Observatory Network link back up
A couple of weeks ago we started getting intermittent network connectivity to the observatory and to the two data gathering systems running there. Yesterday the cable break was temporarily repaired.…
test cr2118
This is a test using Picasa v3.9 for cr2118 Success! So, the object is to easily generate a nicely laid out page of thumbnail images linking to the larger resolution…
Radiojove back up
On December 16th, 2011 the laptop computer running the radiojove data logger had a hard drive failure. The Radiojove system continues to run but nothing has been logged or recorded…
GPS Receiver BU-353
One of the christmas (2011) gifts was a USB GPS receiver, the BU353. As it turns out, for our intended uses of using it strictly as an accurate source of…
allsky cleaning
We had time to inspect the allsky camera dome for the first time since its renovation a month ago. Things are looking very good. The inside platform is completely dry,…
Fireball! 2011 Dec 12th, 18:04 EST
We were contacted by local media this afternoon about a possible fireball Monday evening. But with no information about time, location, etc it could have been any of a dozen…
red lithograph saves night vision
The white light image on the left is the way our netbook used to look like outside when we were running the imaging telescope at night. The light on the…
allsky camera modifications
The allsky camera system has been around in its current configuration for some years now, and we’ve been meaning to renovate it for some time now. As seen in this…
allsky camera and fall issues
We noticed last night that the allsky camera dome was fuzzy and foggy. Going outside we found the inside of the dome condensing and freezing in places. The 24vdc heaters…
software updates
just a short note to point out that a couple of pieces of software that we use have been updated recently. The first is the BOINC, moving up to v6.12.34…
Jupiter anon
Two relatively clear nights in the last week with a lot of cloud, so outside to setup the Lx200gps and do some planetary imaging with the Meade LPI imager. Jupiter…
Asteroid 2005 YU55 a bust
We were preparing to go our and observe and image the close flyby of asteroid 2005 YU55. It was scheduled to be within one degree of Altair at 18:07:30 EST…
Jupiter Saturday Nov 05, 2011
This is an image of Jupiter (jupiter15-139.jpg) from last night (Saturday November 5th, 2011). It is using the Meade LPI software that integrates all on its own and this is…