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Meteor or Irridium Satellite?

bruce fisher — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:17:35 GMT

Hi - it sounds to me like you saw an Irridium Satellite. These can get as bright as -8 magnitude for a few seconds. I saw one last night - Friday, July 3 - at

Revised July 2009 Celestial Calendar

davejm28 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:21:35 GMT

Greetings, One of the links in the lunar section was incorrect. Here's a revised version of the calendar. Dave July Calendar by Dave Mitsky All times, unless

Meteor seen through Clouds tonight

grantmartin2000 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:50:55 GMT

I was at the St Charles Missouri Fourth of July Festival when I noticed a flash out of the corner of my eye. I looked up and saw a streak of light with a very

July 2009 Celestial Calendar

davejm28 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:01:04 GMT

July Calendar by Dave Mitsky All times, unless otherwise noted, are UT (subtract four hours and, when appropriate, one calendar day for EDT) 7/1 Uranus is

SoCal Astronomy Conference and High Elevation Dark Sky Viewing...

Lake Hodges Radio — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:22:25 GMT

Folks, We need YOUR help to spread the word about the Julian Starfest (SAN DIEGO) from August 20-23, 2009. Located high in the Cuyamaca Mountains above San

File - Policy.txt

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:28:11 GMT

Starrynights Policy Statement As a reminder of this group's desire to encourage all of its members to participate in a friendly and informed manner, please

File - starrynights-resources.txt

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:28:11 GMT

Welcome to Starrynights! Jump right in and post any observing related topics, questions, observations any time! We have lots of resources available on the

Re: JOY

Geoff Gaherty — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:22:38 GMT

... I'd recommend something shorter, as you'll find little difference between a 10mm and the 13mm. When my 8-inch was my primary instrument, I found my most

Re: JOY

Brian W — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:11:30 GMT

... For our readers perspective, could you please tell us what instrument were you using? Sure can Hugh, but first a small update... we have have had 2 more

Re: JOY

Hugh Bartlett — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:56:29 GMT

... Nice inspirational account, Brian! As another poster noted, this year seems especially cloudy (personal observation from San Francisco area).

Re: JOY

Kevin Fetter — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:30:25 GMT

... I see I am, not the only one, having lots of cloudy days and nights. I don't care if it's cloudy in the daytime, as not much to observe during daylight

JOY

Brian W — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:38:21 GMT

Hi all, finally after weeks of constant cloud cover, day and night, the clouds cleared off and I was able to do some observing last night. NGC 5139 was as big

Meteorite thread deleted -- off topic

Geoff Gaherty — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:59:21 GMT

The thread about the boy being hit by a meteorite has been deleted because it is off topic fo this forum. Geoff Gaherty Moderator

Webcam Moon Photos

Bob — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:05:36 GMT

In this group's Starrynights photo gallery I posted 4 pics of the 5/31/09 half moon in my album called Bob's Pics. The shots were taken with a $50 Barska

Re: Off and on topic

cedarman320 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:23:07 GMT

Forum moderators are an easy target, and like much online criticism, I feel folks are too quick to bang out a complaint. Cosmological questions about subjects