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Are you blogger dreaming about space? Learn how to get there for free!:)

2008-10-03T14:12:37Z

Most of us will never go to space - at least, not for a decade or so. But while we may not be able to go on a space walk or bounce around in zero-G, the prospect of being able to send something into the Great Beyond sounds like a decent consolation.

IntoSpace.org is hoping to make that happen for a mere $2.

The site is offering a deal that is reminiscent of the Million Dollar Homepage. You pay $2 for the rights to a 0.4×0.4 inch block on a piece of paper, on which you can include a photograph, piece of text, or logo. If you purchase more than 20 blocks at once, you’re eligible for a small discount. There are around 250,000 blocks available, which means IntoSpace could potentially earn around $500,000.
original article on techcrunch

There’s a special offer for bloggers: you tell your readers about the project and go with us into space for free. Bloggers are going into space for FREE in a separate rocket (1000 seats)!

Project's website - http://intospace.org

incredible slow motion lightning - check this out!

2008-08-21T17:42:46Z

"Well, this is just about the most amazing thing I've ever seen. It's a lightning bolt that's shooting down from the sky, shot in slow motion. I'm not sure exactly how fast this camera is, but it's got to be shooting at a speed faster than the Casio EX-F1 can shoot at, at least at a resolution this high. Whatever, who cares? Just watch this and prepare to be blown away."

http://gizmodo.com/5034458/slow-motion-lightning-video-is-mindblowing-will-sell-a-thousand-slo+mo-cameras

Perseid Meteors on Tuesday Morning!!!!!

2008-08-11T11:34:08Z

PERSEID METEOR ALERT:
The Perseid meteor shower is underway and should reach its peak during the next 24 to 48 hours. Forecasters say the best time to look is during the dark hours before dawn on Tuesday, August 12th. The glaring moon sets around 2:00 a.m., and that's when the Perseids will come out to play. Get the full story from Science@NASA.

Moon tonight.

2008-08-04T04:18:54Z

The moon was beautiful tonight, Unfortunately I wasn't able to get a really good shot... this will have to do. :)

Clickie for bigger if ya want.

G'nite all.

Beautiful Halo

2008-06-06T01:35:23Z

The halo display over Boise was BEAUTIFUL!!! :)

Eclipse Reminder

2008-02-20T04:30:52Z

Courtesy of SpaceWeather.Com
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TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE: On Wednesday evening, February 20th, the full Moon over Europe and the Americas will turn a delightful shade of red. It's a total lunar eclipse—the last one until Dec. 2010. When should you look? Click here for an animated timetable.

Upcoming Lunar Eclipse - Feb 20th.

2008-02-13T23:47:32Z

Snagged from Science.Nasa.Gov

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Feb. 13, 2008: On Wednesday evening, February 20th, the full Moon over the Americas will turn a delightful shade of red and possibly turquoise, too. It's a total lunar eclipse—the last one until Dec. 2010.

The Sun goes down. The Moon comes up. You go out and look at the sky. Observing the eclipse is that easy. Maximum eclipse, and maximum beauty, occurs at 10:26 pm EST (7:26 pm PST).

Above: A preview of the Feb. 20th lunar eclipse created by graphic artist Larry Koehn. Click on the links to view labels for other time zones: GMT, AST, EST, CST, MST, PST, Alaska, Hawaii.

A lunar eclipse happens when the Moon passes through the shadow of Earth. You might expect the Moon to grow even more ashen than usual, but in fact it transforms into an orb of vivid red.

Why red? That is the color of Earth's shadow.

Consider the following: Most shadows we're familiar with are black or gray; step outside on a sunny day and look at your own. Earth's shadow is different because, unlike you, Earth has an atmosphere. The delicate layer of dusty air surrounding our planet reddens and redirects the light of the sun, filling the dark behind Earth with a sunset-red glow. The exact tint--anything from bright orange to blood red is possible--depends on the unpredictable state of the atmosphere at the time of the eclipse. "Only the shadow knows," says astronomer Jack Horkheimer of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium.

Transiting the shadow's core takes about an hour. The first hints of red appear around 10 pm EST (7 pm PST), heralding a profusion of coppery hues that roll across the Moon's surface enveloping every crater, mountain and moon rock, only to fade away again after 11 pm EST (8 pm PST). No special filter or telescope is required to see this spectacular event. It is a bright and leisurely display visible from cities and countryside alike.

While you're watching, be alert for another color: turquoise. Observers of several recent lunar eclipses have reported a flash of turquoise bracketing the red of totality.

"The blue and turquoise shades at the edge of Earth's shadow were incredible," recalls amateur astronomer Eva Seidenfaden of Trier, Germany, who took the picture at right during the European lunar eclipse of March 3-4, 2007. Dozens of other photographers have documented the same phenomenon.

