2021, 11 November
Focus Illustrated, November 2021
An Introduction to Astrophotography—Part 1: Equipment Choices
M81 and M82. Photo © Shaphan Shank. In my early teens, I knew almost nothing about astrophotography, except that I wanted to try it. My early dreams included using a very cheap CCD camera we had,...
Camp & Cabin Cookin’, November 2021
Recipes: Coffee Cake, Pumpkin Buckle. Recipes: Trash Can Turkey, Peanut Butter Chews.
Yielding Seed After His Kind
Cepheus
Study Guide Puzzles, November 2021
November 2021, End of the Trail
Bighorn Sheep in Yellowstone National Park. Photo © Caleb Schmucker, New Haven, IN
A Few Flowers
A 16″ Binocular
Did you read Morris Yoder's article, “Two Are Better Than One?” Well, take a look at this. Brandon Martin’s introduction to astronomy first involved using a spotting scope. It didn’t take long to...
In Our Skies, November 2021: Comet Leonard
The last major meteor showers of 2021 will all be affected by moonlight. The Orionid meteor shower in October peaked on the night of Full Moon, and the Leonid meteor shower this month will fare...
Two Are Better Than One!
Binoviewer. Photo © Morris Yoder. A contractor once told me to always wear safety glasses when appropriate because life with only one eye is difficult. He was talking from experience; he’d lost an...
Exploring Nature, November 2021
Monarch butterfly migration photo © Javarman/Dreamstime.com. Saw-whet Owls are being banded during migration.Harvest season for ginseng runs through December 31. Obey local laws.Bobwhite Quail live...
Stargazing
Stars shine brilliantly in the heavens. Beneath them, five children lie huddled on the lawn under blankets. They gaze excitedly up at the many sparkling specks scattered over the great black dome of...
A Day With Vixen
The choir of crickets and voices of the katydids receded to a soft peeping and died away. The dark shadows lightened as the sun slowly spread its first rays across the sky. In the woods, the birds...
