This was the second occultation of the planet Jupiter within recent weeks, but the last one took place in broad daylight, much less spectacular to observe than this event which took place at nighttime. The one disadvantage was that "night" was at 4:25 in the morning for us here at Exeter, NH, USA. This made... Continue Reading →
We were blessed with mostly clear skies this week while we enjoyed the partial solar eclipse. We had set up several instruments for visitors to enjoy: The 16" domed SCT, a Tak FSQ-106 on tracking mount, a TV 80mm refractor with Herschel Wedge and DSLR for images, and eclipse glasses for everyone. While not a... Continue Reading →
This eclipse has some interesting story lines attached.... weather was our big question mark? All the theories and planning that went into this event had us plan to be in Texas for the eclipse, only to see the weather there turn into a thunderstormy cold front situation. Up here in New England, the weather looked... Continue Reading →
A nice view this time around: earlier the following day, the weather was not looking to good for the eclipse, but we were all pleasantly surprised by the sky's clearing and steady seeing conditions which ensued. I was keeping the school observatory open for the few that showed up to enjoy totality at 2:30AM with... Continue Reading →
Quite a spring this 2024 has given us! We started with a fabulous total solar eclipse, and now a fabulous auroral storm. The last great storm was on Halloween of 2003, two decades ago (and two solar cycles ago!). This one was not to be missed. The week started out with the appearance of the... Continue Reading →
