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zipper
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Dec 13, 2009 - 6:29pm |
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hobbitt wrote: so beautiful...
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geoff_morphini
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Dec 13, 2009 - 6:07pm |
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BasmntMadman wrote: All you need to do is to find out who in the area bought an expensive telescope at around that time. Their fault.
There must be a law about that...
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BasmntMadman
Location: Off-White Gardens
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Dec 13, 2009 - 4:38pm |
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Prodigal_SOB wrote:I don't know it this should be in Astronomy, How's the Weather, or Things that Piss Me Off, but it has been raining here for EVERY meteor shower for the last two years.
All you need to do is to find out who in the area bought an expensive telescope at around that time. Their fault.
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newwavegurly
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Dec 13, 2009 - 12:24pm |
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Zep wrote:Best plan is to find a place where there aren't any lights to the east, the direction from which Gemini will be rising. Not exactly easy being on the west coast of the state, but maybe I'll take a late night drive out to the beach to see if I can catch a glimpse.
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Zep
Location: Funkytown
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Dec 13, 2009 - 12:13pm |
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newwavegurly wrote:Thanks for posting this, I'm hoping to get outside and catch it tonight/early tomorrow morning. No bundling up required to do so here. Best plan is to find a place where there aren't any lights to the east, the direction from which Gemini will be rising.
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newwavegurly
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Dec 13, 2009 - 12:07pm |
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Zep wrote:Geminid Meteor Watch.Dec. 8, 2009: Make hot cocoa. Bundle up. Tell your friends. The best meteor shower of 2009 is about to fall over North America on a long, cold December night. "It's the Geminid meteor shower," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. "and it will peak on Dec. 13th and 14th under ideal viewing conditions."
A new Moon will keep skies dark for a display that Cooke and others say could top 140 meteors per hour. According to the International Meteor Organization, maximum activity should occur around 12:10 a.m. EST (0510 UT) on Dec. 14th. The peak is broad, however, and the night sky will be rich with Geminids for many hours and perhaps even days around the maximum. Thanks for posting this, I'm hoping to get outside and catch it tonight/early tomorrow morning. No bundling up required to do so here.
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Zep
Location: Funkytown
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Dec 13, 2009 - 11:48am |
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Prodigal_SOB wrote:I don't know it this should be in Astronomy, How's the Weather, or Things that Piss Me Off, but it has been raining here for EVERY meteor shower for the last two years.
I vote for WTF.
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Prodigal_SOB
Location: Back Home Again in Indiana Gender:
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Dec 13, 2009 - 11:45am |
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I don't know it this should be in Astronomy, How's the Weather, or Things that Piss Me Off, but it has been raining here for EVERY meteor shower for the last two years.
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Zep
Location: Funkytown
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Dec 13, 2009 - 4:44am |
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hobbitt wrote: Thanks for posting that. It's a beautiful picture, and it's a great reminder how the Voyagers were amazing pieces of hardware. Here's another one from APOD, from the day before. Gemenid meteor over Monument Valley. The belt of Orion is at the top right, angled vertically. Full details here.
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jadewahoo
Location: Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica Gender:
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Dec 12, 2009 - 11:28pm |
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hobbitt wrote:Far Fuckin' Out!
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hobbitt
Location: reflecting Gender:
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Zep
Location: Funkytown
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Dec 11, 2009 - 9:42pm |
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Geminid Meteor Watch.Dec. 8, 2009: Make hot cocoa. Bundle up. Tell your friends. The best meteor shower of 2009 is about to fall over North America on a long, cold December night. "It's the Geminid meteor shower," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. "and it will peak on Dec. 13th and 14th under ideal viewing conditions."
A new Moon will keep skies dark for a display that Cooke and others say could top 140 meteors per hour. According to the International Meteor Organization, maximum activity should occur around 12:10 a.m. EST (0510 UT) on Dec. 14th. The peak is broad, however, and the night sky will be rich with Geminids for many hours and perhaps even days around the maximum.
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Zep
Location: Funkytown
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Dec 11, 2009 - 2:32pm |
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BillJ wrote:I know that the solstice isn't for another 10 days, but according to the U.S. Naval Observatory my sunsets are now starting to occur later. My earliest was 4:28, tomorrow will be 4:29, and away we go. Can't wait until it becomes noticeable. Of course this means that my sun rises will continue to be later and later for a few weeks, with the latest being 7:23am around Jan. 9th, my first daughter's 24th birthday. It's plenty damn dark enough in the morning as it is already, but at least I'll be gaining on the other end. Two factors: The Equation of Time.
