Greetings fellow astrophiles! Pardon the late announcement, but Ryan Goodson and Dan Williams have completed upgrading the focuser on the 16″ Cave Scope tonight, report excellent results, and are currently at the Hill for some Memorial Night observing. All are welcome.
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Greetings fellow astrophiles! The warning to watch the skies has less to do with current events on the internets and more to do with the prediction of clear but not-too-transparent conditions. If it becomes cloudy enough to obscure stars we will not be opening, but we will otherwise be at the hill for observing. The Moon will not rise above our Eastern horizon until 1 a.m., providing plenty of nighttime observing of Saturn and some later Scorpius and Sagittarius Messier viewing. The observatory will be official open around 8:20 p.m. but members will be at the hill beforehand. There are […]
From the linked article at www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-135…auid=8291526: “This comet may not put on a great show. Just as certainly, it will not cause any disruptions here on Earth. But there is a cause to marvel,” said Yeomans. “This intrepid little traveler will offer astronomers a chance to study a relatively young comet that came here from well beyond our solar system’s planetary region. After a short while, it will be headed back out again, and we will not see or hear from Elenin for thousands of years. That’s pretty cool.” The path of Comet Elenin, from NASA/JPL-Caltech. Interim Secretary and longtime […]
Greetings fellow astrophiles! While downtown Syracuse and surroundings are currently quite cloudy (but pleasant nonetheless), the evening skies are supposed to see considerable clearing, producing clear skies before 10:00 p.m. Use your best judgement as to when to to trek up to Darling Hill, but the grounds will be open by 8:00 p.m. for setup, enjoying the sunset, and observing the crescent Moon. NOTE: Thursday night was VERY COLD at the Hill. If you plan on spending any amount of time looking through the different scopes, hat + gloves will make your session much more enjoyable. There are no ISS […]