That stellar trio just got a bit better!

MSNBC reported the story that on December 1st the celestial event would peak, culminating in a convergence of the three into close enough proximity to fit within one telescopic field of view. I didn’t expect the smiling face far above us to look down and cause such a mass of text messages and comments [...]

Moonrise, Jupiter, and Venus…all together now.

For the past few nights the skies have been absurdly clear and striking. With that came a fantastic view of the setting sun that, for now, includes to brilliant stellar lights which happen to be Jupiter  and Venus. Yesterday I came across a news article describing the celestial event. So while I finish putting the [...]