Category: Observing Reports
apod
You no doubt bookmark this website. D <http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080104.html>
of the day
<http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2007/12/13/top-ten-astronomy-pictures-of-2007/>
Long Exposure Photography / Observing Reports
Re: Grand Canyon by moonlight
Those are awesome! There is a light near the upper right-hand corner (about 2 x 1 in) that shows. Any idea? a distant town? Amazing how bright it looks under a full […]
Long Exposure Photography / Observing Reports
Thanksgiving in the Grand Canyon
Not strictly qualifying as “astronomy” photos, these are a set of photos that I shot while on a trip to the Grand Canyon over Thanksgiving 2007. It was a full moon night, […]
Observing Reports / Solar System Photography
Re: Comet 17P/Holmes animation
I think its better with the stationary background. On 10/29/07, Jimbo S. Harris wrote: Hi all, After my last email, I decided to do a quick check, and yes, the comet is […]
General / Observing Reports / Solar System Photography
Comet 17P/Holmes animation
Hi all, After my last email, I decided to do a quick check, and yes, the comet is definitely moving relative to the background stars over the course of the 30-minute shoot. […]
Observing Reports / Solar System Photography
Comet 17P/Holmes
<http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/10775326.html> Hi all, Comet 17P/Holmes is a very obvious “new star” in Perseus, about 3 or 4 degrees southeast of Algol in Perseus. With 10×50 binoculars, it was definitely (!) non-stellar. In […]
Observing Reports / Solar System Photography
Re: The answer is "yes"
I too was up that night, with Diane this time. Anyway, it was hard to stay awake while staring at the moon, but was tres cool. Can’t wait to see your shots. […]
General / Observing Reports / Techniques
Fremont Clear Sky Clock
http://www.cleardarksky.com/c/FrmntCAkey.html?1
Re: Astronomy gods are fickle
> OK, sounds better than 2 inches of rain and cloudy day and night. Cliff OK, whoever told the astronomy gods that it was funny to be 90� and sunny > all […]
RECENT UPDATE
Polar Alignment Calculations
Here’s a page that derives Polar Alignment Calculations. (update 5/2020: the original site is gone, so I found the text on Wayback and am inserting it below. This is by the original […]
Gear / Observatory / Telescope
Special Guest Star takes the mount at Hilltop O
The Astro Jedi needed somewhere to store his light sab—- I mean, bucket, and I was only too happy to accommodate him. I have decided that I need to come to a […]
General / Maintenance / Observatory
Dome shutter is motorized again!
I finally decided to bite the bullet and fix the shutter motor. Things went sideways last winter, and I’ve been opening the shutter manually (and tying it shut with rope, so we […]
Trixie 2017 – tube mods
I finally got around to cutting the MTA-UTA tubes to length; the only eyepiece that would come to focus with the focuser spacer in place is the Televue 55mm Plossl. If I […]
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Observatory
Observatory 2.0 – Time has come today!
General / Maintenance
First Light, a deeper look
Mount / Observatory / Telescope
Observatory 2.0 – Result!
Observatory
Observatory 2.0 – The Pier goes in
Gear / General / Maintenance
Martin Farmer Wormblock installation notes
Deep Sky / Long Exposure Photography
NGC2244, The Rosette Nebula
Deep Sky / Long Exposure Photography
Another beautiful night.