Back around 2000 when I first started worldbuilding the Alpha Centauri system for the AlCent Sagas series, astronomical knowledge of the binary star system was limited to the movements of the stars themselves. But now with the advent of the Kepler space telescope, as well as new methods used by ground based telescopes, exoplanets have […]
Read more "Exoplanets of the Alpha Centauri System"So after the success of acquiring my Meade 90 ETX, I got a bad case of aperture fever and started looking. As some of you may already know, aperture fever is when you’ve had a taste of astronomy and suddenly want a bigger scope! The ETX is great for the Moon and planets, and some […]
Read more "Severe case of aperture fever results in a new scope!"Well, we’re back home and MarsCon was a smashing success for me! I got to meet all kinds of interesting people and met many new readers of my work. I sold over 50 copies of Mariner Valley and Seed of Aldebaran in print, eBook, and audio! I was also able to introduce people to the […]
Read more "Back from MarsCon!"We are here and have set up our banners at the MarsCon! I look forward to seeing any of you who can make it out! Remember, I have a free Kindle download for my new novel AlCent Sagas Book One: Formation for anyone who shows up! I look forward to meeting you there! https://marscon2024.sched.com/
Read more "We are here! MarsCon 2024!"Just a reminder that I will meeting fans at the 2024 MarsCon this weekend in Virginia Beach, VA! Come on by and say hello and receive a free Kindle download for my newest novel “AlCent Sagas Book One: Formation!” I can’t wait to see you there!
Read more "MarsCon this weekend!"Here are some more attempts to photograph the Moon using my Meade 90 ETX and my cellphone using an adapter. Not the best images but still fun to do. Notice that unlike in the Blood Moon photos, Aristarchus is now at the top of the photos as opposed to the bottom. (Aristarchus is the lone […]
Read more "Strawberry Moon"Here’s an interesting video where someone is attempting to measure the force of gravity in a lab environment. To me, it lends credence to the varysium material found in my AlCent Sagas novel series, as well as in the novel Seed of Aldebaran. In these stories, varysium is an ultra dense material found only on […]
Read more "Measuring Gravity in a Lab"Whoo-hoo! Merry Christmas to me! I was just told that a space had become available and now I’m going to the 2024 MarsCon in Virginia Beach, Virginia! I’m so excited! This will be the first conference where I will be signing my newly released novel AlCent Sagas Book One: Formation! It will also be the […]
Read more "I’ll be at the 2024 MarsCon in Virginia Beach!"This is one of my earlier attempts at astrophotography using my Meade 90 ETX. I caught it just before dawn as the Moon was setting and I’m still trying to juggle light balance and focus. The color came in nicely, though, especially once the clouds started to obscure the Moon. You can clearly see the […]
Read more "Blood Moon with the Meade 90 ETX"My wife and I had a rare and excellent opportunity a few months ago to see the SpaceX Dragon capsule reenter the Earth’s atmosphere as it headed for splashdown off the Florida coast near Jacksonville. It came almost directly over the house as it sped by from southwest over the Gulf of Mexico to northeast […]
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