Fall is here and in West Texas I can feel the cool weather approaching and the change of frontal passage from warm to cold, and cold to warm. Fall in West Texas is my favorite because you get to experience Fall before it turns too cold. As a Kansas boy we went from summer to winter most years. It seemed as though Fall skipped us. I have not been able to do much observing do to family and business, but I hope to get out more.

Fort Davis, TX

Before observing this evening, a big buck decided to venture near and watch what I was doing. I don't think he cared about me when he had females to look at. I snapped this photo and I thought it was a great picture.

Been a while

Been a while since I did anything to my blog. Standby and I'll download some new info and pictures.

NGC 7337

A galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. There are a series of smaller galaxies near this as seen closely in the picture.

M54, Globular

A Globular Cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. About 87,000 light years from Earth, M54 is about 150 light years across.

Pinwheel Galaxy, M101

A face-on spiral galaxy about 27 million light years from Earth. It is in the constellation Ursa Major (Big Dipper). It is nearly twice as big as our own Milky Way Galaxy.