The complete archives of Stargazing Side Quests
It’s #WUFO Time! Welcome to #WUFO Week 51 (or is it 52?)! If you’re new, here’s a FAQ that will get you started. Our Stargazing Side Quest is on its own page right here! This week, we’ll start at 7 PM PST/10 PM EST with everyone’s favorite Astrologer, Maighdlin Kelly! Maighdlin Kelly Read more…
Welcome everyone to the first #WUFO Stargazing Side Quest of 2023! I am so excited to be getting started on another year of WUFO and learning the night sky together! This week we will be looking for a giant star in the constellation Taurus called El Nath (Beta Tauri)! This Read more…
It’s #WUFO Time! Welcome to #WUFO Week 51! If you’re new, here’s a FAQ that will get you started. You can find this week’s Stargazing Sidequest on its own page right here! This week, we’ll start at 8 PM PST/11 PM EST (either before or after you go outside to Read more…
Happy Wednesday everyone! Today we’re doing the last side quest of 2022! Can you believe we’ve been learning the night sky for just about a whole entire year already? This week will be an easy one. Tonight when you go outside to see if Keel was right about being more Read more…
It’s #WUFO Time! Welcome to #WUFO Week 49! If you’re new, here’s a FAQ that will get you started. You can find this week’s Stargazing Sidequest on its own page right here. This week it’s on the Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) found in the constellation Monoceros! This week, Read more…
Happy Wednesday and happy winter solstice everyone! For week 49 our Stargazing Side Quest is the Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) found in the constellation Monoceros! NGC 2264 (New General Catalogue) actually has two celestial objects: the Christmas Tree cluster and the Cone Nebula. Both are visible to the naked Read more…
Happy Wednesday everyone! This week our side quest target is the Geminids Meteor Shower! This is one of the best meteor showers of the year. With a Moonless night and sufficiently dark skies you can see up to 120 meteors per hour! This meteor shower technically peaked late last night, Read more…
Happy Wednesday everyone! For week 47 our side quest will be a really neat astronomical phenomena known as an occultation! Tonight the full Moon will pass right in front of Mars causing the red planet to seemingly disappear from the night sky for an hour! The pictures below include screenshots Read more…
It’s #WUFO Time! Welcome to #WUFO Week 47! If you’re new, here’s a FAQ that will get you started. You can find this week’s Stargazing Sidequest on its own page right here. Tonight we’ll be starting at 8PM PST/11PM EST. Come join us, or go look for UFOs with with Read more…
It’s #WUFO Time! Welcome to #WUFO Week 46! If you’re new, here’s a FAQ that will get you started. You can find this week’s Stargazing Sidequest on its own page right here. This week, we’ll start with the East Coast Show at 7 PM PST/10 PM EST. It’s the return Read more…