Not a whole lotta dark siy time this weekend - moonrises before midnight and Astronomical Twilight doesn't end until almost 10pm: Saturday, Aug 4, 2007 Sunset:...
I don't know what I was thinking. I thought I saw a moonrise of 4:30 am but I must have been looking at the wrong date (month?, year?) Oh well, I can still get...
Hi Al, Welcome back to astronomy! Summer can be tough because the sun sets so late, and by the time it's dark enough, nearby parks close. Finding a site with...
2007 Perseids Meteor Shower & St. Louis Observing Conditions The annual Perseids meteor shower will be peaking on Sunday night / Monday morning (August 12-13)...
http://www.aavso.org/publications/specialnotice/55.shtml AAVSO Special Notice #55 Possible Nova in Vulpecula August 8, 2007 CBET 1027 reports that Hiroshi Abe...
Take I-70 west until you see the exit for Hwy 19. Exit and at the end of the exit ramp turn left. Go over the highway and turn right on the south outer road....
Francis Park Stargazing * Wednesday, August 22, 2007 * 7-10PM Greetings Astronomers: You are invited for a group observing session and outreach at Francis Park...
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Ladies_And_Gentlemen_Google_Earth_Offers_You_The_Sky_07948.html Ladies And Gentlemen Google Earth Offers You The Sky by Anne...
Mars 2007 info: Mars will come into its Opposition on December 24, 2007 in constellation Gemini. Six days earlier, on December 18, 2007, the planet will have...
Call for Volunteers - Camp Tuckaho Sun., sunday, 9/2/07 SLAS received a request to support a fairly large Girl Scout event on Labor Day weekend at Camp Tuckaho...
Well here goes, trying to read my notes from this mornings eclipse. I left home around 3:00 AM and around 3:10 I had noticed a shadowing effect in the area of...
Reminder of the registration deadline approaching for this star party. Hope you have a chance to consider attending. John Solodar ... From: Ray Watt...
For those of you who just read the recent review of the latest Al Nagler creation in Sky & Telescope, what wasn't mentioned is... how much is that monster? ...
Dear Astronomy Enthusiast, We are pleased to announce the launch of a free, new informational site - www.AstronomyRatings.com - for amateur astronomers of all ...
Washington University research associate professor Dr. Randy Korotev will present "Keeping Up with Lunar Meteorites" at the James S. McDonnell Planetarium on ...
I leave for the Prarie Skies early tomorrow morning (about 3 am) anybody else from the Saint Louis Area going? I work the registration booth around noon...
Dennis, We had decent skies (clear but a little turbulent) on Thursday night. We had great skies on Friday night. And we got clouded out on Saturday night. ...
I have been to IDSSP several times and was very disappointed by the large light pollution dome to the SSE and by the management of the star party which got...
I posted a pix of my scope I am thinking of selling, if anybody is interested in it. Its a 12" Meade LX200 GPS/SMT/U.H.T.C. Included is both the LPI and the...
Writer, scientist Lightman imagines Einstein's dreams By Mary Kastens As a distinguished theoretical physicist and accomplished writer, Alan Lightman has...