Suburban Backyard Astro Sights

The Lagoon Nebula, also known as M8, is one of the highlight objects of the night sky – a remarkable region where new stars are being formed. The nebula glows as its gas is energized by the intense radiation from nearby young stars. Click to see and read more

The Spider and the Fly are a stunning pair of neighboring star-forming nebulae and open star clusters in the constellation Auriga. Click to see and read more

The Seagull Nebula is a sprawling region of open star clusters, glowing hydrogen gas, dark dust clouds, and scattered reflection nebulae. Its nickname comes from its distinct shape – suggesting a seagull in flight. Click to see and read more

The Medusa Nebula is an intricate ghostly structure with tendrils of gas stretching like the serpentine hair of its namesake from Greek mythology. The Gorgon Medusa was a monstrous creature with living snakes in place of hair, and was known for her ability to turn anyone who looked at her into stone. Click to see and read more

It’s been three years since I last overhauled this website. So here we go – a fresh makeover. Click to see and read more

We had fine weather here in North Carolina for the Pi Day March eclipse of the moon. Here’s how it looked through my telescope. Click to see and read more