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Ecliple Viewing in Albuquerque
For all of us going to view the annular solar eclipse in Albuquerque on May 25th, here is some info that will be helpful.
If you are looking for a good place to setup, the Albuquerque club recommends this area north and west of the airport. Data on where the sun will be at eclipse time is also provided. Download the file
If you would like some info on taking photos you should check out the Sky and Telescope article referenced
Terry Z. did the legwork on this. Thanks Terry
RM
Viewing at Plum Creek- Lake Meredith
I decided to venture out January 21st, Friday evening and take advantage of a new moon sky. A few weeks ago, Jean and I visited Plum Creek, a dry boat ramp on the N.W. side of Lake Meredith. It is exactly across from Alibates boat ramp, which has been high and dry for many years.
As a matter of fact, years ago, a number of us from the club viewed from the Alibates ramp area but were disappointed by a bit of sky glow from Fritch and a large hill obstructing the view toward the S.W. It did shield the Amarillo light dome however. When we walked the area a few weeks back, I was wondering how good the view would be from this location, so here is the report.
RMSS 2011
RMSS 2011
By Laura Hershey
The Rocky Mountain skies gave another show in 2011. I arrived mid-afternoon on Wed. June 29th. There is plenty of space and I found friends last year down in Hermit Cove so back to Hermit Cove I went. Several of us set up but we began to notice a haze. There was discussion about smelling smoke but we had check for fires in the area and there were none. We convinced ourselves it was just a Rocky Mountain haze when reports came down that it was smoke from the Los Alamos fires. The first night was a loss for star gazing. We did hear it cleared about 2:30 but by 4:15 the first light arrives.
RMSS 2010
RMSS 2010
By Rich Merten
At 7600 feet above sea level the Rocky Mountain Star Stare promises great seeing and about a mile and a half less of atmosphere to peer through than at sea level.
Hosted by the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society, this popular Star Party brings about 300 participants up to the thin cool air above the small town of Gardner Colorado. Although the club has been hosting this star party for over 20 years, this is only their second year at this new location on club owned property.
Bob Hill gives us his impressions and test results of our new Unihedron SQM
The Obnoxious Observer
Bob Hill
SQM and other stuff
About a year ago at our regularly scheduled club meeting, the subject of the Unihedron Sky Quality Meter somehow came up. For a couple of years now, I have been seeing reports of this device circulating around some of the observing sites that I haunt on the web, with various reports touting and decrying the usefulness of this tool. The folks who live under lousy light polluted skies said that they did not work, because it did nothing to improve their skies, and the people who are blessed with nice dark skies claiming that it proved that the skies were dark.
Well, the upshot of all this is that everyone at the meeting ganged up on me, and I ended up ordering one each SQM Mark 1. The ordering process was simple, just point the browser to www.unihedron.com, read through the glowing advertising copy, do the PayPal or credit card dance to the tune of $119.99 plus 6.00 s/h, and one small package was en-route from Grimsby Ontario to Amarillo. After a brief stop at the border for interrogation, (hey, the Homeland Security types have to do something to justify the largest plutocracy in the nation’s history) it showed up in my mailbox seven days later.
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