While it wasn’t as cold out as it was earlier this year for my Quadrantids watch, it still felt like 27°F according to The Weather Channel. Luckily there was no wind really, so that helped. Still, it was bundles of clothes, blankets and a cup of piping hot chocolate (with some Bailey’s mint creme, mmm) […]
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Quadrantid Report
January 4th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Personal
Forecasts were good for the Quadrantid meteor shower set to peak this morning so I decided to check it out since this was one of the yearly showers I had not yet witnessed. Of course, although we’ve been having very above-average temperatures around here the past few weeks last night it decided to plummet close […]
Perseids Watch 2011
August 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Personal
It’s that time of year again for the dust from comet Swift-Tuttle to come crashing into our upper atmosphere with spectacular effect. I wasn’t planning on starting the party early but the skies were totally clear tonight after some late evening clouds moved out so I decided to give it a go although the peak […]
Trip Report: Perseids Meteor Watching 2010
August 14th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Personal
Success!! While sky conditions were not optimal, the trip was still well worth the effort, if only to give me a better idea of how to do things next year. I’ll break down the various aspects of it to make it easier to reference later (like, a year from now). If you have no idea […]
Perseid Trip is a Go!
August 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Personal
Off to the Adirondacks! As I planned last month, I’ll be making a trip north to the Adirondack State Park in New York starting tomorrow morning. Unfortunately only one of my friends is able to come, and the weather doesn’t plan on fully cooperating, but given that I plan to make this an annual trip, […]
Adirondacks Perseids Meteor Watching Trip
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Personal
I’ve been contemplating this for some time now and have finally researched out all the nitty gritty details to come up with an actual plan. The idea is to get out to some of the darkest sky in the entire northeastern region and experience a meteor shower like never before. This is similar to my […]
Meteor shower heads up: Geminids
December 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Personal
Shower Alert! This weekend will see the peak of the brilliant winter meteor shower the Geminids – Sunday night/Monday morning to be exact. Conditions look to be ideal with a sliver of a crescent moon leaving the sky nice and dark, so your only danger is cloud cover. As usual, Space.com has a great writeup […]
Leonid Watching and Finding Dark Sky
November 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Personal
I’ve talked about how to find stellar objects, how to watch meteors, but never where to watch the skies for best effect – that is, where is light pollution less of a problem? In solving this problem, I got to watch a stunning Leonid shower and plan a trip into Canadian back country. So I […]
Orionids blazing through this week
October 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Personal
Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s an Orionid meteor! Yep, it’s time once again to look to the heavens for a great night-time show. Seeing as I was robbed from seeing the last shower in August due to overcast skies, I look forward to more favorable […]
Reminder: Perseids Meteor Shower
August 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Personal
It’s time for some more meteor shower action! This upcoming shower, the Perseids, is one of the more spectacular showers you can see throughout the year so you don’t want to miss it. Even better is that forecasts are predicting a higher than average number of meteors will be sighted during the peak period of […]