Hey fellow Stargate fans! I’ve been thinking about a theory lately – what if the Stargates were actually created by an ancient civilization that wanted to connect different planets for trade and cultural exchange? It would explain the diversity of cultures we see throughout the series. What do you all think? Do you have any theories of your own to…Read More

The Leo TrioThis popular group leaps into the early evening sky around the March equinox and the northern hemisphere spring. Famous as the Leo Triplet, the three magnificent galaxies found in the prominent constellation Leo gather here in one astronomical field of view. Crowd pleasers when imaged with even modest telescopes, they can be…Read More

The Solar Eclipse Analemma ProjectRecorded from 2024 March 10, to 2025 March 1, this composited series of images reveals a pattern in the seasonal drift of the Sun’s daily motion through planet Earth’s sky. Known to some as an analemma, the figure-eight curve was captured in exposures taken on the indicated dates only at 18:38 UTC from the exact…Read More

Blue Ghost’s Diamond RingOn March 14 the Full Moon slid through Earth’s dark umbral shadow and denizens of planet Earth were treated to a total lunar eclipse. Of course, from the Moon’s near side that same astronomical syzygy was seen as a solar eclipse. Operating in the Mare Crisium on the lunar surface, the Blue Ghost lander captured this video…Read More

LDN 1235: The Shark NebulaThere is no sea on Earth large enough to contain the Shark nebula. This predator apparition poses us no danger as it is composed only of interstellar gas and dust. Dark dust like that featured here is somewhat like cigarette smoke and created in the cool atmospheres of giant stars. After expelling gas and gravitationally…Read More