Worth the read

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/19/amateur-astronomer-discovers-planet_n_1216577.html?ref=astronomy

A perfect moment of calm

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120119.html

M78

Found M78. Very dim reflection Nebula. the trick put the top of the 3 starts in Orions belt in the middle of the field of view of your eyepiece. Then wait 14 Minuets and bingo it slips right into view.

Quadrantid meteor shower

The Quadrantid meteor shower is tonight. Go out and View it links below.

http://www.dailyrecord.com/usatoday/article/52343378

http://meteorshowersonline.com/quadrantids.html

Saturn

Saturn is now in the night sky. It comes up in the late am and as the season progresses we will see it make its way into the evening sky by some time in winter.

Something different

Looks like I got up just a little to late this morning so I plan to post something different.

http://youtu.be/Cx-_PIEnsIY

Leonids

Sorry they were a bust perhaps next year will be better