Greetings -
This morning I woke up at 5am and went out and saw the
Great Red Spot on Jupiter a little to the right of center.
It was clearly visible, and some scalloped areas were visible
on the edge of the northern belts. All four Galilean moons
were visible, not spread too far apart.
I used a Meade ETX 5 inch telescope.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
NGC6960, The Western Veil Nebula in Cygnus / CelestronImages.com - astrophotography with optics from Celestron Telescopes.
Here is a beautiful nebula that is nicely placed high in the eastern July sky:
Near the lower (left ) arm of Cygnus - the Northern Cross:
NGC6960, The Western Veil Nebula in Cygnus / CelestronImages.com - astrophotography with optics from Celestron Telescopes.
Near the lower (left ) arm of Cygnus - the Northern Cross:
NGC6960, The Western Veil Nebula in Cygnus / CelestronImages.com - astrophotography with optics from Celestron Telescopes.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Red Cellophane at Stellafane - August 5-8
The annual star party known as Stellafane will be held on Breezy Hill, outside of Springfield, Vermont on August 5-8 this year
Astronomer David Levy says:
“There are star parties… and then there’s Stellafane!”
The focus of this meeting is Amateur Telescope Makers,
and their equipment, not mainly observing, although there will be that.
There is a contest of homemade telescopes.
It is sponsored by Springfield Telescope Makers.
Springfield is a town west of the Connecticut River not far from
I-91 and US Route 5., not far from White River Junction.
Since white flashlights ruin night vision, they will be
handing out pieces of red cellophane to put over flashlights
so that will be "Stellafane Cellophane".
Enjoy the view if you go,and take many photos,
both of the telescopes in light,
and the sky when it gets dark.
Astronomer David Levy says:
“There are star parties… and then there’s Stellafane!”
The focus of this meeting is Amateur Telescope Makers,
and their equipment, not mainly observing, although there will be that.
There is a contest of homemade telescopes.
It is sponsored by Springfield Telescope Makers.
Springfield is a town west of the Connecticut River not far from
I-91 and US Route 5., not far from White River Junction.
Since white flashlights ruin night vision, they will be
handing out pieces of red cellophane to put over flashlights
so that will be "Stellafane Cellophane".
Enjoy the view if you go,and take many photos,
both of the telescopes in light,
and the sky when it gets dark.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Summer Milky Way - Southern Section
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