Right: A "turquoise eclipse" photographed by Eva Seidenfaden of Trier, Germany, on March 4, 2007. [Larger image] [m o r e]

The source of the turquoise is ozone. Eclipse researcher Dr. Richard Keen of the University of Colorado explains: "During a lunar eclipse, most of the light illuminating the moon passes through the stratosphere where it is reddened by scattering. However, light passing through the upper stratosphere penetrates the ozone layer, which absorbs red light and actually makes the passing light ray bluer." This can be seen, he says, as a soft blue fringe around the red core of Earth's shadow.

To catch the turquoise on Feb. 20th, he advises, "look during the first and last minutes of totality." That would be around 10:01 pm EST and 10:51 pm EST (7:01 and 7:51 pm PST).

Blood red, bright orange, gentle turquoise: it's all good. Mark your calendar in vivid color for the Feb. 20th lunar eclipse.

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Editor's note: This story is written for an American audience, but not only Americans can see the eclipse. People in Europe and western Africa are also favored. International maps and timetables may be found here.

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skywatchers @ 2008-01-30T01:52:00

2008-01-29T22:55:39Z

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Lunar Eclipse on Tuesday Morning (August 28th)

2007-08-27T04:23:32Z

For those interested in the Total Lunar Eclipse on Tuesday Morning, Follow the link below. - My apologies for how it shows up in your browser... LJ doesn't do the best with multiple embeds in one post.. =(
Apparently i can't Cut & Embed in the same post.... sorry for jacking your friends pages.

Lunar Eclipse later this month

2007-08-13T17:42:44Z

OK, So, Last night was a nice little meteor shower that I forgot to tell people about.
I stayed up through about 3:30am this morning watching it.
Since I forgot to tell people, I figured I'd give a little heads-up for something later this month.

THE MOON WILL DISAPPEAR!!
ok... not really.

But we will have a nice Lunar Eclipse!
I've put some of the information below behind a cut for those of you not interested.

Path of the Moon through Earth's umbral and penumbral shadows
during the Total Lunar Eclipse of Aug. 28, 2007.
(Pacific Daylight Time)

Map showing the global visibility of the Total Lunar Eclipse of August 28, 2007.
(Click here to see larger version of this map)

Key to Eclipse Visibility Map
P1	Penumbral eclipse begins (not visible to the eye)
U1	Partial eclipse begins
U2	Total eclipse begins
U3	Total eclipse ends
U4	Partial eclipse ends
P4	Penumbral eclipse ends (not visible to the eye)

Lunar Eclipses: 2007 - 2012
Date	Eclipse Type	Saros	Umbral Magnitude	Eclipse Duration	Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility
2007 Mar 03	Total	123	1.238	03h42m 01h14m	Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia
2007 Aug 28	Total	128	1.481	03h33m 01h31m	e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas
2008 Feb 21	Total	133	1.111	03h26m 00h51m	c Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa
2008 Aug 16	Partial	138	0.813	03h09m	S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus.
2009 Feb 09	Penumbral	143	-0.083	-	e Europe, Asia, Aus., Pacific, w N.A.
2009 Jul 07	Penumbral	110	-0.909	-	Aus., Pacific, Americas
2009 Aug 06	Penumbral	148	-0.661	-	Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia
2009 Dec 31	Partial	115	0.082	01h02m	Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus.
2010 Jun 26	Partial	120	0.542	02h44m	e Asia, Aus., Pacific, w Americas
2010 Dec 21	Total	125	1.262	03h29m 01h13m	e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas, Europe
2011 Jun 15	Total	130	1.705	03h40m 01h41m	S.America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus.
2011 Dec 10	Total	135	1.110	03h33m 00h52m	Europe, e Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific, N.A.
2012 Jun 04	Partial	140	0.376	02h08m	Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas
2012 Nov 28	Penumbral	145	-0.184	-	Europe, e Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific, N.A.

tornadoes?

2006-09-09T23:17:20Z

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
608 PM CDT SAT SEP 9 2006

ILZ031-037-038-043>046-055>057-100115-
WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-
DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...CHAMPAIGN...
URBANA...DANVILLE...CHARLESTON...MATTOON
608 PM CDT SAT SEP 9 2006

...FUNNEL CLOUDS SIGHTED OVER SOUTHEAST CHAMPAIGN COUNTY...

THE CHAMPAIGN COUNTY ESDA REPORTED SOME SIGHTINGS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS
NEAR SIDNEY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTH OF CHAMPAIGN.

