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

Posted on July 20, 2018July 28, 2018 by Kevin Francis

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 end to the night’s event. Venus started the activities and Mars finished

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

Posted on June 2, 2018July 27, 2018 by Kevin Francis

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 wasn’t ready for the result. Ok full disclosure, it was my first