We're planning to observe at the Coulee Region Modelers field this Friday, with a possible cloud date of Saturday. There may be a couple private guests so we...
We are planning to do observing for a few members of an UWL Astronomy Class on Wednesday, October 8 at the Coulee Region Modelers field. The plan is to start...
I arrived late because the Primary Astro-Equipment Hauler (otherwise known as a 92 Dodge Caravan) decided to drop a battery cell. I managed to fit everything...
A reminder that if weather permits, we will be hosting about a dozen UWL students tomorrow night. As of now, we have 2 scopes! Please call or email if you...
As of 5:15 pm Wednesday, it looks like a GO. I'm planning on getting there at about 6:45 pm to set up the SCT. We should have 4 scopes now, which should be...
Has anyone got back to us concerning public viewing either for the West Salem people or KVR? I think that we would have to give KVR notice pretty quick if we...
This is the letter from Darcy Goodenough concerning observing in Sparta. Please post here if you are able to help out. Thanks I am just writing, to let you...
I'm in. Mike R. ... From: StarGazer <star_gazer_20022002@...> Subject: [laxastro] West Salem observing night October 27th To: laxastro@yahoogroups.com ...
OCTOBER 2008 "I could be worse employed Than as watcher of the void, Whose part should be to tell What star if any fell" Robert Frost, American Poet Cosmic...
Tonight (Wed, Oct 15) at 9:00pm on the National Geographic Channel on the show 'World's Toughest Jobs' they're featuring the cleaning of a 27 foot telescope...
As you may know, we hosted some UWL students who are in John B's wife's astronomy related class. Mike J. had his Celestron NexStar 5, I had my Celestron...
Maybe you might like to check out 100 Hours of Astronomy, a global corner stone project of IYA2009, which would have sidewalk astronomers, amateur astronomers,...
The Moon is at 80 percent and rises at about 8:48pm. Lots of water vapor on the radar. So I'm not too keen about going to the club site. Anyone else thinking...
John is going to see if any of the UWL students want to observe on Monday night. The go/no-go would be posted at the last minute. Would please you email me...
On Monday Oct 20th Frank Wilczek, 2004 Nobel Prize winner in physics, will present a public lecture called "The Universe is a Strange Place". It will be held...
I am happy to let you know that I have been able to get Dave Oesper to come to our clubs April 1st meeting.Dave comes from Dodgeville by way of Ames Iowa. Dave...
Dave is the owner of a unique "drop roof" observatory in his back yard. He conceived the idea while still in Ames and had it built. When he moved to...
An observatory using the ExploraDome top is described and pictured at http://home.comcast.net/~jackdanielb/ <http://home.comcast.net/%7Ejackdanielb/> Regards,...
There were no takers for observing tonight. But as a heads up, there is potentially a fairly water vapor free band coming over us. You might want to hit the...
Here are the directions to the site for the 27th. West Salem Outdoor Education Center Sparta, Wisconsin Take I 90 East to Sparta Second Sparta Exit #28 Turn...
Informal Science Education Resources from the home of NASA's Hubble Space TelescopeExhibits & Shows Source Material Events & Services International Year of...
Tonight Ganymede is transiting Jupiter until about 8:08 pm. I looked for Europa last night but could only see it's shadow until it poked out from the planet...
I think I narrowed the identification of Vesta to one of two objects Thursday between 11 PM and midnight. The two were about 10 arc minutes apart, at about RA...
At 4:00 pm it's looking fairly good. There's some additional water vapor headed our way but it looks like it could be dissipating. It's a Go for now, but...
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