<p style="text-align:center"></p> <p>One of the largest sunspots in years, AR1944, has turned toward Earth and it is crackling with strong flares. On Jan. 7th (yesterday), the active region produced M7-
<p style="text-align:center"></p> <p>ESA’s space missions are getting ready to observe an icy visitor to the inner Solar System: Comet ISON, which might also be visible in the night sky later this
AAVSO Alert Notice 484<br /> Nova Sco 2013 = PNV J17335943-3606216<br /> June 4, 2013 <p>Event: Nova Sco 2013 = PNV J17335943-3606216</p> <p>Discovered by: Koichi Nishiyama (Kurume, Japan) and Fujio Kabashima<br /> (Miyaki, Japan)</p> <p><strong>Discovery Magnitude:</strong>
AAVSO Alert Notice 447<br /> Nova Sco 2011 No. 2 = PNV J16364440-4132340 = PNV J16364300-4132460<br /> September 11, 2011 <p><strong>Event:</strong> Nova in Scorpius</p> <p>Nova Sco 2011 No. 2 = PNV J16364440-4132340 = PNV
<p>Having installed the pier and leveled the top plate (as described in the previous article), I made sure that everything was rock solid and that I could easily polar align
<p>If you own a telescope, you’re familiar with how long it takes to set up your scope for an observing session. How many times, though, have you found that just