CNN interviewed Dan Cayton (Astronomer at Appalachian State) about the "green" meteor folks saw a few days ago. The interview is supposed to be broadcast...
The broadcast was postponed due to the tormado coverage. It is supposed to be shown on the Anderson 360 show tonight (Tuesday) between 10- midnight. John C ......
Hi everyone - my name is Siena and I'm pretty new to astronomy (just a few months or so). I've been reading all that I can and I"ve subscribed to some really...
I was wondering if there was still a meeting at pisgah this friday - I may be remembering the date wrong. I can't seem to get to the astroasheville home page...
Hi Siena! I had not heard of "Stellarium", so I looked it up, downloaded it, installed it, and, when I opened the program tonight, there were the stars of...
Siena, The outdoor gaze IS scheduled for this Friday night. I will be out of town from mid-day Friday until Tuesday, so I'll miss it. Post here to see if/where...
I'm not planning to go out tonight away from my home, but I will be gazing at my backyard observatory in Haw Creek with a 14 inch SCT. The viewing should be...
S&T article on nova: http://skytonight.com/observing/objects/variablestars/Nova-Sco- 2007.html I tried to see it this morning, but didn't have time to let my...
Tonight (Feb 27) I spent time observing double stars. I dont have a good viewing area at my house plus the moon was bright. Aldeberan was at 1200 when I first...
Joel, Aldebaran has a wide (133 arc seconds separation) red dwarf companion (not sure if it is a true binary). Aldebaran's separation from this small...
Bernard Thanks for the reply. Ill try again at the next new moon. Last night when I was observing, the moon was blocked by a large yellow popular I have in my...
I will be going to the Blue Ridge Parkway overlook at milepost 376.7 - Tanbark Ridge overlook with a great view to the east. It's about 6 miles north of the...
Morgan & I photographed the eclipse from the Enka High School; see the "photos" section, or click on "New Phots" at the top of our group's Yahoo Home Page. The...
Great shots, John. What equipment and settings did you use? other than the $23 tripod! Bernie ... From: John C To: AstroAsheville@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
I've corrected the descriptions to the photos. The very bright part of the Moon is still in the umbra. Thanks Bernie. I used a Canon Digital Rebel XT (8MP)....
John, It was nice to see one of your lunar eclipse images get into today's Asheville Citizen-Times. Bernie _________________________________________ Bernard...
John, Very nice pictures of the moon! I was able to see it in our neighborhood. We had dinner at a neighbor's home Sat evening & could view it from their...
Thanks, y'all. I haven't seen it in the paper yet! My gosh, Tom. That photo from Austria is beautiful! So glowing with that amber color, and so 3 dimemsional!...
I found this and thought it was interresting. Look at the links in order... This gives you a great idea how small we are in the universe in relation to the...
Went up to the parkway last night from 6:30pm till 9:30 pm. Nice clear skies with no wind. I had a great time viewing. I used the Autostar guided tour program....
Joel, Venus is very bright now in the west after sunset as it moves closer to earth. It is continuing its counterclockwise journey from behind the sun...
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