Kevin Quinn

for a limited time only, US readers can get this for just $1.99 #kindle countdown deal ... The Song of Herzlte: And other stories (5 COSMIC FRAGMENTS Book 2) https://www.amazon.com/Song-Herzlte-stories-COSMIC-FRAGMENTS-ebook/dp/B0GCSPNCT4?ref_=saga_dp_bnx_mbl_dp

Demystifying Visual Astronomy - Updated and revised second edition Out now!

https://theastroguy.wordpress.com/2023/04/12/demystifying-visual-astronomy/

https://youtu.be/p_9p1qdbjIM?si=mI0joTZIF-iXKNru

I can neither confirm nor deny an enlarged and updated second edition of Demystifying Visual Astronomy coming soon, nor whether this is the new cover ... That is all...

#kindle #countdown deal is still running, both volumes of the 5 Cosmic Fragments series only £2.99 each ... ends soon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FR281QBN?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tkin

Field of view calculator

So, yeah ... I was messing around with Figma AI yesterday, and thought I'd see if it could develop anything relevant or useful to the astro community. I began by asking it to develop a Field of View calculator that would allow the user to customise the equipment, and then display items from the Messier catalogue ... Literally, ten minutes later it was done, and hopefully is now incorporated on my website ... It's not perfect, but I think it's…

https://theastroguy.wordpress.com/2026/02/21/field-of-view-calculator/

I hadn't checked on my books' page on @firstlightoptics.bsky.social website for a while, by found this lovely review of A month on the moon at the weekend 🙏🏼❤️😀
https://www.firstlightoptics.com/books/a-month-on-the-moon-book-by-kevin-quinn.html

Comparing the un-comparable C11 versus 10-inch Newtonian

https://theastroguy.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/comparing-the-un-comparable-c11-versus-10-inch-newtonian/

‘Almost a month’ Nope, scratch that … Six weeks in Namibia as a ‘guest astronomer’

I arrived at the &Beyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge on December 1st, and it's now Boxing Day. Not quite a month, but it's close enough to a month for a round up. This has been the most amazing adventure ... From the moment I arrived in Windhoek, the long drive, the amazing skies, touring, showing, explaining the night sky to the guests, night after night, every night bar one when it was…

https://theastroguy.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/almost-a-month-nope-scratch-that-six-weeks-in-namibia-as-a-guest-astronomer/

Betelgeuse and Sirius photographed on the night of January 11, with, seemingly, faint companion stars?

Saturn was spectacular last night, with the moons putting on an amazing show. Look at the different colours, especially Titan! Shot with a #pixel7a, through a 16mm eyepiece in a C11

Nope ...

A belated intro to the 5 Cosmic Fragments books

I'm not going to apologise for the self-promotional post, after all, what's the point of spending all that time writing, reading, researching, re-reading, editing, re-writing, etc if you're not going to get your work out there ... But this isn't just a promo push. I wanted to explain how the collections came about and why I wrote them. Unfortunately, however, I don't know the answers to these questions.

https://theastroguy.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/a-belated-intro-to-the-5-cosmic-fragments-books/

Available now. Volume 2 in the 5 Cosmic Fragments Series: Trade a free sample here: https://theastroguy.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/the-song-of-herzlte-and-other-stories/

The Song of Herzlte and other stories

Volume 2 in the 5 Cosmic Fragments series, is coming very soon! About the book: The journey through the void continues. In the second installment of the 5 Cosmic Fragments series, the silence of the universe grows deeper – and the questions more haunting. Following on fromThe Last Act of Human Kindness, keen astronomer Kevin Quinn returns with five more powerful visions of a future where scientific reality and human fallibility…

https://theastroguy.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/the-song-of-herzlte-and-other-stories/

Globular clusters … it’s not just about size

Okay, I've always enjoyed observing globular clusters. They're sparkly, enigmatic, and they definitely have 'WOW' factor. From M2 with its 150,000 stars, to M13 with its quarter of a million, or M3's half a million, they definitely inspire awe in the observer. And as for 47 Tucanae or Omega Centauri, well, they're just insane! Consider M71 or M56, however. Both undoubtedly have some appeal for the committed observer, but…

https://theastroguy.wordpress.com/2025/12/25/globular-clusters-its-not-just-about-size/

Globular cluster NGC 362

Open cluster NGC 2362, and Globular cluster NGC 1851

Omega centauri 🤩