I had a busy week spreading "the word of astronomy" this week! Thanks Westport Astronomical Society for hosting me at their monthly meeting, talking about the worst things an astronomer has to contend with. We even saw a rocket launch from Wallops, Va. from atop their observatory. Nice showing of people too! Secondly, I wish to thank the Cragin Memorial Library in … [Read more...]

The sun played a cruel hide-and-seek game with me this morning. I took a drive down to Old Saybrook this morning to see if I could get a clear shot over Long Island Sound of the Hybrid Solar Eclipse this morning. Arriving at 5:00am the skies looked pretty good right down to the water level. By 6:00am clouds appeared, it was getting worse, and continued to do so while the … [Read more...]