Station as it crossed the face the sun (aka a transit). Well, I failed. However, it was still a valuable experience in all the researching and testing I performed. Here are some the resources I used: http://www.calsky.com (they Read more…
On July 2, 2018 the star Deneb Algedi (a.k.a Delta Capricornus) was occulted by the moon. From a location in Cary, NC, this event could be viewed as a Grazing On July 2, 2018 the star Deneb Algedi (a.k.a Delta Capricornus) was occulted by the moon. From a location in Read more…
There was quite a bit of “Venus Transit Fever” on the Internet during the few days leading up to the transit as well as several days afterwards. The plethora of pictures, videos and articles was quite impressive. However there are 2 videos that stand out in my mind…. The first Read more…
On the afternoon of June 5th, 2012 (the morning of June 6th on other parts of the planet) the black silhouette of Venus was observed crossing the face of the sun. This passing in front of the sun is what astronomers call a transit. The next time Venus will Read more…