I could get used to this. I woke up early, so I went outside to watch the Milky Way core rise in the east again. There was also a conjunctio...

It's good to be back on Mount Locke. It was a long, tiring drive out to the observatory, but there wasn't much road construction and...

I'm back in Dallas. It's been a long and interesting day. The weather wasn't very cooperative Thursday evening. Around sunset th...

I'm posting early today. I've finally realized that there is no point in trying to write something at 2 AM after a long night of sta...

I made it out to the observatory in one piece. What a long drive. Every time I travel to West Texas I'm reminded what a big state Texas ...

Upgrading my computers is always a traumatic experience. I carefully followed all the instructions for installing new memory in my laptop an...

My first star party is in the books. I managed to keep my telescope pointed at the right star cluster for the entire evening. Everyone seeme...

I made it to McDonald Observatory. but it is a very It's a long drive to West Texas. I purposely made the trip on a Sunday because traff...

Today has been uneventful. Dawn is learning our routines and acts like she's been here for years. I don't feel bad when I have to ru...

Things are starting to come together. I heard from the observatory today and they told me that I'll be able to stay at the Astronomer...