https://starhuckster.com/2016/04/06/the-big-gun/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/camerazoom-20160318124254941_zps61mj4dyr.jpgCameraZOOM-20160318124254941_zps61mj4dyrhttps://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/11002_cgem_dx_1100_hd_computer_telescope_1.jpeg11002_cgem_dx_1100_hd_computer_telescope_1https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/crash-1082857_1280.jpgcrash-1082857_12802016-04-06T23:55:12+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2013/02/12/comet-me-bro/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/c2012f6_20130129_r_bry01_q62.jpgC2012F6_20130129_R_BRY01_Q62In case you weren't sure, it will look most like the larger picture on the left. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/800px-comet_lovejoy_above_santiago_2011-12-22.jpg800px-Comet_Lovejoy_above_Santiago,_2011-12-22Here's a pic of Comet Lovejoy the southern hemisphere peeps enjoyed recently. ISON could make even this look meh. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tapestry_of_bayeux10.jpgTapestry_of_bayeux10A tapestry from 1066 showing Halley's Comet and some Normans getting ready to invade England. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/comets_sc_0-000-020_20101105_lg.pngcomets_sc_0-000-020_20101105_lgThey come in all shapes and sizes, but seem to often resemble peanuts. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/giant_snowball_oxford.jpgGiant_snowball_Oxford"This is looking awesome! Now all we have to do it get it into space!"https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/10391698-young-pretty-girl-playing-snowball-fight.jpg10391698-young-pretty-girl-playing-snowball-fightNothing like a face full of methane ice to wake you up. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/outer-solar-system.jpgOuter-Solar-Systemhttps://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ison18thdec5pm.jpegISON18thDec5pmhttps://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/comet-panstarrs-march-2013.jpgcomet-panstarrs-march-20132016-04-06T23:53:05+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/11/09/image/2012-11-09T16:11:06+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/09/29/ra-is-a-busy-god/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/692704main1_20120928_0230-670.jpg692704main1_20120928_0230-670Refer to the pic above for scale, that little circle in the middle is the sun. Puny humans!https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sunearthcompared.jpgsunearthcomparedPuny humans. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/riddickr1_5.jpgriddickr1_5Well, you won't be vaporized if you can move fast enough.2012-09-29T13:19:14+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/09/11/jupiter-impact/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/phases_venus.jpgPhases_VenusVenus has phases like the moon. Did I mention this thing is BRIGHT?https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jupiterimpact.jpgjupiterimpactThis is a single video frame, pressing "play" will not animate anything. Maybe you should try it anyway and check out the photographer's site though. 2012-09-11T10:36:07+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/08/25/scoped-and-mounted/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0966.jpgIMG_0966The weird looking thing that resembles a black paper towel tube is my finderscope. It's excessive. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0944.jpgIMG_0944Objective!https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0943.jpgIMG_0943The hilarious warning sticker was an unexpected bonus. 2012-08-26T00:09:19+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/07/29/constellation-aries/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ngc-972-lrgb-f08-1-5x.jpgngc 972-lrgb-f08-1.5xNGC 972, all up in yo grill. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/imgconstellation-aspx1.jpgImgConstellation.aspxIt's tempting to confuse it for something else, but that right there is totally a ram.https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/imgconstellation-aspx.jpgImgConstellation.aspxIt's tempting to confuse it for something else, but that right there is totally a ram. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscn0380_4-588.jpgDSCN0380_4-588Not a scientist. 2012-07-29T13:38:25+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/07/03/astronomical-spending/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/yugo_gv2.jpgyugo_gv2Inferior to a nice pair of binoculars, even when it was new. 2012-07-07T04:53:32+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/07/02/water-water-everywhere/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/morons_from_outer_space_39337_medium.jpgMorons_from_Outer_Space_39337_MediumThey would probably look like this. Scary, I know. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/600px-europa-moon.jpg600px-Europa-moonMore cracks than a plumber's convention. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/525px-false_color_cassini_image_of_jets_in_the_southern_hemisphere_of_enceladus.jpg525px-False_color_Cassini_image_of_jets_in_the_southern_hemisphere_of_EnceladusEnceladus uses cryovulcanism. It's super effective. