by Shaphan Shank | Apr 7, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Constellations, Double Stars, Exploring Our Skies, Galaxies, Nebulas, Study Guide
Ursa Major, the Great Bear, is a large constellation in the northern circumpolar region of the sky. Ursa Major is known best for the Big Dipper, which makes up the northeastern part of the constellation. Although it can be seen all year from mid-northern latitudes,...
by Shaphan Shank | Nov 24, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Galaxies, Nebulas, Study Guide, Telescopes & Accessories, The Photo Focus
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, along with our 8” Newtonian reflector. Then, a few years later, we had...
