I am starting this blog so I can collect in one place the things I am learning about astronomy. Don't expect anything earth shattering here. It is just a hobby and it is just for fun. I also plan to post my photos here and to start I will collect some old ones I have taken so that I can be caught up to the present day.
To date I have mostly done planetary observing and photography. I chose the planets because they are bright and easily observable from an urban environment. In the Bryan/College Station Texas area, we suffer from a lack of good, dark sky, observing sites. I know this is a problem everywhere, but here, outside of the major urban centers, it just seems kind of strange. Through the Brazos Valley Astronomy Club, I have been able to do some dark sky observing, largely through the generosity of one club member, Mark Spearman. Without Mark, the club would have no place to observe. This puts a fair amount of pressure on him, which is unfair. Narrow band imaging is also an option from my mag 4 skies. I am working on equipment for this but narrowband filters are expensive and I have to save up to buy them. So planetary photography is the way to go for now.
The Great Red Spot
Ok, I wish I took this picture, but it is actually a Hubble image of Jupiter. Incredible isn't it?
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