Looks like Jeff and his Sirius Stargazers will be up from August 24-27. Lets hope for clear skies so we can put their big scopes to good use. Patrick...
Hello Cosmic Rick, Yes I was looking at M31 about the same time this morning. Mostly I was manually doing a comet search around sagittarius and Hercules area...
Observed the great Perseid Meteor Shower last night after midnight but the Gibbous waning moon spoiled some of the show. Still I saw several bright members...
Pat: The cosmology course at U of M biological research camp was canacelled due to lack of students. I know the feeeling well. Hope we have good weather...
If the weather clears the Sirius stargazers are coming up north this weekend and bringing their big scopes with them. But the forcast is for rain both friday...
The IAU today made history demoting Pluto from a major planet to the less prestigious class of dwarf planet. Here is an excerpt from an article on yahoo. For...
Hi, Again another star party has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions which have plagued our observing time all too much this year. Patrick...
Hi, We will be discussing the demise of Pluto as a major planet and how you can help discover new planets with only an on line connection to the WWW. Patrick...
HI Steve, Yes if you want we can have one more meeting at 7PM on the first thursday of October in 2 weeks and then that will be our last meeting at Elkwood for...
Hey Patrick! It has been busy around the house lately. I haven't had a single night out observing since I got home. Too tired since having our youngest boy ...
HI, The new comet Swan is a naked eye comet visible a few degrees below M13 in Hercules tonight. If you can find clear skies this is a very nice greenish comet...
Hello, The president of the Grand Traverse astronomical Association contacted me about givng a lecture in the spring at a star meet in Kalkaska.He told me...
Those of you who were out early this morning were treated to a wild and frenzied display of Aurora Borealis at its best and brightest. They were extremely fast...
Over the next couple days comet McNaught can be seen near the sun if one is very careful to block out the sun so there is no chance of sunlight entering your...
Hi, Today just after noon until almost 4PM I observed the bright comet McNaught in 10X50 binoculars, 12X70 binoculars and in a 12" Dobsonian telescope. The...
Hi Venus is about 8 degrees to the upper left of Mercury tonight and both are seen easily with the naked eye low in the South West. With binoculars Uranus can...
On Friday, 2/16/07 at 7pm, John Dobson will be speaking to the Saginaw Astronomical Society at Delta College Planetarium and Learning Center in Bay City, MI. ...
Hi, John Dobson delivered a very humourous and anecdote filled speech about the Cosmos last night in Traverse City, I would recommend that anyone who has an...
Last weekend I saw Mercury low in the West and it will be approaching Venus over the next couple weeks. The next few weeks will be a good time to see Mercury,...
Hi, Over the next week Saturn and Venus appear to draw ever closer to each other until they almost seem to touch and can be seen in the same wide field...
Hi, Tonight Venus and Saturn will make a remarkable sight in a low power eyepiece of your telescope showing both the ringed planet and crescent Venus very...
Hi, If anyone is interested in having a star party at Elkwood August 11 and 12 to observe the Perseid meteor shower please reply to this post. Patrick...
Patrick, We are, we are! We have been wondering if you might try to have one this year. Are you having any monthly meetings this year? Aug. 11 and 12 is our...
Hi Mark, Have been trying to work around other star parties that the detroit area skygazers are going to. I guess there is a big star party in Canada many are...
The following astrosite list has been put out by JIn Ehlers and the Elkwood Campground is on the list, also is regarded as an astronomy friendly site. A B C D...
Last weekend I gave a talk at Raven Hill and used two of their telescopes to show guests Venus in crescent phase the moon and jupiter and the Belt of Venus. We...
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