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/pia15607-br500.jpgStampaThe next step will be making a spacecraft capable of slicing a huge wedge out of it, so we can get a better look.2012-07-02T22:13:58+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/07/01/relocation-67-complete/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/most-stunning-image-of-venus-transit.jpgJaxa VTI'm not surprised some people thought this was fake. You can see sun shining through the atmosphere of another planet, which is astounding. 2012-07-02T03:57:14+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/04/02/making-the-effort/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/astronomy.jpegastronomyClouds? What-evs. 2012-04-02T16:42:26+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/03/17/dark-nebulae/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/laser.jpglaserShooting it with lasers seems like the answer. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ldn1622_carboni_c720.jpgldn1622_carboni_c720Hey LDN 1622, you make a better door than a window. 2012-03-25T20:41:33+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/03/12/three-degrees-of-separation/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/messenger-01.jpgmessenger-01Look at this weirdo. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/venus-jupiter-over-old-farmstead-2-march-10-2012.jpgvenus-jupiter-over-old-farmstead-2-march-10-20122012-03-12T16:51:13+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/02/20/farewell-valley-of-death/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dsc_0718.jpgDSC_0718This is all the astrophotography you're getting from me today. 2012-02-20T22:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/01/26/a-good-week-for-pictures/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/marshalf.jpgmarshalfhttps://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/6760135001_58b1c5c5f0_b.jpg6760135001_58b1c5c5f0_b2012-01-26T18:47:19+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/01/24/cracked-me-up/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/418-starwars-spaceslug.jpg418 starwars-spaceslugEven as a kid, I knew there was something amiss about the idea of this guy. 2012-01-24T16:49:13+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/01/14/phobos-grunt/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fg_2011_components_1.jpgfg_2011_components_1Re-entry will eventually make it look more like novelty dog poop though. 2012-01-14T17:34:29+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2012/01/07/voyager-i-and-ii-part-iv/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/499372main_pia_02275_10539-4x3_946-710.jpg499372main_PIA_02275_10539-4x3_946-710To keep it all in perspective, that large gap, called the Cassini Division, is about the size of Earth's radius.https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/voyager_2_-_titan_-_3128_7866_2.pngVoyager_2_-_Titan_-_3128_7866_2Come for the ethane lakes, stay for the atmosphere. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/saturns_rings_pia03550.jpgSaturn's_Rings_PIA03550This references the Cassini mission, but it gives some idea of how interesting the Saturn system really is. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/saturn81.jpgSaturn81That's more like it!2012-01-07T17:22:58+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/12/29/voyager-i-and-ii-part-iii/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/jupe.jpgjupeThis picture links to a more thorough explanation. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/jupiter_vgr1_grs_4x3_mosaic_p.jpgjupiter_vgr1_grs_4x3_mosaic_pAgain, whoa. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/europa_v2mosaic2e2f.jpgeuropa_v2mosaic2e2fThis is a mosaic, not a single image, but it is beautiful. I'm not saying I'd like to live there, but I hope something does. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/voyager-1-io.jpgvoyager-1-ioIo is very beautiful, extremely volcanic and probably smells terrible. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/600px-pia01667-ios_pele_hemisphere_after_pillan_changes.jpg600px-PIA01667-Io's_Pele_Hemisphere_After_Pillan_Changeshttps://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/great_red_spot_from_voyager_1.jpgGreat_Red_Spot_From_Voyager_1Whoa. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/610px-tour-v1-2-svg.png610px-Tour-v1-2.svgCompared to the paths of future missions, this was very straightforward. 2011-12-30T00:07:57+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/12/28/voyager-i-and-ii-part-ii/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/golden_record_cover.gifgolden_record_coverEverything an alien needs to listen to the greatest hits of Voyager I and II, which went gold on the first day. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pioneer10-plaque.jpgpioneer10-plaqueThe man and woman on the plaque were deliberately drawn NOT holding hands, since Sagan was worried an extra terrestrial might think we had two heads. 