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS EXIST THIS EVENING ACROSS A PORTION OF
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS THAT FAVORS THE POSSIBLE
FORMATION OF WEAK CIRCULATIONS ON A PRE-EXISTING BOUNDARY. SOME OF
THESE CIRCULATIONS ARE OCCURRING UNDERNEATH DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...WHERE A FUNNEL CLOUD MAY DEVELOP. ONCE THE RAIN
BEGINS...THE FUNNEL CLOUD DISSIPATES.

LOW HANGING CLOUDS CAN ALSO APPEAR TO DIP UP AND DOWN AT TIMES...BUT
THEY WILL NOT SHOW SIGNS OF ANY RAPID ROTATION. AN ACTUAL FUNNEL
CLOUD WILL EXHIBIT SPINNING IN A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE DIRECTION.

IN RARE INSTANCES THESE FUNNELS MAY BRIEFLY TOUCHDOWN. STAY ALERT
AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IF A FUNNEL CLOUD APPROACHES
THE GROUND.

$$
SMITH

ice storm warning

2006-02-16T21:00:41Z

Ice Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
340 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER LOWER MICHIGAN...

.A STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM...CENTERED OVER SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
THIS EVENING...WILL MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT.
THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THE REGION A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION. SNOW AND SLEET...OCCASIONALLYY MIXED WITH FREEZING
RAIN...WILL CONTINUE NORTH OF A WHITEHALL TO CLARE LINE.
PREDOMINATELY FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF THIS
LINE AND NORTH OF A HOLLAND TO ST. JOHNS LINE. LATER THIS EVENING
VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLDER AIR WILL FOLLOW THE STORM.
THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN ICE COVERED TREE LIMBS...POSSIBLY
CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.

MIZ046-050-170300-
/O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KGRR.IS.W.0001.060216T2040Z-060217T0300Z/
ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON
340 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED AN ICE
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET AND SNOW...WILL
CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE QUARTER TO
ONE HALF INCH OF ICE IS LIKELY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES ICE
COATED TREE LIMBS WHICH MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

$$

can i get a woot-woot!?

2006-02-15T21:46:17Z

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
349 PM EST WED FEB 15 2006

...WINTER STORM HEADING FOR LOWER MICHIGAN...

.A DEVELOPING FRONTAL SYSTEM JUST SOUTH OF LOWER MICHIGAN WILL
LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE STATE THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
SURFACE LOW. THIS WILL ALLOW WARM AND MOIST AIR AHEAD OF THE LOW
PRESSURE AREA TO MOVE NORTH AND INTERACT WITH MUCH COLDER AIR
NORTH OF THE FRONT. THIS SETUP WILL ALLOW FOR A GOOD DEAL OF
PRECIPITATION TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA BEGINNING THIS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

MIZ044>046-050>052-056>059-064-065-160500-
/O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0002.060216T0500Z-060217T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0001.060216T0500Z-060217T1000Z/
NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-
IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...
MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...
ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS
349 PM EST WED FEB 15 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM
EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

RAIN OR SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CHANGE OVER TO
FREEZING RAIN LATER TONIGHT AND LAST INTO THURSDAY
MORNING...RESULTING IN ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST A QUARTER OF
AN INCH. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAY BRIEFLY WARM
TO ABOVE FREEZING...ANOTHER ROUND OF FREEZING RAIN...SNOW OR SLEET
IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THIS WILL CHANGE OVER RAPIDLY TO
SNOW. STRONG GUSTY WINDS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL GREATLY
INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR POWER DISRUPTIONS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL WHEN COMBINED WITH ICE COVERED ROADS...TREE BRANCHES...AND OTHER
STRUCTURES. LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD FROM LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING COULD EASILY EXCEED A QUARTER
OF AN INCH.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

skywatchers @ 2006-02-15T01:03:00

2006-02-15T06:04:28Z

I am inspired to post because of the poster who posted before this post.

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/Saturn_storm.html
Check it!

shibby

2006-02-15T03:44:47Z

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
336 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2006

...WINTER STORM HEADING FOR CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE LOWER GREAT LAKES ON
THURSDAY AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL
LOWER MICHIGAN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES AND
IT MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIME. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE OVER TO A PERIOD
OF FREEZING RAIN ON THURSDAY...BEFORE CHANGING BACK OVER TO ALL
SNOW AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT.

MIZ037>040-043>046-150445-
/O.NEW.KGRR.WS.A.0002.060216T0500Z-060217T1000Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT
336 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
THURSDAY OVER THE WATCH AREA. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY
WITH A COATING OF ICE POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
CHANGE BACK TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION LIKELY.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

JK WDM

Brightest star in the sky

2005-11-20T01:50:32Z

I began to notice last night an exceptionally bright star(?) in the Southern sky; far brighter than Mars ever was. However, it disappeared after about 15 minutes, and I assumed it had gone behind a cloud.

