Hi gang, The International Astronomical Union is soon to decide on the new definition for what constitutes a planet. Here is information on the brief...
Hi gang, For this month, I will put together a presentation on the proposed definitions of a planet and, if the International Astronomical Union (IAU) follows...
An additional thought about this, what I will present are the competing proposals, we can then debate which we favor and vote on which we like. In essence,...
Hi gang, Below you will find the latest Sky Map for your naked eye, binocular and telescopic viewing pleasure. For those who didn't attend the meeting and...
Everyone, Here's a link to the Japan Meterological Agency. It also has interesting info on volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunami's...it's pretty much a one-stop...
Thanks Mark. I actually had them bookmarked before, but a couple of years ago they changed the layout of their web site and I didn't take the time to relocate...
Hi gang, Several of the 4th Saturdays of the month in 2007 will be poor viewing nights due to the Moon. The 2nd Saturday of the month is the best night in...
My name is Zoe Trautman and I have returned to Okinawa after being away for seven years. I was a second grade teacher at Killin ES from '97 to '99 and I...
My name is Carl Welborn and I will be coming over to Okinawa in Feb and am looking forward to meeting you all and learning the night sky in Okinawa. I have had...
Ryukyu Astronomy Club General Meeting This Saturday - September 23rd, 7PM Conference Room B at the Camp Lester Naval Hospital If you are unfamiliar with the...
Hi Carl, Looking forward to meeting you and having you at the meetings. Lately we've had a good number of people finding us in advance of their arrival on ...
Thanks, Christopher. I saw this on the Expo Park website too, but it is an ocean planetarium. I'm still looking for an astro planetarium - somewhere in Naha...
I haven't seen what is on the Expo web site, but Chris is correct, there is an astronomy planetarium at Expo (only one I know of on Okinawa). It is in the ...
Hi gang, Sorry most of you missed the meeting last weekend - the weather was not cooperating (though it did clear off later in the evening), but we had a nice...
Hi folks, Robert, a new member moving down from Tokyo, recently sent me the following link: http://hubblesite.org/fun_.and._games/tonights_sky/ It provides a...
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Hi folks, Robert has uploaded a couple of files to the Yahoo Group. The one below is a presentation he plans to give us on stargazing on Mars. The second is...
Hi gang, There is a comet shining at about magnitude 6 in the Northern skies over the next couple of weeks. It will be a bit difficult for us to see here at...
Hi gang, This Saturday, 28 Oct, is our monthly meeting. We'll start with a presentation or video at 7PM at the Lester Hospital conference room, followed by a...
Hi gang, Mark didn't mention it, but he has posted a really nice photo of M42 on the Yahoo Group: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/spnew?m= ...
Comet C/2006 M4 (SWAN) has brightened unexpectedly to magnitude 4! Use the attached finder chart to locate it over the next few nights. At magnitude 4 it is...
I took that one a couple of nights ago in Awase at around 3am. This was a combination of 5 ten minute exposures stacked with registax. I've been playing using...
For those of you who missed todays transit of Mercury, I've uploaded a gif of it in the files section. The animation shows how it looked here on Okinawa in 10...
Nice job Mark. Here's the direct link for those not familiar with navigating Yahoo Groups: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/files/ Best...
