If the weather does not cooperate - at least here's an animation of the total lunar Eclipse. http://shadowandsubstance.com/ CRANSTON STAR PARTY IS CANCELED! ...
There are three images of QUASARS in the Photos section, under SCITUATE OBSERVATORY folder, taken with a an SBIG ST9 EX CCD camera and a Meade 14" at f/6. They...
Bob, Those images are great. I've just done some quick reading on 0957+561 and fine it amazing that this type of object(s) is within the reach of the amatuer...
... Very nice Bob. What are the visual magnitudes of these QSOs? If you have a larger resolution image I can put in next month's newsletter. Thanks!...
Hello All, great images Bob N. and Bob F. I am thinking about purchasing this book; Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing (HAIP) and its integral AIP for...
I have the original edition and I think the most recent version is well worth the $99. The book alone has very detailed and helpful descriptions of image...
... Quasar 0405-123 is about red magnitude 14.8 Quasar 0957+561 is about red magnitude 16.7 Quasar 1306+301 is about red magnitude 18.1 The magnitudes may be a...
Thanks Bob, I appreciate the reply. I have been looking at this book and software for some time now, and have just been trying to talk myself into spending the...
"hi old friends, this is David Kasper... a previous skyscraper member now living in the rocky mountains of Colorado,where the milky way is like paint. hey...
Hello David I am familiar with a few people involved in astronomy in the Colorado area. First are the Bisque Brothers (especially Tom) of Software Bisque in...
This is a really cool "Group Photo" of all of us together! http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/multimedia/mro20080303earth.html -- Regards & Clear Skies ...
The Clear Sky Clock is calling for clear skies this evening, and we have a group of cub scouts visiting the observatory tonight. I will be at Seagrave by 6pm....
Not wanting to waste a clear night, given how lousy the weather has been lately, I packed up the Pronto and headed to the observatory last night with...
This past Saturday, family visited the Clay Center in Brookline, MA. It is a top-notch facility. The reason for our visit was their "Town Hall Meeting on Space...
There is a new NOVA in CYGNUS. It was discovered on April 10, by Japanese and Chinese astronomers at about magnitude 7.5. Full details of the NOVA can be...
Hi Bob, I was out the night before you - one of the advantages of working for yourself is that you don't have to be at your desk at 8am. The observing report...
Hello All, I took this image last Saturday night of Saturn. Camera, DBK ccd astronomy camera telescope, Seagrave observatories Meade 16" LX 200 F/10 SCT. 1500...
Hi Graham, I just wanted to let you know that there is now a Yahoo Group started by Scott Roberts (formerly of Meade Instruments) for those interested in...
The NASA article, link below, may be of interest to meteor and lunar observers. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/21may_100explosions.htm?list2145\ 08 ...
FYI...here is the web link to the Phoenix Mars landing tomorrow on Sunday, May 25. If you want to watch it on NASA TV you can get the scheduled times and web...
There are a few threads for amateur astronomers that often have interesting postings at Silicon Investor in the, "Coffee Shop," area. Anyone can read these...
Hello Group, the Seagrave dome is back in service. There was a problem with the bearing case on the base of the dome, which has since been repaired. Please...
Here is an updated article about the search for Planet X, the tenth planet beyond the planet Pluto. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080618-planet-x.html ...
Hello all While I was visiting Pete Peterson's observatory last week, he was imaging (for astrometry) an asteroid 20 miles diameter at 150 million miles...
