Muchachos, this will be a short one. Those of you who are Facebook friends of mine already know my wife, the dear Miss Dorothy, fell and broke a hip. I am grateful to those of you who asked after her and expressed your concern. After multiple hours of sur... See more
Thursday, November 27, 2025
Issue 622: The Messier Project Night 3 at the Deep South Star Gaze, “The Water Constellations”
Thomas Wolfe said, among many other things, “You can’t go home again.” Is that true? Mostly, muchachos, but not always and not compl... See more
Christmas Eve has once again come to Chaos Manor South . It snuck up on your aged correspondent. Wasn’t it just yesterday that Unk celebrated his summertime birthday with a POTA activation and margaritas at El Giro’s? Enough of that . It is what it is; Ch... See more
Before we hit the leading edge of the autumn Messiers, muchachos, let’s get one thing out of the way: Yes, I did see comet Lemon (c/2025 A6). I didn’t observe the visitor in any kind of elaborate fashion, though. I didn’t even give my Richest Field Telesc... See more
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Issue #620: Once More Unto the Breach… The Messier Project Night 1
What’s ol' Unk goin’ on about now? I was thinking the other day—yes, I do that occasionally—about a nice observing project to do (mostly) from my backyard, an... See more
