Michael A. Phillips' Astro Blog

 I often do my planning on the fly as I am usually to busy during the day or on cloudy nights to do it ahead of time.  This is also a bit se...

 Average conditions, different cameras! Just trying to beat the pollen season!

I don't often get time and clear enough skies for 3x planets at once, but this night I was lucky enough to be home just in time for Venu...

  On Earth we are closing in on a new year but it's spring on Mars' Northern hemisphere. Lot's of North polar cap sublimation me...

I love fall for astronomy and while I thought my automation scripts were ready for a big planet season of Jupiter, Saturn and Mars they'...

 Just a post of a QHY test on Jove...

  I tried a friends QHY200M camera out but didn't like the resolution and took advantage of decent skies.  Pretty happy with Titan. Rest...