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Advanced Imaging Conference 2011

Advanced Imaging Conference rocks for astrophotography training.

November 24, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Astronomy, Photography  No Comments

Dark sky sites – Summer Lake, Oregon

Continuing with a re-occuring theme in this blog — another dark sky site for astronomy. Summer Lake, located in southeast Oregon, maybe one of the darkest sites in the Pacific Northwest! It is a seasonal lake blessed with three mountain ranges that provide an extensive rain shadow. The lake has three campgrounds. Two are located [...]

September 30, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Astronomy, Dark Sky Sites  No Comments

Earth Hour next Saturday (March 27th 8:30pm)

Don’t forget to turn your lights off (and everything else) on Saturday, March 27th for Earth Hour 2010. It may be symbolic, but it shows your support for action against Climate Change. With health care reform done it will be back on Congress’ radar screen soon. Share on Facebook

March 21, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Astronomy  No Comments

Is the movie Avatar a game changer? You bet it is …

Saw James Cameron’s new movie Avatar this weekend. I can say without reservation that the technology used to produce the movie is game changing. I have never seen such a seamless use of CGI and 3D technologies. Cameron has set the bar high for future Sci-Fi epics. Only one question, can we afford 500 million [...]

December 20, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Astronomy  No Comments

Green Bank Star Party

Almost finished with the Green Bank Star Party. The star party is located at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia. The campground for the party sits in the shadow of the GBT (Green Bank Radio Telescope), the largest steerable radio telescope in the world. This thing is huge! You could drop [...]

June 27, 2009   Posted in: Astronomy  No Comments

North pole expedition looking for signs of climate change

A pioneering scientific expedition to help determine the lifespan of the Arctic Ocean’s sea ice cover

March 16, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Astronomy, Climate Change, Environment  No Comments

Sanyo solar modules arrive!

Solar power system arrives …

January 6, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Astronomy, Renewable Energy  One Comment

2008 Oregon Star Party

The 2008 Oregon Star Party was great! Some of the best viewing conditions I’ve ever seen. Good speakers, good friends, and great weather, OSP at its best. There was a threat of forest fires just before the event, but rain and cooler temperatures finished off the fires. I finally got my Pentax 75mm setup to [...]

September 28, 2008  Tags: ,   Posted in: Astronomy, Dark Sky Sites  Comments Closed

It’s been a loonngg time!

Since my last post:( Truly both the web site and blog need attention. The kids are getting older and more independent — that may help. The Two Cats Observatory is up and running, so check that one off the list. Maybe some day I’ll catch up to the list:-) Check out the POD from Google [...]

August 10, 2008   Posted in: Astronomy, General  Comments Closed

2007 Table Mountain Star Party

The 2007 Edition of the Table Mountain Star Party was definitely a roller-coaster ride. The dips included inconsistent weather (windy and cloudy) and a Kendrick Astronomy tent that failed within 24 hours of its first use (fortunately Kendrick has arranged for a replacement tent pole). The highs included meeting old friends, some excellent astrophotography, a [...]

October 28, 2007   Posted in: Astronomy, Dark Sky Sites  Comments Closed