Portable Planetarium and Astronomy Instruction
04/12/2025
The Sombrero Galaxy (M104) in the constellation of Virgo. Roughly 28 million light years away, with a mass of 800 billion stars. In the core resides a one-billion solar mas black hole.
Photo taken by Jody Feavearyear with the SkyNet Robotic Telescope Network.
10/08/2024
Tarantula Nebula
10/03/2024
Carina Nebula. About 8500 light-years from Earth.
Photo taken by Jody Feavearyear with the SkyNet Robotic Telescope Network.
10/01/2024
Globular Cluster in the constellation Tucana. About 14,500 light years from Earth. Globular clusters contain millions of stars densely packed together. These clusters outline the halo of our galaxy, the Milky Way and were instrumental in helping determine our location in our galaxy.
Photo taken by Jody Feavearyear with the SkyNet Robotic Telescope Network.
10/01/2024
Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud; taken with the SkyNet Robotic Telescope Network
10/01/2024
Eagle Nebula in Serpens
12/28/2022
Waxing Crescent Moon 12-27-2022
11/27/2022
Waxing Crescent Moon 11-26-2022
09/05/2022
04/21/2022
Last night. Top photo is of Gemini the Twins hovering just above the western horizon. Bottom photo is of Leo the Lion high in the South. Both photos taken a little after 10 pm DST from central NYS.