Anyone interested in a half-night of observing Wednesday? Moonrise isn't until 1:20 - I'll have switched from deepsky to Mars long before then, anyway....
Observing at Blue Canyon night of 5/27 This was my second trip to BC and I brought a few friends with me new to astronomy. I brought everything with me for...
I have added events to the TAC-SAC calendar for various Big Observing/Astronomical Events occurring this summer, including: The Monitor Pass trip for June...
I archived the 6 observing reports Shneor sent from New Zealand on the TAC archive, and connected them together with hyperlinks. See the first one at...
I just received the April issue of the German deep sky publication Interstellarum which has an article by Wolfgang Steinicke (one of the NGC/IC project...
Rich Vadenais, who lives in the area, reports that Monitor Pass is open, and the site is already dry due to the sparse snow this winter. So I'm planning on...
It's been a pleasant evening for lunar observing, with temperatures in the 80s well after sunset and reasonably steady air, 4/5 around 10PM PDT breaking down...
TAC-SAC was one year old yesterday. Thanks to all the dedicated observers in this group who motivate (cajole, berate, nag) each other to get out there and...
Hi Shneor, I'm confused at the "Right on Highway 395" instruction. Highway 89 takes one up and over Monitor Pass and down the other side to Highway 395 which ...
Yes, Tap plastics is a national chain. To clarify my description on the sign board: it's more than rigid enough to support its own weight if used as a...
Hi All, I had the chance to take a look through an O-III filter while looking at the Swan Nebula and the before and after was fairly dramatic. What I was...
Hi All, Would anyone out there have a set of plans for building a Truss Telescope? Am thinking of turning my 16" Starfinder into a truss scope. Or should I...
A Little Gem of Woven Fairy Fire or How to Have Fun at a Star Party Without a Telescope I had a great time at the monthly Sacramento Valley Astronomical ...
Last Saturday night (May 19th) in the Sierra foothills near Fiddletown, I spent some time just mesmerized by the scores of galaxies in the rich Coma cluster...
Hi All, Well, even I did not like the feel and ease of finding specific observation reports, and I created the web pages. LOL OK! So here it is! I have just...
... We all thought of you last night at BC as we were looking at Omega Centauri, and wondered if you were home yet. THANK YOU for all the fabulous observing...
Last Saturday we had some problems with unshielded bright laptop screens affecting the dark adaption of nearby observers. Let me remind everyone of the White...
Hello, Just wanted to add this "You know you're a Deep Sky Observer when..." link to the bookmarks for Jim and others. Hope everyone enjoy's the list. Clear...
... I might go to HGO tonight, but I don't have any beer repellent. I was also kind of thinking of going to Fiddletown. I think I will wait to see if the...
Hi All, Now that I'm spoiled by dark skies I am using my Roseville time to plan my next dark sky search. I spent a little time looking at Mars but seeing was...
Hi All, I will have a couple of guests with me Saturday night for the star party and I am trying to think of ways to help them understand that astronomy is...
Well, Brad and I made it up to HGO by around 7:30 PM to find about 8 to 10 telescopes being set up already. The forecast was calling for completely clear...
A list you all might want to consider other than the Herschel 400 is Orion's DeepMap 600. This is a very cool list put together by Steve Gottlieb. You can...
The day had been overcast from horizon to horizon all day, with constant rain in the afternoon. Magically, about 8:30 the sky cleared, and I headed up to the...
I'm tired of viewng Mars through the "soup" of thick atmosphere, and am thinking of travelling with a friend to a better site next month. The June New Moon...
The weather here in Alexandra constantly defies the forecasts, there are often clouda visible at the horizon in all directions, but it's clear here - or...
I think I am going to take half a day off on Wednesday, and observe Tuesday night at Blue Canyon, in case anyone is interested in joining me. Regardless of...
The weather forecasts here are pretty unreliable. Yesterday's forecast was for possible snow, storms and high winds. Instead, at 7 p.m. the skies were clear...
Well, Brad and I finally made it up to HGO by around 7:30 PM to find about 8 to 10 telescopes being set up already. The forecast was calling for completely...
The poor transparency conditions forced me to abandon my hunt for Hicksons last night, so I am thinking about going again tonight, while the car is still...
