Season’s Greetings, Everyone!
I hope that, so far, you’ve all had a wonderful holiday season, filled with joy, relaxation, and maybe even some clear skies for stargazing!
Astronomers have taken the first close-up picture of a star outside of the milky way. WOH G64, also known as the “behemoth star” has been imaged using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT).
I have been fascinated by the night sky since I ‘discovered’ Saturn with my 60mm refractor at the age of 10. An APOD-winning astrophotographer, I have been published in Sky & Telescope, Astronomy Magazine, and Space.com. As a NASA Solar System Ambassador, I have conducted thousands of public outreach programs and am a registered cruise ship speaker on astronomy and space science, as well as a Director of the Phoenix Astronomical Society. I frequently post astrophotography images, news, and tutorials on social media. My solar imaging and videos are particularly popular, and I have conducted extensive research on solar cameras and solar image processing techniques.