The late 18th Century was a golden age of astronomical discoveries. After Galileo famously pointed his early invention at the heavens in 1609, Dutch glassmakers spent decades perfecting the lens technology that allowed for larger telescopes and more precise visual observations. Every reigning monarch in Europe just had to have the latest and greatest telescopes,Continue reading “May 2024 – The Sombrero Galaxy”
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April 2024 – Solar Cycles and Sunspots
Nearly 3,000 years ago, The Chinese Yi Jing or “Book of Changes” documented small, irregular concealments in the surface of the Sun. By 300 BC, both Eastern and Western cultures were documenting their changing views of our star, and the patterns that would grow and then disappear on its disk. English Monk John of WorcesterContinue reading “April 2024 – Solar Cycles and Sunspots”
The Backyard Astronomer 