It's time once again for our monthly public observing night at Lucile Miller Observatory on Friday, October 5, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Please note the starting...
My sister and myself went and we were the only public there. 4 members of the Catawba Valley Astronomy Club were there. The observatory is pretty neat, small...
Saturday night will be a great time to go star gazing. The MASP in Robins, NC will be on, along with the Orionid meteor shower and this just in from ...
THE ASTRONOMER'S DRINKING SONG <br><br>"Whoe'er would search the starry sky, <br>Its secrets to divine, sir, <br>Should take his glass-I mean, should try <br>A...
The LEONIDS ARE COMING! <br><br>The Leonids are predicted to be the best meteor shower since 1966 and won't<br>likely be duplicated for 100 years. To see the...
BEST OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE LUNAR METEORS SINCE 1999!<br>Due to their high velocity and filaments of high concentration, combined with a fairly well-placed...
"We are star dust-<br>Or, less romantically,<br>The 'nuclear waste' -<br>From the fuel<br>That makes stars shine."<br><br>Sir Martin Rees<br>Englands...
Hi All,<br>Got a new mirror for the bino box tonight and I've been out testing. It's great :o)<br>The mirror came from the Surplus Shed, www.surplusshed.com. ...
Got up at 3:00AM, had coffee, then headed out to see the much touted Leonid Storm. We saw about 40 an hour, not a storm but a good show. I attempted some ...
If this was the best show within the last 100 years it must have really been bad back then. I got up around 0400 hrs. and I went back in around 0630 hrs. I saw...
Hi All,<br>We have a treat coming up on Friday the 30th of November. The full Moon will ocult Saturn. It starts at 7:31 PM and will last until 8:29 PM.<br>Get...
Tried to catch it on flim. The clouds had the moon covered and when it they cleared Saturn was already behind the moon. Same thing happened when it came out. I...
The Catawba Valley Astronomy Club and Lucile Miller Observatory will be participating in several events this weekthat may be of interest to you and your ...
On Jan. 12, Mercury reached its greatest Eastern elongation of 19 degrees. It will be visible for the next few days just after sunset in the Western sky. Get ...
NASA and the Planetary Society are asking for public input on the next decade of space missions.<br>You can fill out the "Decadal Survey" survey at:<br><a...
Cleaned the mirror Sunday, did a quick collimation in the living room and tonight we went out to see if we could see the new white storms on Jupiter. The ...
Subj: Colliding storms on Jupiter and a flaring comet. <br>Date: 01/31/2002 4:38:18 PM Eastern Standard Time <br><br>Space Weather News for January 31, ...
Mercury will reach its greatest Western elongation, 27 degrees, on Feb. 21. It will be visible low in the Eastern sky about 6:30 AM for the next 10 to 15 days....
