Telescope: Meade EXT-125 Camera: Google Pixel Photographer: Kevin Francis

Mars: The Red Planet on Display in Summer 2018 [Dust Storm]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:July 20, 2018
Post category:Astronomy / Astrophysics / Night Sky / Planets / Smartphone / Telescope

During the last star party at The Virginia Living Museum, I laid eyes on Mars for the first time this year. It rose above the horizon to become the fitting…

Beehive Cluster: I Don’t See Anything There [Magnitude]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:June 2, 2018
Post category:Night Sky / Smartphone / Star Clusters / Stars / Telescope

Light Pollution In light polluted areas, seeing fuzzy star clusters is nearly impossible to the naked eye. Therefore, when I attended a Star Party at the Virginia Living Museum, I…