NGC253, a galaxy in the constellation Sculptor, is classified as a starburst galaxy – one undergoing rapid star formation. M82 in Ursa Major (the Big […]
Read MoreM33 – the Galaxy in Triangulum
Messier 33 (M33) in the constellation Triangulum is the third largest galaxy in the Local Group. It is some 3 million light years from Earth. […]
Read MoreThe Seven Sisters
I apologize to anyone who was expecting me to post M33, the Triangulum Galaxy, tonight. I have failed you for reasons too esoteric to entertain […]
Read MoreBack to Food Porn
It is so good to be home again. The cats are very affectionate, and they slept with us all night. Today, I fed them treats, […]
Read MoreM31 and Friends
The Milky Way galaxy is part of a Local Group of Galaxies that together occupy a space some 10 million light years in diameter. As […]
Read MoreHome Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig!
After a week of astrophotographical safari, it is nice to be home among familiar cats and with access to our own bed. The safari quarry […]
Read MoreThis Week in COVID
I know that you’ve been waiting all week for Dr. Klotman’s weekly COVID update, and here it is. The most interesting things about COVID this […]
Read MoreThe End of Novelty
I have five telescopes. Four are astrographs – two Ritchey-Chretien (RC) reflectors and two APO refractors. The fifth is a fast Newtonian that last saw […]
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