The Naked Astronomer tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2010-01-07:/tnaweb/blog2010//3 2010-02-23T02:46:41Z It's all about exposure... Movable Type Pro 4.25 02/20/2010 - Andromeda Galaxy tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2010:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.173 2010-02-21T02:46:04Z 2010-02-23T02:46:41Z Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 500_021810 Andromeda.jpg]]> The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 2,500,000 light-years (1.58×1011 AU) away[4] in the constellation Andromeda. It is also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224, and is often referred to as the Great Andromeda Nebula in older texts. Andromeda is the nearest spiral galaxy to our own, the Milky Way. As it is visible as a faint smudge on a moonless night, it is one of the farthest objects visible to the naked eye, and can be seen even from urban areas with binoculars. 02/20/2010 - The Great Orion Nebula tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2010:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.172 2010-02-21T02:43:51Z 2010-02-23T02:44:45Z Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 500_021810 Orion Nebula.jpg]]> 02/20/2010 - The Pleiades tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2010:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.171 2010-02-21T02:40:45Z 2010-02-23T02:43:18Z Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 500_021810 The Pleides.jpg]]> In astronomy, the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters (Messier object 45), is an open star cluster containing relatively young hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky.

]]> 01/10/2010 - Sunrise tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2010:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.144 2010-01-10T16:00:09Z 2010-01-10T16:00:27Z Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 011010 Sunrise.jpg]]> 01/07/2010 - Spectacular sunrise over Kitsap Peninsula tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2010:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.114 2010-01-08T01:14:11Z 2010-01-08T01:16:56Z This spectacular sunrise was literally the talk of the town - people were calling and texting one another to have a look! I regretted not having my nicer camera - this was shot using a simple cell phone camera.... Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 010710 Sunrise.jpg
This spectacular sunrise was literally the talk of the town - people were calling and texting one another to have a look! I regretted not having my nicer camera - this was shot using a simple cell phone camera.]]> 09/10/2008 - NEPTUNE in motion tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2009:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.116 2009-09-11T07:01:13Z 2010-01-09T02:00:45Z In this time sequence shot over a period of five days, you can clearly see the planet Neptune move across the field of background stars.... Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 091008neptunemove.jpg
In this time sequence shot over a period of five days, you can clearly see the planet Neptune move across the field of background stars.]]> 04/01/2009 - Nexus, a temporal flux energy ribbon tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2009:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.143 2009-04-01T20:47:23Z 2010-01-10T15:49:42Z Here, Nexus, a temporal flux energy ribbon, cuts perilously close to Earth as observed from the Pacific Northwest.... Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 060109 Nexus in sky.JPG
Here, Nexus, a temporal flux energy ribbon, cuts perilously close to Earth as observed from the Pacific Northwest.]]> 01/29/2009 - Moon and Venus tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2009:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.135 2009-01-30T04:29:27Z 2010-01-10T15:30:02Z Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 012909Moon and Venus.JPG]]> 09/11/2008 - URANUS in motion tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2008:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.115 2008-09-12T06:56:38Z 2010-01-09T01:58:25Z Here, you can quickly and easily spot the motion of Uranus against the backdrop of space. Taken five days apart, these pictures make identification of the planet a snap.... Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 091108%20Uranus%20in%20motion.jpg
Here, you can quickly and easily spot the motion of Uranus against the backdrop of space. Taken five days apart, these pictures make identification of the planet a snap. ]]> 04/03/2008 - Moon over SeaTac tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2008:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.132 2008-04-03T14:59:11Z 2010-01-10T15:00:11Z Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 040308 Crescent over Seattle lights.JPG]]> 04/03/2008 - Moonrise from Manchester, Washington tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2008:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.133 2008-04-03T13:00:53Z 2010-01-10T15:02:10Z Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 040308 Slim new moon with dock.JPG]]> 02/20/2008 - Eclipsed moon and Saturn tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2008:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.142 2008-02-20T15:42:47Z 2010-01-10T15:43:23Z Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 022008moonsaturncrop.JPG]]> 02/20/2008 - Lunar eclipse ending tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2008:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.141 2008-02-20T15:41:25Z 2010-01-10T15:42:13Z Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 022008 eclipse ending.jpg]]> 10/26/2007 - Comet 17P Holmes tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2007:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.134 2007-10-26T15:09:30Z 2010-01-10T15:11:08Z Canon EOS 20D through 8" Mead LX200 (Schmidt-Cassegrain).... Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 102607 Holmes 17P.jpg
Canon EOS 20D through 8" Mead LX200 (Schmidt-Cassegrain).]]> 08/28/2007 - Partially eclipsed moon tag:www.thenakedastronomer.com,2007:/tnaweb/blog2010//3.140 2007-08-28T15:40:27Z 2010-01-10T15:40:51Z Jim W. Coleman http://www.jimwcoleman.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=3&id=1 600_082807partial.jpg]]>