One Year Anniversary and the Orion XT8i Video Review

One year ago today, I posted my first update for Late Night Astronomy. Since that time the site has recieved over 5,000 hits with the vast majority coming from people searching for a variety of topics on google. I never could have imagined that so many people would be using this site for news and information […]

iPhone and iPod Touch Astronomy Apps

Introduction Telescopes have changed very little since the 1600’s. Hans Lippershey’s and Sir Isaac Newton’s designs have proven to be an overwhelming success because of a common theme that runs through all great inventions, high performance and simplicity. While there have been few advancements in the basic principles of how a telescope works, there have […]

Star Trek: The Deluxe Edition, Soundtrack Review

Re-imagining the Future In 2006, I read that Paramount had decided to reboot the Star Trek franchise. 40 years of 6 television shows and 10 movies had somehow lead to franchise fatigue, go figure. To breathe new life into a rundown franchise, Paramount turned to J.J. Abrams and his team to make a Star Trek […]

The Eagle Has Landed

A lot of amateur astronomers will complain about the Moon, saying that it is nothing but a bright nuisance getting in the way of Deep Sky observing. Maybe its just me, but with the Moon being Earth’s nearest celestial body, I’ll take an up close study of the lunar craters, mountains and complex shadows over […]