Mexico Day 6
Our last full day at the resort saw us down at the beach .. we made a brief siting of the newlyweds getting their feet wet as well. Where did…
Mexico Day 5
Wednesday again started before sunrise… eight of us hopped into a cab/van and headed off on the adventure of the day… Treasure of the Sierra Madres… ok.. maybe not the…
Mexico Day 4
Tuesday saw a group of us get up at the crack of dawn and head out on a bus tour of Puerto Vallarta and surrounding areas. The level of construction…
And more clear skies
Sunday evening November 02 we went out for a quick peak at a near conjunction of Venus, the crescent moon and Jupiter, all within the field of view of our…
Clear Skies in November
For the first time in I don’t know how long, we had some spare time, it was clear, and we got outside for an hour of observing. It was nice……
Mexico Day 3
Monday, the big day. Did Carlos make it back from downtown Puerto Vallarta last night? Let’s hope so! The weather promises to be sunny this morning, at least for the…
Allsky Camera trials
We have been attempting to commission an AllSky Camera for some time now. It helps when the clouds go away 🙂 So.. This is an SBIG ST237A camera with a…
Mexico Day 2
Sunday was cloudy and hot and humid. It is amazing how fast we adapted to the climate and how much we loved it. The beach was the first stop and…
Mexico – Day 1
Puerto Vallarta Saturday Day 1. The heat and humidity were fantastic. Something to remind we Canadians what it is like in other, warmer parts of the world… and why in…
Arrival in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
This was the scene that greeted us on our arrival late Friday afternoon in Puerto Vallarta Mexico. rain. lots of rain. We knew about Hurricane Norbert a few hundred km…
Adventures at SCO goes online
We’ve linked in the wordpress based blog into the Starlight Cascade Observatory & Gardens webpage today. This should give us a better ability to add images in, maintain archives and…