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Drizzling, in this case, killed it. It demolished the extended nebulosity apparent in the un-drizzled image, as well as dimmed the overall image and muddied up the background. Blech!

No more drizzle for you!

Tim, it's been interesting watching your adventures with the Vespera. It's obviously pretty capable for a 50mm scope, but one of the more noticeable differences I've been picking up on is the made-for-cell-phones aspect ratio of the images. I'm curious if that's a changeable parameter with this new ...

Yep, Orion is right in the evening incoming flight path for us. Airline travel is very important. I think we'd have an easier time getting Orion to move.

Last night offered us a rare opportunity to see the Moon and Mars get very close, with Mars being decent sized as Mars sizes goes (just about two hours from opposition). Much of the country actually got the opportunity to see Luna occult Mars, but a very close approach was all we would get. Of cours...

Greetings Fellow Sky Enthusiasts, Do be sure to look east after dark these December evenings to see a splendidly wonderful naked eye sight - that being a huge acute triangle being formed by three red dots in the sky - Mars, Aldebaran and Betelgeuse. The picture below doesn't quite do the live view j...

Ode to a Double Star ‘Twas the eve of Thanksgiving And the skies they were clear While most were hustling and bustling Family, I was near My scope at the ready Target list in hand Jupiter was seen so steady Nice and high above the land Many views very satisfying A splendid evening indeed But none w...

Hi Roger, The GIF is working fine, and what's rather cool about it is that at first it appears to be a still, then as you read your post you start to notice subtle changes, like on the order of "maybe I should get a psych eval", then you suddenly realize what's really happening. Excellent ...

Thanks, Paul! That explains a lot. But it has also just created a lifetime of work for me. Now I have to check Every. Single. Rock. I encounter a lot of rocks in my daily travels. Ahh, New England.

Here's one taken through my scope by a patron attending an event hosted by Steve L. and I at Lake Nippeniket this morning;

Hahaha...if this keeps up we'll be able to build a lunar rock garden!

But seriously this situation begs a big question...WHY IS NORTHWEST AFRICA SO PROMINENTLY FEATURED IN METEORITE FINDS???

Curious minds want to know!