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Observer's Report -- January 15, 2021
Annie Yang | Jan. 16, 2021

Categories: Astronomy.

Time: 7:00pm-12:30am

Targets:  Orion Nebula Region (M42, M43), Pleiades (M45), Mars, Uranus

Photo Caption:  Setup of telescope for the night

Rare clear sky during the winter times on the island. …
Observer's Report -- June 25th, 2020
Annie Yang | July 26, 2020

Categories: Astronomy.

Time: 9:00pm-3:00am 26th)

Targets:  Whirlpool galaxy, Elephant's trunk nebula, Pinwheel nebula, Ring nebula, Saturn, Jupiter

Photo Caption: Sketch of Whirlpool galaxy through a 25mm eyepiece. No filter. Left and right inverted.

Early …
Observer's Report -- June 22th, 2020
Annie Yang | July 22, 2020

Categories: Astronomy.

Time: 11:00pm-2:30am(23th)

Targets:  North America Nebula, Dumbell Nebula, the Great Clusters in Hercules, Ring nebula, Whirlpool Galaxy

Photo Caption: Sketch of Ring Nebula through a 26mm eyepiece. No filter. Left and …
Observer's Report -- June 15th, 2020
Annie Yang | July 22, 2020

Categories: Astronomy.

Time: 4:00 am - Sunrise

Targets:  Comet NEOWISE, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and the Moon

Went out a bit too late that the sun not far from rising above the horizon, …
table test
Annie Yang | May 26, 2020

Categories: Table.

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Observer's Report -- May 18th, 2020
Annie Yang | May 18, 2020

Categories: Astronomy.

Time: 3:30-4:30 (approx 1 hr session)

Targets: Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars

Eyepiece used: 26,15,9.7,6.4mm (Meades)

 

Tried out new Meade eyepieces. Worked well with 26,15,9.7mm, however, it seemed the scope …
A Gloomy night
Annie Yang | May 13, 2020

Categories: Astronomy.

 

Image above depict the gloomy night where we searched for Whirlpool galaxy. Always a good night out regardless!
Observer's Report -- April 9th 2020
Annie Yang | April 9, 2020

Categories: Astronomy.

Starhop route to M51

Start from Alkaid and travel to 24 Canum …
Consumerism: The Attack on "Less is More" Philosophy
Annie Yang | Dec. 31, 2019

Categories: Consumerism.

Personally, I believe this is a huge part of what consumerism bases its philosophy on. They promote essentially the opposite of …
Telescope: Setup
Annie Yang | Sept. 22, 2019

Categories: Astronomy.

Progress in terms of setup and scope tinkering would be posted here.

Finderscope: Straight scope & Telrad finder

Eyepieces: 25 mm, 17 mm and 2x Barlow (all 1.25")

-Meades Plossl …
Book Review: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Annie Yang | Sept. 13, 2019

Categories: Books. Self-Improvement.

This book explores a realistic approach to living a good life. It teaches you to be responsible for all events that …
Bookshelf Thoughts
Annie Yang | Sept. 8, 2019

Categories: Books.

Currently reading: Philosophy and the New Physics by Johnathan Powers. Visit the author's ablog to learn about his background.

first impressions: discusses the rise of metaphysics theory along with the …

About the Author

Annie Yang

B.ASc. Electrical Engineering student.

Amateur astronomer.


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