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

Observing Projects

Equipment Reviews

Pictures

Aurora: Nov. 07, 2004

Aurora: May 15, 2005

Transit of Mercury: November 2006

Lunar Eclipse: May 2003

A Rising Lunar Eclipse: March 03, 2007

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Current Moon Phase, Courtesy U.S. Naval Observatory
 

Current Observing Conditions at the Pleiades Observatory

Observing Equipment   

All Pictures, CCD images, and sketches  © by Greg Bohémier

Solar Prominence

Sun Pillar

The position of the Sun when I was born.   © Jack Megas

	Pleiades Observatory 40º 07' 46"  North 091º 31' 26" West Elevation 149.96 Meters

Left to right: Venus in Ultraviolet (waning crescent 2007), our Moon beginning a Lunar eclipse on February 20, 2008, and Jupiter (2007).