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The Space Place's Jim Lattis as he showed us around the facility. David J. Eicher Tucked away in a strip mall in Madison, Wisconsin, lies one of the nicest astronomy education and outreach facilities that I’ve ever seen. The Space Place , located at 2300 South Park Street in Wisconsin’s capital,...
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Twilight ringed the horizon above the Ob Sea during the August 1 total solar eclipse. Rich Talcott photo The weather forecast for August 1 in Novosibirsk, Russia , didn’t look promising. On the evening of July 31, the most favorable prediction called for partly cloudy skies, while the more pessimistic...
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It’s funny who you get to know on an eclipse trip . I’ve met corporate executives, small-business owners, professional photographers, and lots of others. On our recent trip to Siberia to view the August 1 total solar eclipse , we met Ed Piwowarski , a guy who paints movie sets. My wife and I are both...
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From July 18 through August 2, 2008, Astronomy magazine had the pleasure of hosting a total eclipse expedition — along with MWT Associates — to visit Russia and witness the August 1 total solar eclipse . It was great fun, made so largely by the fantastic organization and energy of Melita Thorpe, president...
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Later today I’m heading west, along with Senior Editor Michael Bakich , to a desolate area southeast of Tucson, Arizona, to visit the Arizona Sky Village (ASV). Michael and I will spend the next few days observing, observing, and observing. We’ll be fortunate enough to be guests of Gene Turner, founder...
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“The skies on our first night did not disappoint. Armed with the group’s 30-inch f/4.4 Starmaster Dobsonian reflector and a computer-controlled database, we went after dozens of deep-sky objects.” After flying from Milwaukee to Denver to Tucson, Senior Editor Michael Bakich and I arrived at the eastern...
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Once a week I’ll pick an image from a recent trip of mine that will cast some light on an astronomical subject — or maybe sometimes it’ll just be a cool image that will stray a little from astronomy. To start things off, here’s an important place: St. Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy. The tower shown at...
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Tuesday the 27th is a big day for me. I’m headed once again to observe from the pristine skies of Rancho Hidalgo in Animas, New Mexico. During the three nights I’m there, I’ll be using developer Gene Turner’s magnificent 30-inch Starmaster reflector (pictured at right with Astronomy Editor David J. Eicher...
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Thursday was my third and final night at Rancho Hidalgo in Animas, New Mexico. Daytime hours saw only a slight breeze and not a cloud in the sky. After sunset, we decided to let the 30-inch Starmaster reflector cool until moonset. That's when we'd start observing. I walked back outside as the...
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The year 2010 is going to be a big one for eclipses. Not only is there the summer total eclipse that many of us will be traveling to, but also a great annular eclipse in January. Astronomy will sponsor a tour, along with Melita Thorpe of MWT Associates, to see the January eclipse in Kenya. While we’re...
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