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Between clouds, smoke and memories of epic meteor showers past, it sounds like this year's Perseids were disappointing for many observers. I'm grateful for the clear skies we had in northern Arizona, because I was loving it. The quarter moon didn't impact the view too badly and I counted 138 meteors...

The camera ultimately captured a dramatic timelapse video of the twisting, drifting train. Nope. As of 08/31/16, 'sorry, this video doesn not exist.' bummer. Due to the cloud cover and rain here, as usual, i was, again, unable to see any Perseids. Hi Echo, I'm sorry you weren't able to see the vide...

2016 Perseid over Sunset Crater A brilliant Perseid fireball streaks along the Summer Milky Way as seen from Cinder Hills Overlook at Sunset Crater National Monument, Arizona—12 August 2016 2:40 AM MST (0940 UT). It left a bright, glowing train that was easily visible for about 30 seconds. After th...

Hi Ann, thank you! It's fascinating how subjective color perception is at the eyepiece. Sometimes when doing outreach observing, I'll point the scope at Albireo and ask visitors to look at the stars and tell me what colors they see. Some see the gold/blue combo well, while others see color in only o...

Destinations Along the Winter Milky Way Belt of Venus - Image Details Copyright: 2010 Jeremy Perez http://www.perezmedia.net/beltofvenus/archives/images/2010/img20100820_WinterMW_APODBmd.jpg Hi, this is my first submission here. Although I shoot wide field images from time to time, I'm primarily a ...