Comet Lemmon Tour w/BIBE AD
Feeling spontaneous? Our first celestial event tour is shaping up to be a big one. Join us for two nights of guided comet hunting, stargazing, and astrophotography all under the Orionid meteor shower! Comet Lemmon will soon transition to our evening sky and it will be a sight you will not want to miss! Come along with us to see the naked eye comet from some of the darkest locations around Big Bend and stay here at the Terlingua Ghost Town Rentals, BoHo Style.
Comet hunting season in Big Bend
Check out the newest visitor to our inner solar system, Comet C/2025 A6 (LEMMON)! The attached picture is actually one I captured here at the Ruins in Terlingua last week!
As a huge comet chasing nerd, I am feeling extremely lucky at the moment. Living in the darkest night sky reserve on the planet sure does have its perks sometimes. Especially when celestial events are happening.
Anyway, the desert out here has been pretty hot still with daytime temps in the 90s. Cooler nights are finally starting to make a comeback so it’s perfect timing to do some comet hunting!
We are excited to chase this one down and look forward to sharing the moments with all of you. Stay tuned for an event announcement and happy comet hunting season!
Follow the link to space.com where you can read more about this interesting celestial object.
THE COSMIC BEETLE
Welcome to our new Blog, The Cosmic Beetle!
Did you know that dung beetles are the first known animals proven to use the Milky Way at night? Even though they can’t see individual stars, they can detect the bright band of the Milky Way as a luminous stripe. This helps them keep from going in circles and “roll” away from the competition!
They are such interesting creatures that we decided to adopt them as our logo and mascot.
The Cosmic Beetle will be your one stop place for all things astro-tourism, astronomy, and astrophotography. We look forward to sharing all of our night sky adventures with you and we thank you for being here.
Click read more for information on Dung Beetles and the Milky Way.