If you've got 53 minutes, here's a link to the clearest non-mathematical explaination of Einstein's theory that I've ever encountered. Dr. Brainerd happens to...
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barringtonri
Jan 19, 2011 3:29 pm
John Briggs has arranged for me to give a workshop (or a part of a workshop?) on the use of Astrometrica software's stack and track function. It'll be held at...
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barringtonri
Jan 27, 2011 3:22 am
Jim Hendrickson took a pile of photos and arranged them into a wonderful slide show at http://www.flickr.com/photos/30623046@N08/sets/72157625789271989/show/ ...
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starman361
Apr 11, 2011 5:34 pm
Steve H.'s talk at the Skyscrapers' April meeting was about observing deep sky objects and planets using the Mallincam real time video camera. The talk was...
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starman361
Aug 12, 2011 3:14 pm
Comet Garradd (C/2009 P1) is presently moving westerly and entering the small constellation of Delphinus, the Dolphin, and transits about 11 PM EST. It will...
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starman361
Aug 25, 2011 2:47 am
Comet Garradd was observed in 10X50 binoculars high in the western sky in the early AM of Wednesday, Aug. 24 as it approached the M71 star cluster in Sagitta....
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barringtonri
Nov 8, 2011 2:07 pm
Seagrave's clear sky clock suggests that although the transparency will not be the greatest, we've got a shot at viewing. Best viewing around here happens...
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starman361
Nov 10, 2011 7:54 pm
Good to see you got some images of the asteroid too, Pete. Good work, as always. My image sequences of 2005 YU55 didn't get started until about 7:30 PM...
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starman361
Dec 14, 2011 4:19 pm
Portraits of Moons Captured by Cassini Jet Propulsion Laboratory December 12, 2011 "NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully completed its closest-ever pass over...
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starman361
Dec 18, 2011 12:56 am
An Australian amateur astronomer, Terry Lovejoy, recently discovered a comet and it just grazed the sun and survived the fiery plunge through the solar...
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starman361
Dec 21, 2011 10:42 pm
Here is an earth based images taken by an amateur in Australia: http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showpost.php?p=800218&postcount=98 You might need to copy...
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starman361
Dec 21, 2011 11:14 pm
Here is a time lapse movie link to Comet Lovejoy from Australia: http://vimeo.com/34007626 Here is a link to a finder chart for the comet. ...
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starman361
Dec 24, 2011 3:34 am
From the southern hemisphere, Comet Lovejoy continues to be very impressive: Here is a video of the comet rising above Chilean skies: http://vimeo.com/34119758...
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Roger Forsythe
forsythe.roger
Dec 24, 2011 1:15 pm
Space Weather News for Dec. 24, 2011 http://spaceweather.com Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have seen sungrazing Comet Lovejoy from Earth...
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starman361
Jan 5, 2012 10:49 pm
Below is a link to the Dawn spacecraft's website at NASA: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_12_30_11.asp Below are some excerpts from the article. It...
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starman361
Jan 30, 2012 5:57 am
Here is the January Dawn Journal update. The full article is here: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_01_27_12.asp A short quote from the journal:-- ...
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barringtonri
Jun 7, 2012 6:06 pm
My goodness but this is a quiet group. Did the sun fail to shine in Scituate? A friend and I ran a small public event on the Barrington town hall lawn. Since...
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starman361
Jul 12, 2012 11:24 pm
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2012/32/full/ "Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto News Release Number:* STScI-2012-32 July 11, 2012...
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starman361
Aug 2, 2012 5:31 am
The links below show and describe how the New Horizons spacecraft will fly by the planet Pluto in 2015 and by many other Kuiper Belt Objects in the months to...
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starman361
Aug 6, 2012 6:07 pm
After a journey of about 250 million miles through the solar system, the Curiosity rover lands safely on Mars. Details of this alien spacecraft from Earth and...
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Robert McGwier
rwmcgwier
Aug 6, 2012 6:48 pm
Required viewing is http://eyes.nasa.gov And I am sure many of you saw it on the TV coverage. One can only say wow after seeing this tool in operation. Bob ...
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starman361
Aug 8, 2012 1:07 am
Below is the link to observing reports for Saturday evening, July 21, 2012. http://www.theskyscrapers.org/observatory-log-2012-july-21...
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starman361
Aug 11, 2012 2:51 am
Below is the link to observing reports for Saturday evening, Aug. 4, 2012. http://www.theskyscrapers.org/observatory-log-2012-august-4...
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starman361
Aug 30, 2012 8:20 pm
"NASA's Dawn Prepares for Trek Toward Dwarf Planet Jet Propulsion Laboratory August 30, 2012 PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Dawn spacecraft is on track to become...
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starman361
Nov 24, 2012 2:31 am
The image shown above on the Home page is Comet 168P Hergenrother (as of 11-22-2012). It will be there for a couple of weeks. COMET 168P HERGENROTHER Comet...
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barringtonri
Dec 31, 2012 3:05 pm
Bob's image of Comet 168P Hergenrother prompts me to post my much less spectacular first image of "next year's great comet". The image was taken two days...
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Robert McGwier
rwmcgwier
Jan 3, 2013 8:43 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvr7V0byh7s&feature=youtube_gdata_player [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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starman361
Feb 1, 2013 3:59 am
To read the complete summary of NASA's Dawn spacecraft's journey to visit the minor planet Vesta, see the URL link below. A brief excerpt is below the URL...
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starman361
Mar 6, 2013 5:03 am
Comet 2013 A1 discovered in January, 2013 at Siding Spring Observatory in Australia by Rob McNaught is currently estimated in having a 1 in 600 chance of...
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barringtonri
Mar 15, 2013 2:18 pm
Kudos to Bob Horton and Jim Hendrickson for catching PanSTARRS from the glare of Providence. ...
