Busy few astro days
It’s been busy for some of the members of the RASC-KC in the last few days. First Hank’s brother scores with good video of the Saskatchewan fireball (spaceweather page). Then…
Newest meteorite addition
Once a year or so the Queen’s University the Geological Museum puts on a sale of sorts as a fundraiser. In the past we kept on missing it, and only…
Days are getting shorter
These days when we get out of work and start heading out through traffic to get out of town, we take a detour along the waterfront of Lake Ontario. Sometimes…
Linux is great!
More years now we have been running various cameras pointed up at the sky, hoping for pretty pictures of clouds but more importantly, pretty pictures of meteors and fireballs. Robert…
Serendipity Rules!
So, I’ve heard that Astronomy is a boring hobby. Nothing ever happens. Yesterday however, put those comments to rest in a trash bin. Yesterday, fellow astrodude Hank had brother Andy…
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……
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…
The Morning After
August 13,2008 Last night and the night before, we were out watching the Perseid meteor shower. Last night at the predicted time of UT for the peak, there was a…