Sky moments
On December 6th 2021 evening there was a beautiful conjunction of the 3.1 days old Moon and Venus in Sagittarius above South West horizon. There is a star h2 Sgr…
Andromeda and Triangle
There are two galaxies on northern sky visible by naked eye: Andromeda M31 and and Triangle M33. Related links: 1:β Andromedae AKA Mirach region, 2:M31 AND M33 AS SEEN FROM…
Frontenac 11/6
Visitors of the Frontenac State Park had on Saturday November 6 opportunity to see celestial object through telescopes. There were three stations with telescopes on parking loop in short distance…
Nova Cas 2021
A bright nova ignited in the constellation Cassiopeia, which is also available in the binoculars. The current brightness is around 7.8 mag (March 19, 2021) and still is getting brighter….
Solstice December 21, 2020 sunrise
On Monday December 21, 2020 at 10:02 UTC (4:02 AM CST) Sun has reached the southernmost point in the Earth sky. Picture shows sunrise above Root River Park, even though…
Morning Mercury
Weather permitting, second half of the November is a good time to see Mercury on East horizon before sunrise! To spot Mercury can be difficult. On Friday November 13 2020…
The Most Astounding Fact
By Mitchel Medvec The video idea came from a day when I was incredibly bored, sitting on my couch during quarantine watching astrophotography videos on youtube. I have always had…
Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise seen early July
There is bright comet on the morning sky! On Friday July 3rd I went to the Root River Park, but stopped my car immediately after turn from County Rd 1…
Winter Sky above Oxbow
On Friday February 28 the Rochester Astronomy Club hosted Public Sky Observing at Oxbow Park. It was a nice winter day, that turned into beautiful evening for observing. This public…
Evening Mercury
The first three weeks of February 2020 there is good chance to spot elusive planet Mercury on the evening sky. Mercury is the innermost planet and doesn’t go far from…