Orion over the Austrian Alps
Do you recognize this constellation? Through the icicles and past the mountains is Orion, one of the most […]
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Lunar Eclipse over Cologne Cathedral
Why would a bright full Moon suddenly become dark? Because it entered the shadow of the Earth. That’s […]
InSight Lander Takes Selfie on Mars
This is what NASA’s Insight lander looks like on Mars. With its solar panels, InSight is about the […]
Cabin Under the Stars
Gocka’s, a family nickname for the mountain cabin, and a wooden sled from a generation past stand quietly […]
IC 342: The Hidden Galaxy
Similar in size to large, bright spiral galaxies in our neighborhood, IC 342 is a mere 10 million […]
The Heart and Soul Nebulas
Is the heart and soul of our Galaxy located in Cassiopeia? Possibly not, but that is where two […]
Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps
Now this was a view with a thrill. From Mount Tschirgant in the Alps, you can see not […]
Tychos Supernova Remnant in Xray
What star created this huge puffball? What’s pictured is the hot expanding nebula of Tycho’s supernova remnant, the […]
Milky Way Falls
It can be the driest place on planet Earth, but water still flows in Chile’s Atacama desert, high […]
Partial Eclipse over Beijing
On January 6 the New Moon rose in silhouette with the Sun seen from northeastern Asia. Near maximum, […]