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Few observers in the history of astronomy possess a legacy as deeply intertwined with the raw, visceral experience of the eyepiece as Edward Emerson Barnard. Born into crushing poverty in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 16, 1857—his father having died before his birth—Barnard’s rise to astronomical prominence is a testament to sheer willpower and an almost supernatural visual acuity.
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Back in 2011 I made a video about astronomy apps for the iPhone, iPad and iTouch. Well, that was 15 years ago so I thought I would share some of the apps on my iPhone 17 pro, my iPad 10th and iPad A16.
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The Dawn Conjunction of the Last Quarter Moon, Mars and Saturn
Lunar Craters to Observe this Week
Mars and Uranus Hanging Out this Week
Last Quarter Moon and Saturn Conjunction on night of July 7th 2026
Mars, Aldbaran and the Waning Crescent Moon in the early morning of July 11th 2026
Venus and Regulas Dancing This Week Together!
Comet 10P/Tempel 2 this Week
Deep Sky Objects to Observe July 2026 Sagitarrius
Deep Sky Objects to observe in Aquila
See What a Supernovae Leaves Behing: The Veil Nebula
Nebula to Observe in Cygnus
Planetary Nebula to Observe in Cygnus
Want to See a Black Hole? Well kinda of: HDE 226868 and Cygnus X1
In April as the Artemis II crew did their Lunar Flyby, the identified and named a rather newly formed crater after Commander Reid Wiseman's late wife, Carroll Taylor Wiseman, and named it Crater Carroll.
The name has been submitted to the International Astronomical Union, the entity that is responsible for naming planetary features. This crater can be visually seen from Earth in a backyard telescope if you know where and when to look.
I used the Moon Globe HD app to show how to do this and you can go to this url to see NASA's website on this with 3 maps to show its location near the western limb of the Moon's near side.
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5646/
From the website: "Carroll is located at 18.633°N, 86.533°W. Although small (6 kilometers or 4 miles wide), it is relatively young and surrounded by bright ejecta that make it easier to find. It is in sunlight from Full Moon through the thin waning crescent just before New Moon, but it may be best seen in the early morning hours beginning at the Third Quarter phase, to take advantage of diurnal libration. At Third Quarter, the Sun is high over Carroll's neighborhood, so finding it relies on albedo features rather than shadows. Crater hop starting at Grimaldi, a prominent dark patch near the equator and just off the western edge of Oceanus Procellarum, and move north through Riccioli, Hedin, and Glushko, all of which have easily recognizeable features."
I hope this allows you to make a personal connnection to this solemn moment of last April's Artemis II mission. Clear skies to you!