Earth's (nonuniform) speed around the sun.Fun fact: The latest sunset and earliest sunrise days change with latitude.
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plaice3
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Dec 11, 2009 - 12:30pm |
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The Official US Time site has a cool, real-time graphic of sunset spreading across the world. I never really understood why it was dark here when it was light where my dad was in Florida when we talked on the phone until I looked at this. Now, it's pretty obvious!
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hobiejoe
Location: Still in the tunnel, looking for the light. Gender:
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Dec 11, 2009 - 11:26am |
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BillJ wrote:I know that the solstice isn't for another 10 days, but according to the U.S. Naval Observatory my sunsets are now starting to occur later. My earliest was 4:28, tomorrow will be 4:29, and away we go. Can't wait until it becomes noticeable. Of course this means that my sun rises will continue to be later and later for a few weeks, with the latest being 7:23am around Jan. 9th, my first daughter's 24th birthday. It's plenty damn dark enough in the morning as it is already, but at least I'll be gaining on the other end. That little quirk always amuses me. A very, very drunk Norwegian merchant seaman told me about it, shortly before toppling off his barstool and crashing to the floor. Good old Frank and Turid. World class boozers.
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BillJ
Location: just far enough away from NYC Gender:
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Dec 11, 2009 - 11:20am |
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I know that the solstice isn't for another 10 days, but according to the U.S. Naval Observatory my sunsets are now starting to occur later. My earliest was 4:28, tomorrow will be 4:29, and away we go. Can't wait until it becomes noticeable. Of course this means that my sun rises will continue to be later and later for a few weeks, with the latest being 7:23am around Jan. 9th, my first daughter's 24th birthday. It's plenty damn dark enough in the morning as it is already, but at least I'll be gaining on the other end.
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Zep
Location: Funkytown
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Dec 4, 2009 - 6:26am |
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Xeric wrote:That's what I was thinking as I read this. Gotta have a tripod—and a tripod mount is far from universal on binoculars. Make sure potential models have one.
Yes, a disadvantage. At least cameras got it right, and I never understood why binoc makers never added the same adapting ring.
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Zep
Location: Funkytown
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Dec 4, 2009 - 6:24am |
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btw, here's a great resource for learning backyard observing. Your kids may not understand galaxies and nebulae, but they can definitely relate to the Moon, the planets, and the major constellations.
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Xeric
Location: Montana Gender:
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Dec 4, 2009 - 6:19am |
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Zep wrote:Telescopes are great, but my experience has been that you need to drop serious cash in order to get a good model that has any chance of pulling in objects like Jupiter's moons, Saturn's rings, and deep-sky objects. Then, if interest in observing wanes, you have an expensive dust collector. My recommendation would be a good pair of binoculars. It is quite impressive to look through binocs into the northern winter sky. They're inexpensive (compared to the reflectors) and portable (no setup), and for a low initial investment, they give you the opportunity to see if you want to go deeper into backyard astronomy. Here is a 20x80 Celestron for 130 USD. Don't even think about passing on a tripod; the kids will never be able to hold it steady. That's what I was thinking as I read this. Gotta have a tripod—and a tripod mount is far from universal on binoculars. Make sure potential models have one.
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Zep
Location: Funkytown
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Dec 4, 2009 - 6:14am |
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MrsHobieJoe wrote:Anyone got any telescope recommendations?
HJ and the kids have asked for one for Christmas. Must be totally indestructible in order to withstand our 3 year old.
Telescopes are great, but my experience has been that you need to drop serious cash in order to get a good model that has any chance of pulling in objects like Jupiter's moons, Saturn's rings, and deep-sky objects. Then, if interest in observing wanes, you have an expensive dust collector. My recommendation would be a good pair of binoculars. It is quite impressive to look through binocs into the northern winter sky. They're inexpensive (compared to the reflectors) and portable (no setup), and for a low initial investment, they give you the opportunity to see if you want to go deeper into backyard astronomy. Binocular observing will help familiarise you with the skies in a way a large scope won't. Large scopes are great for galaxies, but I would recommend a survey-style approach first. Here is a 20x80 Celestron for 130 USD. Don't even think about passing on a tripod; the kids will never be able to hold it steady.
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