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Astronomy equipment at NEAF 2026
Monday, April 13, 2026 by Richard Harris
NEAF has come and gone, another year in the books where astronomy enthusiasts and manufacturers from all over the world end up in the same place for a couple of very full days. If you’re not familiar with it, NEAF stands for the Northeast Astronomy Forum and Space Expo, and it’s really t...
Why Maui does not want the Haleakala telescope project
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 by Richard Harris
After weeks of growing public pushback, the Maui County Council in Hawaii has now unanimously opposed the military’s proposal to construct up to seven telescopes within a state conservation area on Haleakalā. Recently the council approved a resolution urging the U.S. Air Force to deny the p...
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Galaxies previously unseen discovered with help from physicist
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 by Richard Harris
I chase photons that perhaps left their homes before our oceans found their tides (if you believe photos actually travel anyway). Those photons slide into a sensor as if they are shy travelers, and if I treat them with patience they will draw a picture that was always there, just hidden under the no...
Astrobiscuit: The nerd who made the universe fun
Monday, December 29, 2025 by Richard Harris
In 2017, Rory Griffin—better known as Astrobiscuit—asked his wife for a telescope. She rolled her eyes. “It’ll just gather dust,” she said. But the first night he pointed that Sky-Watcher Mak 90 into the London sky, Jupiter floated into view. Its moons lined up like tin...