Orion is one of the most fascinating and important constellations in the night sky. One reason that astronomers find it so compelling, is that it contains one of the nearest and most active stellar nurseries in the Milky Way Galaxy (theOrion Nebula). You’ll find this well-studied nebula ju...
There they are again, the old familiar constellations that remind everyone of childhood, because it was only as a child that one gazed at them so raptly. They are everywhere. There you are, so remote from your childhood, and yet you meet it again. That’s how small the world is. And...
Although the Milky Way during the winter and early spring is often ignored in Astro-landscape photography, I really love the bright stars (some of the brightest of the night sky), colorful constellations, and fainter elements of this part of our galaxy when the galactic core is beneath the ...
If the constellations had been named in the twentieth century, I suppose we would see bicycles. Socialism can only arrive by bicycle. The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it. When my legs hurt, I say: ‘Shut up, legs! Do what...
constellations starting with large, chaotic, circular marks and then refining them into millions of points of light. I found that circles created an expansive effect, perfect for the endless reach of stars. This method to carve out light, which...
It is not ideal to have all of the stars be the same brightness. In my case I wanted to highlight the constellations, so those brighter stars had a small 3mm or 5mm LED dedicated to each one. A smaller star map may be better off using LEDs with a small integrated light-pipe for co...