Hope everyone had a chance to go out and enjoy the evening. It was a little humid, but the sky was clear and the Milky Way was bright. My poor little...
Hope you are feeling better now! Judy anjal_sharma@... wrote: Judy, I was sick as a dog in bed. I hope everyone else had a chance to go out and enjoy...
Come on out if you want to join me at Regina Caelorum Observatory in Wheelock. I did not send out a note before because it looked like it might cloud up. Now...
Ok, so, a head count I guess. How many of you are definitely going to be here for the meteor shower Saturday, please let me know? If you are "maybe" coming...
yes, the meteor trail is heated gas in the atmosphere. That is largely what you see when a meteor enters the atmosphere. The friction the meteor makes causes...
Thanks, Mike. So it is like the plasma trail that the shuttle makes on reentry. I have actually heard meteors make a sizling sound. A couple of years ago it...
I guess this answers my last question. Charlie and will definitely be there. Judy star2_watch <star2_watch@...> wrote: Ok, so, a head count I guess. How...
I was thinking about how you can actually hear and see a meteor at the same time. By the time you hear the sound, the light from the meteor should be gone,...
Yes, I believe so. Judy Culver <jculver77801@...> wrote: I was thinking about how you can actually hear and see a meteor at the same time. By the time...
BVAC folks: If anybody wants to watch the Perseids this weekend and not leave town, you are welcome to come out to my place in the country near town. I have a...
Hi All, I hope everyone had a chance to watch the Perseids this weekend. I was otherwise engaged with Friends and Family so I wasn't able to go out to...
Kelsey, I used my spectrum enhanced Digital Rebel with James Magnuson's Canon EOS 24 - 70 mm f/2.8 L wide angle lens set at 24mm, and f/2.8. The camera ISO...
Anjal, These images are fantastic. Can you please reveal the technical particulars as to how you obtained them? I went out Sun morning from 2:30-4:00 and did...
OK, we planned a viewing session at the TAMU Observatory, so we now are in the middle of a hurricane. Maybe the skies will be clear if we say that we will not...
Where is the observatory? I'll need directions. Judy Culver <jculver77801@...> wrote: OK, we planned a viewing session at the TAMU Observatory, so we...
Mike, From the east bypass take George Bush Drive all the way to FM2818 (Mitchell Parkway). Cross 2818 and take a left toward the Brayton Fire Field (Nuclear...
Mike, I just realized that I gave terrible directions! If you are coming into College Station on Hwy 30, take Harvey Road to Texas Ave. Turn right on Texas...
Well, the clouds are just not cooperating. We will try again next Friday, 7:30 at the TAMU Observatory. Maybe hurricane Dean will be nice to us. Judy ... ...
Thanks for the heads up, Judy. I was talking about going over there with my wife and on a hunch, decided to check my email before leaving. I'll do my best to...
Here are a couple images from last Saturday. Still need to process them a bit, they've only been modified in contrast and brightness. Wish the weather would...
I really hated to postpone the meeting, but since we didn't have a program scheduled and we really wanted to get some observing in, we decided that we might...
Thanks for posting the pictures, Mike. They turned out pretty good. I still think you should try to get the big dipper over the observatory. It looked so...
