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No Nova Ninety-Nine Nights
Update: For 99 nights when it has been clear I've tried to get an image of the constellation Corona Borealis, site of an anticipated...
Feb 51 min read


Star Hopping to Recurring Nova Site
To find the lovely Northern Crown, site of an upcoming recurrent nova , you can star hop from above or below. Here are two routes in...
Feb 12 min read

This Holiday, Dance With The Stars
Christmas began with a star. From Matthew 2:9: "And, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood...
Dec 11, 20246 min read

Find Nova Site In Morning Sky
Corona Borealis (CrB) is visible in the morning sky, allowing stargazers to track the site of a rare upcoming nova visible to the naked...
Dec 10, 20242 min read


No November Nova
The nova anticipated in Corona Borealis has not yet appeared as November 2024 ends. Every 80 or so years the binary star T Coronae...
Dec 3, 20242 min read

Skywatching Trifecta in Early October
Casual skywatchers have at least three celestial events to seek and to photograph in early October--aurorae, a comet, and an imminent...
Oct 4, 20242 min read

Stellar Explosion Imminent
Astronomers predict a star is about to explode, and you'll be able to see it with the naked eye. There are only ten known such stars...
Sep 11, 20243 min read


Photograph a New Star
Astronomers predict a new naked-eye star will emerge in the night sky in 2024. While the star may be newly visible to you and me, the...
Jun 17, 20244 min read