Then the same thing happened tonite and I showed a couple friends. After going inside for about 15 minutes, one of them came and told me it had disappeared! I went outside and watched for a while, and sure enough it was gone.

So, does anyone know what this is?

skywatchers @ 2005-10-26T00:12:00

2005-10-26T04:13:14Z

October 30th, planets align

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051024/sc_afp/spaceastronomymars

skywatchers @ 2005-09-14T18:25:00

2005-09-14T22:26:26Z

For the Skywatchers in and around the Greater Toronto Area

http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/newcf/cf.html

Heads Up!!

2005-09-14T14:21:05Z

AURORA ALERT! A coronal mass ejection (CME) is racing toward Earth and it could spark a severe geomagnetic storm when it arrives--perhaps tonight (Sept. 14th and 15th). People everywhere should be alert for auroras.

The CME, pictured above, was hurled into space on Sept. 13th by an X1-class explosion at sunspot 798. This remarkable 'spot has produced nine X-flares since Sept. 7th including a record-setting X17-monster. All by itself, sunspot 798 has made Sept. 2005 the most active month on the sun since March 1991.

Two major Solar Flares

2005-09-08T21:24:11Z

SOLAR FLARE: On Sept. 7th at 1740 UT (1:40 p.m. EDT), Earth-orbiting satellites detected a major X17-class solar flare coming from the sun's eastern limb: image. The blast caused a complete blackout of HF radio transmissions on the daylit side of Earth.

The source of the flare was returning sunspot 798 (see below), which sparked strong auroras in late August. Two weeks of quiet followed those storms while the sunspot transited the farside of the sun--but now it's back, and it's turning toward our planet again. Explosions later this week and next could produce more radio blackouts and some lovely September auroras.

Above: Sunspot 798 on Sept. 8th. Credit: Andreas Murner of Bavaria, Germany

LISTEN--RADIO BURSTS! In New Mexico, amateur astronomer Thomas Ashcraft recorded strong radio bursts during the flare: audio file. These slowly undulating signals, known as Type II radio bursts, are emitted by shocked gas at the leading edge of a coronal mass ejection (CME) racing away from the blast site. Use stereo headphones for best effect; the file plays 22.2 MHz in one ear, and 22.7 MHz in the other. [more]

MAGNETIC ARCHES: Sunspot 798, the source of yesterday's flare, has an impressive magnetic field. You can see it in this Sept. 7th picture from Jack Newton of Osoyoos, British Columbia:

The arches are magnetic force fields emerging from the sunspot below; they're filled with hot-glowing gas held together by magnetism. When these kinds of magnetic fields become unstable, they can collapse and explode--a solar flare! Forecasters estimate a 30% of another X-flare from sunspot 798 during the next 24 hours.

more images: from Gary Palmer of Los Angeles, CA; from Sean Walker of Methuen, Massachusetts; from Harald Paleske of Langendorf, Germany; from John Stetson of Falmouth, Maine; from Steve Rismiller of Milford, Ohio; from Andrew Chatman of Pittsford, NY;

skywatchers @ 2005-08-25T21:28:00

2005-08-26T01:28:44Z

does anyone have any articles about the latest solar storm on Aug. 24th? I'm curious about whether solar storms have an affect on people....

Please comment on my astronomy website

2005-06-14T23:47:58Z

I am the webmaster for the local astronomy club here in Worcester, Massachusetts. Not too long ago I completely redesigned the website from scratch. Please check out the website and let me know what you think. Please send along any suggestions on how to improve the site. Feel free to sign the guestbook & guestmap while you are there :) http://www.AldrichAstro.org Thanx!!!

skywatchers @ 2005-04-09T12:26:00

2005-04-09T02:27:08Z

Hi everyone,
My fiance is selling an asteroid. before asking me questions read the auction because it will probably explain it, if not leave a comment and he will answer it for you.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1469&item=5570691719&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

V Optics?

2005-02-08T15:30:24Z

Has anyone ever heard of a company called V Optics? I saw a 76mm X 700mm reflector by them for a very good price. I'm not sure how reliable they are though. Any thoughts?

skywatchers @ 2005-01-18T22:21:00

2005-01-19T03:23:42Z

Salutaions!

Let me start by saying..well...hello to everyone! IMy name's Matt, I'm a Freshman at SUNY Purchase, and I have a question right off the bat!

Does anyone here know af a good school for meteorology in or around New York (state, not city. My college doesn't offer meteorology, so at the moment it appears I'm transfering to SUNY Albany, even though they arent known for having a particualrly strong background in meteorology.

Just a question :)