I have been so preoccupied that I nearly failed to recognize that summer is nearly at an end.   This made … More

Afternote:  (added Jan 15, 2023). This appeared in the newsletter of Starfest 2022 where I gave a talk about this … More

A few years earlier I had learned a little history of the Heuer watch company while writing about it’s most … More

It took me sometime to gather all the small components necessary to adapt the IQ260 for some narrowband, in-city astro … More

I like photo contests that start and end in a one month period because I don’t want to wait a … More

I first heard of this Danish company called Phase One nearly a decade ago.  Back then, they made very high … More

The significant jump to 1053 cross type AF points on the new OM-1 body led me to wonder if this … More

It all began with a contentious post on a FB watch group.  “What is the Holy Grail of watches?” Not … More

(images taken with E-M1.2 and Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro) I bought another watch … that I don’t really need.   I’m … More

Even amateur planetary observers and photographers need big aperture telescopes because when it comes to resolution, size does matter.   … More