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…
Ubuntu v8.10
My HP Laptop came with the dreaded and greatly feared MS Vista Operating system on a fairly large drive, 350gb. Attempts to downgrade this to MS XPPro failed due to…
wordpress upgrade.. worked!
An upgrade of the wordpress software this afternoon seems to have worked out not too bad.
The Turbines are a comin’
Last week (2008) the first of 86 Wind turbines went up on Wolfe Island. As proposed, this is a 197.8 megawatts (âMWâ) wind plant that consists of 86 wind turbines.…
Mexico Day 7
This is it! Our last day! Hmmm.. have to do something special… let’s go down to the beach at sunrise and drink some tequila! So Hank, Kim and I trundled…
Shuttle launch in HD
Just watching some of the new Hd channels that we are getting from the Starchoice satellite service and noticed that the HDNet channel (275) will be broadcasting the launch of…
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 đ 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…