Hunting the Lion: Observing and Imaging Objects in Leo: Level 1 The Pride for Beginners or an Enjoyable Night Out

 These are guides that I make from the observing program I shared called Hunting the Lion: Observing and Imaging Objects in Leo. These are made for members of EadsyAstronomy and if you enjoy these and want to see more, please consider becoming a member. This is for the Level 1, The Pride or for Beginners or those just wanting an enjoyable evening observing or imaging a variety of fun and easy objects in the constellation of Leo. The Intermediate and Advance videos will be for members only over at EadsyAstronomy so please join if you wish to see the other two! 

 

 

Weekly Newsletter for February 22nd to February 28th, 2026

 This is the weekly newsletter from EadsyAstronomy over at this LINK. For the full report and images, please head on over. We have a lot going on this week with the Moon going into First Quarter on Tuesday and then into the waxing gibbous stage whereby Saturday, the 28th, it will be at almost 93% full. On the 28th we have a planetary alignment right after sunset for 6 of the planets! Come and take a look at what is up this week! 

 

Astronomy News/Article Review: Losing the Dark? The Growing Crowds in Our Night Sky

 

If you’ve been out with your scope lately, either doing visual or imaging, you’ve probably noticed something frustrating. Whether you're hunting for a faint Messier object or tracking a deep-sky nebula, it feels like every other frame is getting photobombed by a streak of light. I recently came across an article over at Phys.org that really puts the scale of this problem into perspective, and honestly, it’s a bit of a wake-up call for those of us who love the "pristine" night sky.

Image going out to observe or to image or having professional astronomers see the following: 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE, PLEASE IF YOU CARE ABOUT THE DARK SKY, PLEASE GO OVER TO EADSYASTRONOMY FOR THE LINK SO YOU CAN SUBMIT COMMENTS ON THE SPACEX PROPOSAL! 

 However, this is so important to me I will also include the LINK here.