Hey fellow Stargate fans! I’ve been thinking about all the tricks and deceptions we’ve seen throughout the series. The Goa’uld are masters of manipulation, always using cunning tactics to get what they want. And who can forget the replicators and their ability to adapt and outsmart even our best strategies? It just goes to show that in the…Read More

Long Shadows of the Montes CaucasusWhen the Moon is at its first quarter phase, the Sun rises along the Montes Caucasus as seen from the lunar surface. The lunar mountain range casts the magnificent, spire-like shadows in this telescopic view from planet Earth, looking along the lunar terminator or the boundary between lunar night and day. Named…Read More

Jupiter and the Meteors from GeminiJupiter, the Solar System’s ruling gas giant, is the brightest celestial beacon at the center of this composite night skyscape. The scene was constructed by selecting the 40 exposures containing meteors from about 500 exposures made on the nights of December 13 and 14, near peak activity for this year’s annual…Read More

W5: The Soul NebulaStars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region called the Soul Nebula can be found in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia, whom Greek mythology credits as the vain wife of a King who long ago ruled lands surrounding the upper Nile river. Also known as Westerhout 5…Read More

Andromeda and Sprites over AustraliaWhat’s happening over that tree? Two very different things. On the left is the Andromeda galaxy, an object that is older than humanity and will last billions of years into the future. Andromeda (M31) is similar in size and shape to our own Milky Way Galaxy. On the right is a red sprite, a type of lightning t…Read More