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Post-Perseid depression? More showers are on the way!
My meteor shower first aid kit Waiting for moonset on Perseid night 2010, observing from Amboy Crater, CA Notice elevated rates from August 7th-15th, and a secondary peak on the 17th, and the 20th?...
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A Month of Moon Views
Lunar Landing Site Chart - click for larger versions. Courtesy Lunar and Planetary Institute My photo of a three day moon. East is at the bottom. Mare Crisium is the egg-shaped feature on east limb....
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Solar System, Milky Way, Local Group, Extragalactic observing
Comet/2010 G2 (HILL) NGC7380 emission nebula and cluster The Great Galaxy in Andromeda, M31, with M32 and M110 nearby The Pegasus 1 galaxy cluster I love to take my telescope out to observe the sky,...
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Watching asteroids fly by
It was 23°F inside the observatory while we were observing the asteroid Asteroid 2005 YU55 sketched November 8, 2011 Asteroid 2005 YU55 wasn’t my first visual observation of an asteroid passing near...
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Viewing meteor showers from light polluted LA – not impossible!
The white area is greater Los Angeles. I observed from my driveway in Monrovia, indicated at the "red/white" border zone marked with cross-hairs My meteor watching setup - comfortable chair, blanket,...
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Counting meteors from Amboy Crater – Lyrids 2012
Amboy Crater at dawn 2012 Lyrid Meteor Shower Meteor Profile showing peak near 04h-06h UTC My visual meteor observing report with 30 minute (or less) intervals, and magnitude distribution Saturday...
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Venus kissed the moon – a daytime occultation of Venus
going going gone! Venus reappears! If you were up before sunrise on Monday, August 13th, 2012 you might have seen a very bright “star” next to the moon. As dawn turned to daylight, you could still see...
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Here’s a rundown of the key astro happenings each month in 2013. I’ll replace the video and refresh the monthly material once a month, or as I get more refined info. This year, I hope you step outside...
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My first view of Comet PanSTARRS 3/11/13
Sunday morning (Sunday March 10) we drove home from a wonderful Amboy Crater observing night. As we drove up our street, we have a good view of Mt. Wilson and the telescopes, as you can see here. My...
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My first sketch of Comet ISON
Comet ISON October 6, 2013 by Jane Houston Jones All year long, astronomers have been writing about Comet ISON: will it sizzle or will it fizzle? I was chomping at the bit, waiting for the visual...
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