astrophotography by bill w

Will Betelgeuse blow? Will Taurus gore Orion? Read below: Recently, the star Betelgeuse (orange "shoulder" of Orion) faded from...

You'd think it would be on uranus, but there's a black hole on neptune: the Great Dark Spot  is thought to be related to a storm, si...

what better follow up to methane on jupiter than clouds on uranus?  prior blog entry : "there's not much to see visually.  bluish...

managed to catch the tail end of the mercury transit through clearing clouds and fog.  fortunately, the sun is at solar minimum, so there wa...

  here's the witch's broom nebula: and the ghoul: both are part of the veil supernov...