Astronomy: Solar Observing : When to look at the Sun

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids A good place to see what the current space weather is for Solar Observing. Great place to go to before you start observing the sun. Especially, has updated information on sun spots.

Astronomy resources and calendars

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Curt Renz maintains an excellent site with resources on Astronomy and what to see on any given night. I especially love his Monthly Astronomical Calendar. He also has details on all the planets and Meteor Showers. Must go for all astronomy lovers ...

Planetoriums in the San Francisco Bay Area

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Here is a list of some great planetoriums in the San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland area. Lawrence Hall of Science Planetarium | Lawrence Hall of Science ...

Star gazing OR: Double stars in the big dipper

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Tonight was my first night with an old Celestron C8* SCT telescope that I recently assembled. The scope is not in very good shape and it took me a little while to adjust to working with it. Thankfully, the motor drive works well so it can track stars. The biggest ...

TAC: Observation sites and reviews

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

The Astronomy Connection - Listing of Observing Sites Some great observing sites. In order of preference the best ones are Dinosaur Point (O