June 27, 2007
To track, or not to track, THAT is the question
Well, it's my question, at least for the moment. Last night I did another test run to the Audubon sanctuary, thinking about the type of public programs I might do there and at Horseneck campground. This time I brought an...June 26, 2007
A symbiotic southern exposure, new gigs, and some sidewalk astronomy
I've spent a little time lately exploring nearby sites that would give me the good southern exposure I lack at Driftway Observatory. Yesterday I found one that's near perfect, ended up doing a little sidewalk astronomy in the process, and...June 20, 2007
Wow! Some things catch me way off balance . . .
. . . and that's good! I don't get too excited about seeing satellites - in fact they can become a bit of a nuisance - but I found my jaw dropping a few moments ago as Bren and I...Time the moon, or moon it - chase those illusions away!
At the June meeting of the Prime Time program Michael Twomey gave a report on the complex and puzzling phenomena of the moon illusion where the moon appears so large in the sky near the horizon, yet we know it...June 16, 2007
NLCs - be on the alert!
Spacewetsher.com reports that we should be on the alert for NLCs - noctilucent clouds - over the next few days. OK. I will be. I have never knowingly seen one. If you don't have a clue what they are -...June 15, 2007
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