Great Visual of why you cannot observe Mars or Venus Right Now and a Cool Fact

 

In my weekly newsletter yesterday (and for the last several weeks, I have mentioned that we just cannot observe Mars and Venus right now as they are too much in the glare of the Sun. Head over to EadsyAstronomy at this LINK and learn why that is and also, a cool thing happening with both planets and the Sun this week! 

Solar Activity Decembert 27th 2025 New MClass 5.1 Flare sent out from AR4323 (old AR4294/4296).

 

Well like I discussed yesterday, that old Solar region, AR4294/4296 is emerging on the limb of the Sun and has survived and is relabeled as AR4323.  A region next to it sent out a MClass5.1 flare and CME today. Head over to EadsyAstronomy to learn more. LINK. Also expect IF it ever clears to have some good solar observing or imaging available this week as this rather active region comes back into view. 

Observing Report: July 23rd and 24th, 2025; Top View, Toon Rd, West Desert Utah

 

NGc 7331 with 2024rsb, a Type I Supernova near its core. I sketched it and observed it in this report! 

Time to gather around the  telescope again! Just posted my second of nine observing reports I need to get to. This is out in the West Desert out at a site we call Top View, off Toon Rd. Here is the LINK for the video and text, my sketches and my SeeStar S50 images I took  that night. Enjoy! Thanks for gathering around the telescope!