Ultimate Places

I’ve seen various references to a news story about embryonic planets forming the last few days but didn’t get a chance to read the story until now. Here is a snipet of the story from the University of Rochester press.
Astronomers at the University of Rochester are pointing to three nearby stars they say may […]

Just came across this infrared view of the Ring Nebula, and thought I would share it. Though it lacks the brilliant rainbow of colors given off in visible light, it offers a completely different perspective on the nebula, enough that you would be tempted to call it by another name in my opinion. The rose […]

Here’s another cool shot from NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day shot by Robert Schwarz. While it doesn’t quite get -90 below in Alaska, it does get in the -40’s and some times colder so I know what this guy must of gone through to get this shot.

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Found this very cool picture of the Milky Way on Wikipedia’s website. Thanks to the Park Service guy that went through the effort to make it.

I’ve lived in Alaska for a number of years, and have always found the Aurora Borealis to be a fickle phenomenon. Between their unpredictability and the cold weather that typically coincides with the best viewing times, you have to either be a really hardy soul, or a fall in love with them to venture out […]

Below are a series of shots that were taken as the eclipse occurred between 1-2 A.M on August 28, up in Alaska. I used a Nikon Coolpix 5700, which lies somewhere in the middle between your typical point and shoot camera and a serious digital SLR. The exposure varied between 4-8 seconds, mounted on a […]