CNY skies are predicted to be clear until (at least) midnight and the clear skies all day have hopefully dried the observatory grounds. The observatory is set to open around 7:30 p.m. tonight (30 April). It is predicted to get down to the low 40’s/high 30’s tonight, so do dress accordingly!
Monthly Archives: April 2011
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The remarkable CNY overcasts from this past week are predicted to give way to clear skies tomorrow night. In the meantime, Darling Hill is overcast and still quite wet from the rain this past week, so we will try for observing tomorrow night instead. Stay tuned tomorrow (around 5 p.m.) for further updates.
Update: The Scope Has Been Sold. Greetings fellow astrophile! In the interest of reaching the larger CNY astronomy community, the SAS is happy to post information for people in the CNY area about astronomical equipment for sale. The SAS takes no responsibility for any aspect of the sale itself, but simply provides an outlet to members and nonmembers alike. For some additional information about the scope, see the product page at telescopes.com. Here is the Meade I have for sale and what is included in the box: 8 inch scope with UHTC optics LX90GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain Auto Star-GPS Smart Finder 8×50 […]
Greetings fellow astrophiles! This past Thursday was a generally excellent (and definitely cold) first opening for the observatory, with both lunar viewing and a fair amount of Saturn observed. The brightening Moon will wash some of the fine detail from Messier objects, but it looks to be a clear night for observing well into the very early morning. We hope you can join us!