Comet Holmes
29 October 2007: Comet Holmes Around 9:30 tonight I took the 10 in. Dob out for another quick look at comet Holmes. It looked much the same as it did yesterday, with the exception that there was only...
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2 November 2007: Comet Holmes This was my third night that I observed comet 17P/ Holmes (The first two observations were on Oct 28 and Oct 29). Around 10:30 pm I went outside to look at the sky. It was...
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4 November 2007 After a lot of messing around with the CSS for this blog, I think I finally got it to look something close to the way I wanted it, with only some minor glitches.
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28 November 2007: Comet Holmes, Mars Over the last few weeks either circumstances or weather conspired to keep me from tracking Holmes, but tonight I had a chance and the sky was clear with only a few...
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30 November 2007: Early morning naked-eye observations Around 6:30 am I was outside to let the dog out. The sky was still dark, and it was crisp and clear. I looked around and saw the moon (about...
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25 December 2007 Around 10:00 pm I had few quiet moments. I had spent much of the day cooking (roast beef, pastitsio, roasted potatoes, and stewed green beans) and cleaning up. After dinner I watched...
View ArticleLunar Eclipse 2008
20 February 2008: Lunar Eclipse A total lunar eclipse was forecast for tonight. Earlier this day, I had poor hopes for good visibility; it was snowing when I woke up (the kids; school district called...
View ArticleVarious Deep Space Nebulae
28 December 2008: Various nebulae It was a clear night, and not too cold, at least, by comparison to the rest of the month. I haven’t done much observing lately (other than a quick look at Jupiter with...
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31 December 2008: Double Conjunction Tonight just after sunset a double conjunction was visible: the crescent moon with Venus nearby, and, close to the horizon, Jupiter and Mercury. Around 6:00 pm I...
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22 April 2009: Moon and Venus Conjunction An occultation of Venus by the waning crescent moon early in the morning was visible in much of the western part of North America this morning. I didn’t get up...
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30 November 2007: Early morning naked-eye observations Around 6:30 am I was outside to let the dog out. The sky was still dark, and it was crisp and clear. I looked around and saw the moon (about...
View ArticleVarious Deep Space Nebulae
28 December 2008: Various nebulae It was a clear night, and not too cold, at least, by comparison to the rest of the month. I haven’t done much observing lately (other than a quick look at Jupiter with...
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New Years Eve Conjunction
31 December 2008: Double Conjunction Tonight just after sunset a double conjunction was visible: the crescent moon with Venus nearby, and, close to the horizon, Jupiter and Mercury. Around 6:00 pm I...
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