Tag Archives: Spica

Faint Comet Found

Posted on November 17, 2013 by mossjon314159

Just as I was settling down and thinking about making my morning cup of tea, I thought I’d check the eastern sky one last time (see my earlier post about cloud cover on the wrong half of the sky). Surprise!  … Continue reading →

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Can’t See Comet for the Clouds

Posted on November 17, 2013 by mossjon314159

I work up at 4:11 a.m. (Central Time) this morning. It’s a Sunday. Why am I up so early? I have no idea. Since I was up early, I checked my Sky Safari app on my smartphone to see when … Continue reading →

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Early Bird Catches Comet

Posted on November 11, 2013 by mossjon314159

I’m an early riser.  I’m always up before the sun.  Some mornings, like this morning, I wake up to obscured skies, clouds reflecting the ruddy golden light of Kansas City in the southeast from my bedroom window.

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Venus Dives Past Saturn

Posted on November 27, 2012 by mossjon314159

Twelve degrees Fahrenheit this morning as I setup the tripod and camera for the third pre-dawn photo shoot of Saturn and Venus.  Completely calm, unlike yesterday morning, so no jiggles to the camera, beyond my fumbling numb fingers.  I opted … Continue reading →

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Begining of the End

Posted on November 25, 2012 by mossjon314159

I learned last night at the November general meeting of the Astronomical Society of Kansas City that we have just fifty days (forty-nine as I write this blog) until the end of a Mayan age (the 13th Bak’tun).  More commonly … Continue reading →

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Return of Saturn

Posted on November 12, 2012 by mossjon314159

The new moon occurs tomorrow just eight minute’s past four o’clock in the afternoon.  I reviewed the sun rise and moon rise times for today, tomorrow and the next day as compared to the time the new moon happens.  And, … Continue reading →

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Astronomy Plus Geometery

Posted on August 22, 2012 by mossjon314159

I put an appointment on my calendar earlier this week with an alert to remind me to go chasing planets after sunset on Tuesday evening.  I make sure to check Astronomy and Sky & Telescope magazines’ websites for their ‘The … Continue reading →

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Teapot Steam

Posted on July 21, 2012 by mossjon314159

My dad contacted me Thursday to coordinate conveyances for our weekend astronomical adventure, thinking we would be attending the monthly ASKC club meeting, but he was a week early. Since I had mentioned earlier in the week a desire to … Continue reading →

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Winter Circled Moon and Leonine Mars

Posted on March 3, 2012 by mossjon314159

I valiantly kept myself awake past my pumpkin transformation time (usually half past nine o’clock on weeknights), reading an ebook on my Nook Color while Terry dozed through the UFC fights.  When I finally got within twenty pages of the … Continue reading →

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