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Re: Last Night
I have seen that before on a G-11. If you do change the battery be sure to set the date/location information/time immediately or the battery will die again. Cold does no favors for those small
By jimcoble2000 · #57354 ·
Last Night
All setup for last night and then ... the mount gremlins got me. Cold must have killed the internal clock battery on the G11. Oh well. Last Night (
By Ian Stewart · #57353 ·
Re: Asteroids, Near Earth Objects and Comet Tracking and Reporting
Jeremy, There is a great tool by NASA JPL for filtering on magnitude, elevation, types and even viewing times that I used for the follow-up observations and will use again for planning: What's
By Benito Loyola · #57352 ·
Re: Asteroids, Near Earth Objects and Comet Tracking and Reporting
That's really great, both for the effectiveness of a home observatory and the opportunities for collaboration. Apologies for not properly grokking what I read - I imagine it would be very easy to
By Jeremy · #57351 ·
Re: Asteroids, Near Earth Objects and Comet Tracking and Reporting
Jeremy, Yes, that is what I posted as being a new report? ".... has been identified as (3200) and published in MPEC 2024-X309". The MPEC are the Minor Planet Electronic Circulars which post news on
Re: Asteroids, Near Earth Objects and Comet Tracking and Reporting
That's fantastic, Ben! Do you get feedback if/when your reports adjust the modeling? [email protected]> wrote:
By Jeremy · #57349 ·
Re: Asteroids, Near Earth Objects and Comet Tracking and Reporting
The Minor Planet Center just published my first observation, code W45, and by chance it was asteroid "3200" a 3.6 mile wide Near-Earth Object (NEO) considered hazardous....I am hooked. Name? ? ? ?
By Benito Loyola · #57348 ·
Chesapeake Planetarium Christmas Star
Dr. Hitt and I would like to thank members of the Back Bay Amateur Astronomers and the Norfolk Astronomical Socieity for brighing their telescopes to the Chesapeake Planetarim in Chesapeake, VA. The
BBAA Dues Renewal
*This is a blast email going out to everyone. Many of you receiving this message have paid in advance and do not owe dues at this time. If you are not sure, you can check with me.* Astrobuddies, BBAA
By Richard W Roberts · #57346 ·
Re: Asteroids, Near Earth Objects and Comet Tracking and Reporting
Congratulations Ben!
By Roland · #57345 ·
Asteroids, Near Earth Objects and Comet Tracking and Reporting
I¡¯m excited to share that I¡¯ve just received observatory code *W45* from the Minor Planet Center (MPC) for my home observatory! To achieve this certification, I submitted ephemeris data for six
By Benito Loyola · #57344 ·
NASA Night Sky Network
Several weeks ago, NASA Night Sky Network quit working. I seem to remember you had to change your Password, but not Username. I managed to do so, and it worked, but now all I get in Username or
By Kent Blackwell · #57343 ·
Addendum to red spot.
With altitude, the spot is a bit easier but still quite small. It is darker against the disc but the most interesting thing is how the SEB seems to effectively stop at the spot. Normally the NEB and
By jimcoble2000 · #57342 ·
Jupiter red spot
Just saw it as it comes on the face. A bit of a challenge. The trick to finding it is to look at the SEB. It seems to truncate and just stop. That is where the red spot is. The spot does not stick out
By jimcoble2000 · #57341 ·
New Your Public Library
I'm in Johannesburg, enroute to Botswana, where I hope to use my Seestar to photograph very dark Southern Hemisphere skies. Yesterday I was in Manhattan, where I saw some spectacular astronomy-related
By Michael Hall · #57340 ·
BBAA Meeting Link - 12/5/25
Here is the zoom link for those who wish to attend tonight's meeting remotely Richard Roberts is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: BBAA Meeting Time: Dec 5, 2024 07:30 PM Eastern Time
By Richard W Roberts · #57339 ·
Fw: Astronomical League Live - Friday December 6 at 7 pm EST
Here is a message from the Mideast Region Astronomical League Coordinator. There will be a live stream this Friday.? Unfortunately, I will miss it, as I will be camping in the cold mountains of North
By George Reynolds · #57338 ·
Re: Mars night two was a tougher cookie tonight.
Great picture Ian!? I love it in black and white - really looks almost 3D.? I particularly like the hole on the left.? It looks like you could fall right into it.
By Jonathan Scheetz · #57337 ·
New NASA Administrator nomination
President-Elect Trump has nominated Jared Isaacman to be the? next NASA Administrator. Here is the first line: "I am delighted to nominate Jared Isaacman, an accomplished business leader,
By George Reynolds · #57336 ·
Re: Mars night two was a tougher cookie tonight.
Oh 1499 is pretty cool.
By jimcoble2000 · #57335 ·