Tag: Astronomy for RVers
Astronomy for RVers – Black holes are real!
We finally got the mug shot where only finger prints existed before.
By Chris Fellows, Serenity Mobile Observatory
On Wednesday, April 10, 2019, astronomers announced that...
Astronomy for RVers – International Space Station
The world’s laboratory in the sky
By Chris Fellows, Serenity Mobile Observatory
The most expensive thing humans have ever built, the International Space Station whips around...
Astronomy for RVers – Intro to astrophotography – Interested?
By Chris Fellows, Serenity Mobile Observatory
Should you jump into this rabbit hole?
So, you bought yourself a nice little telescope and observed a few celestial...
Asteroids – We may be between a rock and a hard place
Astronomy for RVers
By Chris Fellows, Serenity Mobile Observatory
During the formation of our solar system about 4.5 billion years ago there was a lot going...
Astronomy for RVers – Galaxy season is upon us
By Chris Fellows, Serenity Mobile Observatory
Spring opens a window to the wider universe
Over the course of a year here on Earth the night sky...
Travel log: Astronomers Paradise in New Mexico
Astronomy for RVers
Astronomers Paradise: A little piece of heaven in southwest New Mexico
By Chris Fellows, Serenity Mobile Observatory
I don’t often write in this feature...
The upcoming Blood Moon – a rare treat!
Astronomy for RVers
By Chris Fellows, Serenity Mobile Observatory
Correction: The eclipse starts on January 20 around 10 p.m. on the East Coast and will run...
Andromeda – Our sister in the galactic family
Astronomy for RVers
By Chris Fellows, Serenity Mobile Observatory
Winter is here and that means some pretty cool, very large and, for some people, naked-eye objects...
Astronomy for RVers – Orion the Hunter
Winter's most recognizable constellation returns
By Chris Fellows, Serenity Mobile Observatory
As the temperatures drop and the nights get longer, a favorite constellation dominates the night...
Astronomy for RVers – The Big Picture (Part 4) – The large scale structure...
As big as it gets – the large scale structure of the universe
By Chris Fellows, Serenity Mobile Observatory
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Last time we met...
Astronomy for RVers – The Big Picture (Part 3) – Galaxies, the cosmic neighborhoods
By Chris Fellows, Serenity Mobile Observatory
Hey, everyone. I hope you are all staying warm. It has started to get chilly here in Utah at...
Astronomy for RVers – The Big Picture (Part 2) – Nature’s power houses: the...
By Chris Fellows, Serenity Mobile Observatory
Last we met we talked about the smallest bits of the universe: the comets, asteroids, planets and other detritus...