Eclipsed Moon Over Neyland Stadium

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by Dan Thompson | Nov 13, 2022 | POTW, The Night

Okay, some of y’all are gonna be mad.  Last week I promised fall color pictures for this week, and these are clearly NOT fall color pictures.  At least not in the sense of there being trees with orange leaves in...

The Setting of the Core at Dan Lawson’s Place

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by Dan Thompson | Nov 6, 2022 | POTW, The Night

Welp, it is sadly that time of year again!  That time where we bid farewell to the core of the Milky Way until it begins to rise in our morning skies in late February next year.  It is time to bid this night...

Pathway to the Galaxy

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by Dan Thompson | Oct 30, 2022 | POTW, The Night

Thanks for humoring me these last several weeks as we’ve explored other parts of the night sky, and other galaxies altogether!  This week and next we’ll be returning to the more traditional view of our...

Spinning Around the Galaxy

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by Dan Thompson | Oct 23, 2022 | POTW, The Night

This week’s Picture of the Week features a couple firsts, which I’m excited to share about.  First and foremost is simply the Andromeda galaxy picture itself.  When I first started doing night sky...

Questions in Space

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by Dan Thompson | Oct 16, 2022 | POTW, The Night

I have questions.  LOTS of questions.  Don’t we all have questions?  Well, it turns out that space also has questions.. or at least one anyway!  This week’s Picture of the Week features the Question Mark...