Our legendary planisphere, The Night Sky™ is now paired with the Night Reader Pro™ astronomer’s flashlight at one great price! We noticed that many of our customers purchase a planisphere along with a Night Reader Pro astronomer’s flashlight so we thought we would bundle the two together at a reduced price to make it easier […]
Summer is a great time to be outdoors at night with clear skies and the prospect of seeing a shooting star. As you know, a shooting star is the common name for the bright streak of light given off by a meteor as it streaks into Earth’s atmosphere and burns up from the heat caused […]
The first Rocky Mountain National Park Night Sky Festival is now history. The park rangers put on a variety of astronomy related programs free for park visitors including opportunities to view the cosmos through a variety of telescopes and interesting presentations by professional astronomers and aerospace experts. Over 300 visitors attended the presentations and public […]
For those of you who rarely stop to notice the night sky, you might want to take a few moments tonight. The planets Venus and Jupiter will be very close together in the Western sky just after sunset. You will see Venus first as it is the brighter of the two now. Shortly thereafter you […]
This post describes the stars Mizar and Alcor as part of our series of interesting objects to observe with binoculars or a small telescopes. For information about this series please see our feature, “Summer Observing List“. Mizar and Alcor Mizar and Alcor are an easy pair to find, but there is much more going on […]
This post describes the Ring Nebula as part of our series of interesting objects to observe with binoculars or a small telescopes. For information about this series please see our feature, “Summer Observing List“. The Ring Nebula Also known as M57 in the Messier Catalog and as NGC6720 in the New General Catalog, the Ring […]
A constellation is more than just an image drawn between a few stars. It is actually a specific area of the sky with boundaries much like the borders of states or countries on a map of the world. (In the illustration of the constellation Cassiopeia below the constellation boundaries are in blue.) These boundaries are […]
The 2015 Rocky Mountain Star Stare is rapidly approaching and is scheduled for June 10-14. This annual event, put on by the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society is billed as the premier star party in the Rocky Mountains. At 7,600 feet (2.316 meters) above sea level the location in Gardner, CO offers dark skies and extreme […]
David Chandler Company is pleased to announce the availability of our new Night Reader Pro. When using a telescope, star chart, or atlas under a dark sky you need a portable light source. When choosing a flashlight for astronomy it is important that you select a light designed to maintain your night vision. (Click Here for more […]
The 2015 Texas Star Party is Now history! If you attended please post a comment and let us know how things went. The Texas Star Party is one of the biggest amateur astronomy events in the southwest every year. There will be hundreds of amateurs of all levels out each night with a huge variety […]
