messier

For Clint. In his “Thoughts on Various Subjects” from 1706, Jonathan Swift wrote: “Old men and comets have been reverenced for the same reason: their long beards and pretences to foretell events”. Green Comet Slooh art streaks ZTF Let’s face it. the true fortune tellers are the scientists who can predict when a cataclysm, stability or highpoint, could be expected. [Read More]

This is the Crab Nebula Messier Object 1, it is not the best image out there, but bear with me, it was my first mission to visit this M1 and I am happy to add it to my SLOOH gallery. While you look at the Crab Nebula, travel back in time with me, only a thousand years or so. We set our time traveling machine’s dial to 1054, and we are going to the Sung dynasty in China. [Read More]

I started running about 10 years ago and have completed a couple of half-marathons, but sitting on my behind for a living and crafting software has not served me well to complete a full marathon, yet. There is a different marathon that I will soon be taking part in however, which is the Messier Marathon. I will be rewarded for sitting on my butt while I marvel at the wonders of a catalog compiled by comet hunter, Charles Messier and first published in 1774. [Read More]

My first ever image captured on SLOOH was of Caldwell 41 (Mel 25). The Sun a ripe orange The Candyfloss Lagoon Caldwell 41 (Mel 25) It was completely unintentional. I was still trying to figure out how it all worked. I clicked a few buttons, then embarked on my first quest and purposefully took a photo of our magnificent Sun. [Read More]