Who Says Young People Cannot Contribute in a Major Way to Astronomy! The Story of Julian Shapiro and 3 Brown Dwarfs!

 

This is a  wonderful story how a young man, Julian Shapiro who in high school began using online free resources to develop a theory on dwarf galaxies. Watch the video and follow the link to learn more! 

There She Blows! A Team of 11 Astronomers Using James Webb Discovered Thinning and Thickening Clouds on a Brown Dwarf!

 

In this article LINK it is announced that using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of 11 astronomers looking at a brown dwarf 7.5 light years away have seen water clouds getting thinner and thicker on another object in our galaxy for the first time! It shows why we need a variety of telescopes as we continue to explore and learn about our universe above! 

Eadsy Astronomy Newsletter October 16th to 31st, 2026

 

I am doing the newsletter in parts again. Here is the video on some of the fun Looking Up items for this period. There are some fun things here! 

Lunar Targets 

Planetary Highlights 

Comets and Double Stars 

Deep Sky Objects 

For the full newsletter head over to Eadsy Astronomy LINK and read it there or get your own copy as a Google Doc or a PDF.  

Under Autumn Stars: A Stargazers Guide to the Fall Sky

 

As summer’s muggy air recedes and crisp, steady autumn currents settle over dark sites, the night sky undergoes a profound transition. The bright, crowded rich fields of the summer Milky Way pivot westward, opening a vast window into the deep-sky treasures of autumn.

This 45-target seasonal program spans seven cornerstone constellations—ranging from rich star clusters riding high along the Milky Way band to nearby island universes glowing millions of light-years away. Whether observing with a portable 4-inch refractor or driving deep contrast with a large-aperture Dobsonian under dark skies, this guide connects each target’s visual character with practical star-hopping notes.

The full program for the Google links or the Excel or PDF's are over at Eadsy Astronomy at this LINK. 

Is Nearby Advance Alien Civilizaiton Ready to Pounce on Us? Most Likely Not according to a new study

 

Fascinating article that discusses why none of our nearby explanets most likely do not have advance life on them ready to head our way. Why? It comes down to plant growth and in truth, most of those exoplanets are behind us evolutionary and IF there is life on them, it is most likely at the microbial stage.

To get a LINK to the article head on over to Eadsy Astronomy. 

Eadsy Astronomy Newsletter September 28th to October 15th, 2026

 

This is the next installment of the newsletter. It is for September 28th through October 15th, 2026.  During this period we move from a waxing gibbous moon to last quarter and then new moon. Finally we end with the waxing crescent.  

Lots to see and observe during this period.  Plenty of lunar features, craters, planetary highlights! We say goodbye to Venus being the evening star as the planet will soon transition back to the morning sky.  Saturn rules the evening into the early morning! Pre Dawn Mars is positioned well. 

We have two comets we can chase though one is early evening and the other will not be favorable until late November here in the northern hempisphere. 

Finally, I share an abundance of both easy, intermediete and challenging deep sky targets. We include many fall ones and a few late summers as we say goodbye to those summer constellations and objects. 

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