by Pat Browne
The Pleiades - a naked eye Open Star Cluster
(also known from Greek mythology as the Seven Sisters)
We first encountered the Pleiades setting in the West in the...
by Pat Browne
Recently, a Night Sky Friend recently wrote me to me...:
Looking at Mars lately and wondering if you have already or are intending to open up the telescope...
by Pat Browne
Detection of Cosmic Ray Source Galaxy - a chilling discovery
On July 12 2018, the Ice Cube neutrino Laboratory at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station announced the results...
Mississippi Valley Night Sky Conservation - Astronomy Sessions
Program developed by:
Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority in partnership with:
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Ottawa Astronomy...
by Pat Browne
The October 2017 announcement of the detection of a gravitational wave event, GW170817 from the merger of two neutron stars are producing significant ...
The August 2017 lunar calendar is busy with observational opportunities.
Full Moon - Partial Lunar Eclipse
New Moon - Partial Solar Eclipse
At Full moon...
by Pat Browne
February 24 2017 marks a special 30th anniversary in Canadian Astronomy: The discovery of Supernova 1987A
The story behind the discovery:
So much...