Hi, Finally had some reasonable conditions for using the 9.6" Newtonian. The GRS is as pink as the last time I saw it, (January 11, 2004), and showed shading...
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Hi Group, A few days ago, in between the clouds, I had the change to go out with my 7x50 binocular on a homemade parallelmount to look at Kemble's Cascade. In...
Last night I got my first opportunity to view Jupiter with my new TAL 100RS refractor and make a sketch. The seeing between 11:30 and midnight (EST) last night...
Hi all, In the Sky and Telescope of March 2004, Stuart Goldman wrote an article (page 66, Running Commentary) about weblogs. Stuart is wondering why amateur...
... Hi Math, I keep a "blog" of my observing and hiking online here... http://www.stargazing.com/blog.html It's mostly for my own reference but sometimes i get...
... subtlty. Great! That is something to look forward to. In response to the earlier posts, I havent had a chance to venture out either mainly due to the...
... unbelieveable ] ... {jun. ... in the ... hits ... camera.! ... Louie, I've never been one to truly appreciate sun pillars and the like (until recently) and...
The lunar occultations of "bright" stars in Taurus that I posted about last night on various lists was a success as far as testing the limits of the...
... I searched in vain for NGC2158 for about 6 months in my 4.5" newt. My first sighting was in a 10" Dob. Here's how I found it: I knew that 2158 was situated...
... One of the features I find most interesting in the much-loved RASC Observer's Handbook is the column in the cluster listing which gives us the magnitude of...
Mike I use http://www.ilangainc.com/astroplanner/ it's free to try and Paul really works overtime to keep all users happy. Also Deepsky2003 is a very nice...
Pulled off an amazing feat with a friend last year in the desert 101 objects he got 109 of the Messiers' during a marathon run with winds as high as 30mph and...
... and ... A useful tool, to be sure. For globular star clusters, I use the Vtip and VHB magnitudes to predict resolvability. Vtip is the magnitude of the...
I just wanted to remind everyone that on feb 3rd at 10:16 eastern the great red spot will be visible on Jupiter. I think this happens every two days or so but...
... Jupiter will be quite low in the sky at that time, so a better time to observe might be two nights later on February 5, when it transits about an hour and...
... the ... will ... to observe ... hour and a ... and after it ... it's ... hard to see ... best. At ... dark spot in the ... Great! I will have my handicam...
Hi Doug-- I generally throw in the towel on DSO's if the moon is visible. You need absolutely dark clear skies for these elusive objects! I have made a...
Anthony, Along with the monthly listings in S&T and Astronomy, there are many programs that let you plan for future GRS and Jovian moon transits. Checking the...
I saw it on the 31st around midnight and posted a sketch of it in the FIles section called "Jupiter_1_31_04_sketch." The GRS is visible and then disappears...
If you have a Palm there is (was) a freeware program called "jup" that showed when the GRS would be visible, along with moon and shadow transits! If you are...
... fairly hard to see ... be best. At ... dark spot in the ... Geoff, The GRS is most definitely darker this year vs last. I have had 4 good mornings with...
Mike, When you had stated that the red pillars were around Christmas time you got me thinking. 2000 ,maybe 1999, can't remember and don't feel like looking it...
... The Red Spot rotates fairly close to "System II" longitudes on Jupiter, or once every 9h 55m 40.632s. Because Jupiter is a gas ball, it has different...
Hi Florian, Thanks for your advise. I've had a lok at your blog, and it looks good. Maybe I should combine astronomy with some other interests I've got. Thanks...
... Geoff, I have just come indoors from my 1st serious look at Jupiter this year and will probbaly venture back out soon as both Jupiter and Saturn are well...
... This is not the spot I was referring to. I was referring to a very small dark spot immediately SOUTH of the Red Spot, looking like a condensation in the...