2011-12-28T16:19:26+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/12/27/voyager-i-and-ii-part-i/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2007-0514voyager.jpg2007-0514voyagerThe Voyager II spacecraft. Less computing power than the CD player I had in high school, but still has 33 years of epic scientific discovery under its belt. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pia00144_modest.jpgPIA00144_modestNot too shabby for 1979! That's Io on the left and Europa on the right, Voyager I showed us one (Io) was covered with volcanoes and the other (Europa) ice, but maybe an ocean underneath. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/missionimage_top.jpgmissionImage_top"Termination Shock" is totally the name of my next punk band. 2011-12-27T19:36:03+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/12/26/christmas-lovejoy/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lovejoy_gbb.jpglovejoy_gbbNice view, but it looks like it might be a little Chile there. 2011-12-26T16:25:07+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/12/22/happy-holidays-and-merry-new-year/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/christmas_1997_on_the_mir_space_station.jpgChristmas_1997_on_the_Mir_Space_StationIt's way hard to photocopy your butt in zero gravity, so they discovered. 2011-12-23T00:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/12/18/youll-burn-your-eye-out-kid/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sunspotter_solar_telescope.jpgSunspotter_solar_telescopeBe warned, in some less developed countries this is conisered witchcraft. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ap519_11202010.jpgap519_11202010Sun, you so crazy. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sun-white-light.jpgsun-white-lightOoooooo... sunspots. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/baader_wedge.jpgbaader_wedgeThis is your exception. Your $600 exception. I'm sure it's perfect for someone. 2011-12-18T19:28:30+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/12/13/gifting-for-astronomers/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/40inchgm.jpg40inchgmFor some though, convenience isn't the #1 priority.https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/custom-made-knitted-r2d2-sweater.jpgCustom-Made-Knitted-R2D2-SweaterEnjoy your sweater, you everything having jerk. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/3151703_1.jpg3151703_1Not a telescope, though kind of amusing in its own way. I admit, I have one. 2011-12-17T15:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/12/12/giving-the-gift-of-sagan/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/9780521783033.jpg97805217830332011-12-12T12:32:13+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/11/29/winter-observing/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gaziantepli-apikoglu-baklava_25412100740064.jpggaziantepli-apikoglu-baklava_25412100740064Not to be confused with Baclava, which I also enjoy very much, but will not keep your ears warm. At least not without making them inconveniently sticky. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2769862_370.jpg2769862_370https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_5849.jpgIMG_5849This guy knows what I'm talking about. 2011-11-29T17:59:40+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/11/21/carl-sagans-contact/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sagan_contact1.jpgsagan_contact1https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/20110206091001contact_sagan.jpg20110206091001!Contact_Sagan2011-11-21T14:57:04+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/11/15/carl-sagans-cosmos/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/carl-sagan-cosmos.jpgcarl-sagan-cosmosStrap in your brain and get ready to fly in some spaceships of the imagination. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/carlsaganb.jpgCarlSaganBHe also made turtlenecks look better than anyone thought possible. 2011-11-15T15:28:22+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/11/12/carl-sagan-day/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/jedi-sagan-ipad-1024x1024.jpgjedi-sagan-ipad-1024x1024Sagan is my co-Jedi. 2011-11-12T14:48:02+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/11/08/asteroid-yu55/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/601707main_yu55-20111107-43_946-710.jpg601707main_yu55-20111107-43_946-710Our encounter with this guy will be quicker than a celebrity wedding and make far less news. 2011-11-08T16:16:03+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/11/04/ufos-ufos/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/i_want_to_believe_01.jpgI_Want_To_Believe_01But I don't. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/yesitis2.gifyesitis2https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/crop-circle-unique.jpgCrop-Circle-uniqueThis is Alien for "We have come in peace, but thanks in advance for the wheat".https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/austria041309.jpgaustria041309WHOA! Oh yeah, that's definitely an alien spacecraft. I mean, that's the most likely and only plausible explanation. 