March 1, 2007 Dear Friends and Colleagues, In the last seven months, Cassini's orbit has climbed to ever higher inclinations around Saturn, giving us dizzying...
Pluto Mission News February 28, 2007 http://pluto.jhuapl.edu ________________________________ New Horizons Spacecraft Gets a Boost from Jupiter NASA's New...
Hello All, Last night was pretty clear, so I got a chance to image the Medusa Nebula: http://www.sorlando.com/astronomy/medusaimage.html Hope to see some of...
I just got this bulletin: Below is a copy of the bulletin from S & T Alert and also links to occultation paths, a power point of it and other info needed. Wish...
Hello All, I set out for Custer at about 3:45PM. With all the clouds, I decided not to go. I saw a glimmer of hope observing the lunar eclipse, so I set up my ...
Yeah, I agree, the ray popout was very interesting to see. It will be a story I'll tell to my children and grandchildren. However, since there are absolutely...
Thanks Howie!!! Don't see you at Custer much anymore. Steve ... From: Howie To: custerobservers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 1:17 PM Subject:...
Might be a good opportunity http://skytonight.com/resources/proamcollab/astroalert/AstroAlert2007Mar09.html Howie Best Pluto Occultation Ever Predicted for...
Yes I know. I hate it also. I have always worked the night shift Mid-8am. And coupled with the fact that work made me work every other weekend, tends to not...
Hello All, Well, it is almost galaxy season, so last night, I got out to image M109. It was a tough image to process, because frost settled on my scope (even...
Hello All, As I sit at my desktop I hear the rain hitting the window behind me. Also I just set my clocks ahead, why three weeks ahead I haven't a clue. Guess...
In a message dated 3/13/2007 7:46:35 AM US Eastern Standard Time, ... Now that really is "Super Cool" PS: If you cut the tops off of yellow and green glitter...
Kuiper Belt Collision Found; Possible Comet Source Astronomers have detected the remnants of an ancient collision in the Kuiper Belt, the region of bodies...
Enormous Amount of Frozen Water Found on Mars Space.com is reporting that the Mars Express probe's MARSIS (Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric...
Got this alert from S&T. ______ Howie 15" Obsession #821 /Argo Navis/ServoCAT Jr./Meade DSI CCD New Comet in Indus This is an AstroAlert from Sky & Telescope. ...
Hello All, Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! Too bad I couldn't make the party. I couldn't get out of my driveway due to all the ice on it. Since I was confined to...
Dear Friend, Our nation's scenic heritage is currently being threatened by a provision before Congress that would allow billboards destroyed by forces of...
Hello All, I finally got my first image of an object that lies below the equator. Global Rent-A-Scope: http://www.global-rent-a-scope.com not only has ...
For the computery folks - a gentle reminder of some new computer books at the southold library, and some older linux books. Full library online catalog here: ...