Greetings fellow astrophiles, In rapid succession! 1. David Bishop Lecture The weather this weekend is expected to go from bad to worse tomorrow evening, with more severe rain predicted for Saturday afternoon. While tonight will very-very likely not be good for observing, the chance for rain is less than predicted for tomorrow, so we will be hosting David Bishop at Darling Hill this evening for a year-in-review astronomy lecture. As I’ve mentioned before, David used to make the yearly pilgrimage to Darling Hill for this lecture and they were always well-attended and informative. We are delighted to have David back […]
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Greetings fellow astrophiles! Fresh off of our Summer Seminar weekend, a few of the board are going to head up to Darling Hill just to be on the grounds and try to do some observing. If the clouds stay away, Jupiter will be an easy target. Our only ISS fly-by should occur between 8:55 and 9:05 p.m. but will be visible all over CNY, so consider looking NNW starting at 8:55 p.m. from where you are!
Greetings fellow astrophiles! I refer you to the animated gif below that shows Sun Spot activity from July 15 to July 29 (images taken from the SOHO website, sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov). Pay particular attention to Sun Spots 1260, 1261, and 1263: You’ll note there’s a large (LARGE!) band of Sun Spots approaching from the left in the last few images. For those who cannot see the labels in the bottom-right corner, the big circle is JUPITER, the smaller circle is EARTH. This all means that our Barlow Bob-hosted Solar Session tomorrow will have several large targets for observation in the observatory scopes. […]
Greetings fellow astrophile! The July 2011 newsletter has been posted in advance of the next Public Viewing Session and can be downloaded below: Astronomical Chronicle for July 2011 If the weather holds, this should prove to be a busy Saturday at Darling Hill. The originally-scheduled lecture/demonstration on telescope collimation by Bob Piekiel is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. This lecture provides you an opportunity to learn about the most important post-purchase piece of telescope maintenance at the hands of the arguably the most knowledgeable telescope owner in Central New York. The 6:30 start provides plenty of daylight as well, meaning you […]