2011-11-04T18:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/11/03/there-once-was-a-lady-from-venus/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/map2012-3color-crop2.gifmap2012-3color-crop2It might not be pretty, but this chart shows who will get to see this. 2011-11-04T21:09:03+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/28/unqualified-friday-opinions-space-travel-for-the-rich-and-famous/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4116467611_63c619d70b_o.jpg4116467611_63c619d70b_oThe only thing left out of this diagram was the Cristal Brut 1990 'Methuselah' served to the passengers via juice box. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ss2_wk2_3_20080123.jpgRichard Branson Spaceship 2This is not the actual Space Ship 2, but it is the actual Richard Branson. I think. One of them is not to scale anyway. 2011-10-28T21:35:14+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/25/everybody-loves-black-holes-part-iii/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/black-hole-magnetic-field.jpgblack-hole-magnetic-fieldBlack hole chowing down on a companion star. Black holes can be jerks. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/full-moon-caught-over-chile.jpgfull-moon-caught-over-chilePerspective is important, otherwise you might think the moon is about to smash into these Chilean telescopes. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/491930.jpg4919302011-10-25T19:32:41+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/24/as-an-aside-exciting-new-product-monday-post-stars-and-motorcycles/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/122-1109-01-osuzuki-2012-v-strom-650-abs.jpg122-1109-01-o+suzuki-2012-v-strom-650-abs+I'm willing to bet the skies are pretty dark where they are. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/atvcu.jpgatvCUAlt-Az mounts keep it simple. I like simple. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/gt81_04.jpggt81_04A hard shell backpack style case? Are you kidding me? 2011-10-24T16:18:10+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/23/post-delays/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2011-08-29-difficulties.jpg2011-08-29-difficultiesThe difficulty isn't technical, but technically there are difficulties. 2011-10-23T18:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/21/everybody-loves-black-holes-part-ii/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/m87_jet.jpgM87_jetThat bright point is M87, a galaxy more than twice the size of the Milky Way, so those jets are BIG.https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/hst_sn_1987a_20th_anniversary.jpgHST_SN_1987A_20th_anniversaryBlack hole in 3...2... (well, it actually takes a while, but you get the idea)https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/strong_lensing_slide36high1.jpgstrong_lensing_slide36highGravitaional lensing in action. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/black_hole_lensing_web.gifBlack_hole_lensing_web2011-10-21T19:42:19+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/18/everybody-loves-black-holes-part-i/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bhspin_comp.jpgbhspin_comp2011-10-18T15:20:24+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/17/interesting-new-product-monday-baader-skysurfer-v/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/master-aas023.jpgmaster AAS023All black metal, all the time! \m/ - - \m/2011-10-17T17:31:19+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/16/deuterium-nearly-killedem-hehehe/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/issue3_fusion1_large.jpgissue3_fusion1_largeSo simple, a huge ball of gas could do it.2011-10-16T16:06:58+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/15/how-to-discover-a-new-galaxy-without-really-trying/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/hubble-hannys-voortwerp-730x1024.jpgHubble-Hannys-Voortwerp-730x1024It even looks like a Vootwerp. Don't you think?https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/strong_lensing_slide36high.jpgstrong_lensing_slide36highMan, that is FAR OUT!2011-10-22T16:03:24+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/14/ufos-the-moon-illusion/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/saguaromoon_seip.jpgsaguaromoon_seipMy God, those cactus are HUGE!2011-10-14T21:02:54+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/13/how-can-you-be-so-hot-and-still-be-so-blue/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/antares3red-copy2.jpgantares3red copy2Oh Anteres, you're so cool. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/hr-diagram2.jpgHR-Diagram2Hmmm, that's very cool, but something seems to be missing. 2011-10-14T02:09:56+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/12/science-can-be-funny-really-im-sirius/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/height.pngheightxkcd is some funny stuff!2011-10-12T21:14:20+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/11/attack-ships-on-fire-off-the-shoulder-of-orion/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/m78_pugh_big.jpgm78_pugh_bigYou two are dirty, dirty nebulae. 2011-10-11T15:27:55+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/10/interesting-new-product-monday-the-1000-eyepiece-part-ii/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/es120.jpges120Wow, I wasn't sure at first, but now all my reservations Argon. 