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Astronomical Interests My interest in astronomy has waxed and waned over the years. My early interest was sparked by the movie Invaders from Mars (1953), and then it caught fire with the launch of Sputnik in 1957. I began my observational astronomical hobby in 1962 when I received my first telescope, a three-inch reflector. I can still remember first light; my first telescopic observation being the Pleiades. I still like those clear nights and the enjoyment of the night sky. Old Articles Archival traces and ephemera from Comet Halley's last visit Pictures Transit of Mercury: November 2006 A Rising Lunar Eclipse: March 03, 2007
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U.S. Naval Observatory Current Observing Conditions at the Pleiades Observatory All Pictures, CCD images, and sketches © by Greg Bohémier
Solar Prominence
Sun Pillar
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The position of the Sun when I was born. © Jack Megas
![]() ![]() ![]() Left to right: Venus in Ultraviolet (waning crescent 2007), our Moon beginning a Lunar eclipse on February 20, 2008, and Jupiter (2007). |