Archives for August 2015

Tele Vue DeLite Eyepiece Review

August 7, 2015 by Brian Ventrudo Filed Under: Astronomy Equipment

The Tele Vue DeLite line of eyepieces (credit: Bill Paolini)

Looking for an eyepiece that makes stargazing a little easier? The new Tele Vue DeLite series of eyepieces might fit the bill. These new eyepieces feature a modest 62º field of view, a far cry from the super-wide Nagler and Ethos line of eyepieces from Tele Vue, but the DeLites excel in one important feature: they’re easy to look through. Read this full review of the DeLite eyepiece line by William Paolini, author of the book Choosing and Using Astronomical Eyepieces. It’s available at the new astronomical community website called Astronomy Connect.

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Astonishing View of Moon Transiting Earth

August 6, 2015 by Brian Ventrudo Filed Under: Solar System

NASA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured an astonishing series of images of the Moon transiting Earth. In the above animation made from the still images, we see the far side of the Moon, illuminated by the Sun, as the Moon passes across the face of the rotating Earth from a distance of about one million miles [Read more…] about Astonishing View of Moon Transiting Earth

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A Good Year for the Perseid Meteor Shower

August 5, 2015 by Brian Ventrudo Filed Under: Celestial Events

2012 Perseids Meteor Shower over the Snowy Range in Wyoming (credit: David Kingham)

The Perseid meteor shower, the most reliably active meteor shower of the year, peaks on the night of August 11-12, 2015. The Perseids are a favorite of many stargazers. They happen in the northern summer, which makes for comfortable viewing. They display more bright meteors than most showers, usually about 50-60 per hour. And this year, the nearly-new Moon will not get in this way of the Perseids, so 2015 will be an excellent year to see this meteor shower [Read more…] about A Good Year for the Perseid Meteor Shower

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