2011-10-10T14:30:43+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/09/gone-clubbing/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/albireo.jpgAlbireoOh man, the colors! THE COLORS!https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/aldrich_logo.gifaldrich_logo2011-10-09T13:33:35+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/07/maybe-its-a-lunatic-youre-looking-for/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wfm_giordano_bruno.jpgWfm_giordano_brunoThis one is fresh, but on the moon, that can still be millions of years old. Still, boom!2011-10-08T16:09:17+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/19/its-not-what-you-say-but-how-you-say-it/2011-10-08T13:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/24/the-best-and-only-reason-to-wear-a-toupee/2011-10-08T13:43:13+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/20/ever-dance-with-the-devil-in-the-reflected-sunlight/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/earthandmoon.jpgearthandmoon2011-10-08T13:41:51+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/21/pictures-of-the-past/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/virgocluster.jpgVirgoClusterSup homies! The light that created this image had been on its way here since that time that an asteroid anihilated the dinosaurs. This is what they looked like while that was happening here. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mwcenter.jpgmwcenterAh, the galactic center. Any photons that make it to us (through all the gas and dust) left home during the stone age. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/eagle_nebula_pillars.jpgEagle_nebula_pillarsRemember this one? This is what it looked like when we invented agriculture. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/orion_nebula_-_hubble_2006_mosaic_180001.jpgOrion_Nebula_-_Hubble_2006_mosaic_18000This is what the Orion Nebula was doing while the Roman Empire was chugging along. 2011-10-08T13:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/22/what-we-see-and-what-we-get/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/9d99a28857.jpg9d99a28857Do it right and you can see this. Do it wrong and you'll never see anything again, ever. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/saturn_3-30-06_915est_3150frames_lrgb_2_120__filtered.jpgSaturn_3-30-06_915est_3150frames_LRGB_2_120__filteredNot too shabby for 3/4 of a billion miles away. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/moon.jpgMoonNow THIS is something you can see and it's been out there, just waiting for you to take a closer look. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/orion-nebula-1.jpgorion nebula-1Sorry, hubble will always win this contest. 2011-10-08T13:40:16+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/23/ufos-utilizing-space-for-fun-and-profit/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/asteroidmurphyelliot-1a-650.jpgasteroidmurphyelliot-1a-650Well, I guess you could do it this way too. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/asteroids.jpgasteroidsIt's like this, but with spacecraft instead of a cursor. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/6a00d8341bf67c53ef0120a95fe106970b.jpg6a00d8341bf67c53ef0120a95fe106970bI'd tap that. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/s78_27138.jpgs78_271382011-10-08T13:39:16+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/26/interesting-new-product-monday-the-new-meade-lx80/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/922201115018.jpg922201115018What, no heated cupholders?https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/createimage-aspx.pngcreateimage.aspxAvailable in any color you like, as long as it's blue. 2011-10-08T13:38:41+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/28/shedding-some-light-on-the-value-of-darkness/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/artificial-light.jpgartificial-light2011-10-08T13:38:10+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/02/sun-of-a/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rising_redgiant.jpgrising_redgiantNobody will be living here to see sunrises like these. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sun_earth_die.jpgsun_earth_die2011-10-08T13:37:28+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/18/day-of-the-sun/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sun_gr.jpgSun_gr2011-10-08T13:36:52+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/17/just-dew-it/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/web-mercury-jupiter-3-16-20111.jpgweb-mercury-jupiter-3-16-20111This is someone elses pic from another time and place, but the clouds are similar to last night's. 2011-10-08T13:36:31+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/16/unqualified-opinion-friday/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/jwst.jpgjwst2011-10-08T13:36:05+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/15/reading-of-the-stars/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/titan_cassini_pia06139.jpgtitan_cassini_PIA061392011-10-08T13:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/13/hello-world/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/800px-schmidt-cassegrain-telescope-svg1.png800px-Schmidt-Cassegrain-Telescope.svghttps://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/800px-schmidt-cassegrain-telescope-svg.png800px-Schmidt-Cassegrain-Telescope.svg2011-10-08T13:34:33+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/08/the-canterbury-monks-and-the-italian-pantheist/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/the_ladder_of_divine_ascent_monastery_of_st_catherine_sinai_12th_century.jpgThe_Ladder_of_Divine_Ascent_Monastery_of_St_Catherine_Sinai_12th_centuryA depiction of daily life in the 12th century. 