Constellation Series: Orion

Since the dawn of human history, we have looked up into the night sky and found patterns in the stars.  Some of us saw animals, others saw gods and heroes, but we all agreed that they were greater than our simple existence. In this blog series, we will take a deeper look into the constellations that Astronomers use to map today’s night sky.  We will look into the history of each of the 88 constellations and the stars and objects that form them, to discover more about our culture, and our connection with the universe. Our first constellation on the list is bright, large,...

Halloween Space Photos

Halloween is an amazing chance for people to be someone (or something) they have always wanted to be.  To step outside of their norm and live their life as an alter ego, if only for one night.  This is why so many people have crazy Halloween stories, and why the ‘holiday’ captivates us so much.  With humanity’s excellent pattern recognition skills, we tend to see spooky things in space, where if you would just turn the picture 90 degrees, it probably would look like some other item from human experience, and not be spooky after all.  Here are a few...