2011-10-08T13:30:24+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/06/doesnt-matter-saw-stars/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ufo.jpgufoThis would be me at the UFO museum in Roswell. I'm the guy in the white shirt. 2011-10-06T22:46:45+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/04/musical-observation/2011-10-05T13:25:38+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/04/m54-where-are-you/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/potw1140a.jpgpotw1140aI'm right there with you Dave. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/messier_54_hubble_wikisky.jpgMessier_54_Hubble_WikiSkyM54 appears to be in Sagittarius, but is not even in our galaxy, just close. My title gets more clever by the second!2011-10-04T11:17:28+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/03/interesting-new-product-monday-the-1000-eyepiece/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/neaf-floor.jpgNEAF-floorThis is part of the NEAF vendor area. You'll never find so much astronomy stuff in the same room anywhere else. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/neaf.jpgNEAFThis is the NEAF vendor area, AKA: the most astronomy stuff you'll ever see in one room. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/atpara18cu.jpgatpara18CUQuarter not included. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tak-uwseries_top.jpgTAK-UWseries_topThis is what they look like on the moon. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/master-tvu098.jpgmaster TVU098Thw whole set will cost you just shy of $4500, not including the SX models. 2011-10-03T11:23:05+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/10/01/insane-in-the-brane/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sloan-galaxies.jpgsloan-galaxiesPretty cool. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/98_649-300dpi.jpg98_649.300dpiYou want to map the universe, you're going to need the right tools. 2011-10-01T11:09:36+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/30/ufos-spacious-accommodations/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/p8080014-humanonmars.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThere's got to be a Starbuck's around here somewhere.https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/space-station-3d-original.jpgspace-station-3d-originalIn 200 years, this will be considered a "cozy" three bedroom. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2001-space-oddysey1.jpg2001-space-oddysey"Open the lavatory doors HAL, this is even less funny than last time."https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2001-space-oddysey.jpg2001-space-oddysey2011-09-30T12:06:31+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/27/lets-talk-about-pluto/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/800px-pluto_discovery_plates.png800px-pluto_discovery_platesIt practically jumps right out at you. I nearly flinched. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/eighttnos.pngEightTNOsEris was originally known publically as Xena, its moon Gabrille. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/01e68241fc4a94245b1de2bab3077973eb9cd7d7_large.jpg01e68241fc4a94245b1de2bab3077973eb9cd7d7_largehttps://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/plutousa.jpgplutousaTexas is not amused. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pluto-hubble-faces-825x405.jpgpluto-hubble-faces-825x405We're going to laugh about images like this soon. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/plutocharon_lo_big.gifplutocharon_lo_bigDisco time!2011-09-29T13:03:13+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/29/m31-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-700-billion-stars/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/m31_gendler_big.jpgm31_gendler_bigIt's slightly less impressive when you see it bare-eyed, FYI. 2011-09-29T13:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/2011/09/25/sun-i-am-disappoint/https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sol11.jpgsol11But this is definitely cooler looking than any daily supplement. https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sol09.gifsol09https://starhuckster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sol14.jpgsol14Seems harmless enough. 2011-09-29T13:01:05+00:00monthlyhttps://starhuckster.com/about/2011-09-26T20:14:45+00:00weekly0.6https://starhuckster.comdaily1.02016-04-06T23:55:12+00:00