Urban observing with the Observer's Handbook

It was clear in Nova Scotia last night, but I did not fancy the drive to Saint Croix Observatory, so I observed from my light-polluted backyard with my 12" Skywatcher "Go To" telescope.

The seeing was OK, but there were moments of clarity, which I used to observe Jupiter. The Galilean satellites were all on display, far from the primary, so there were no "phenomena" to view. The not-so-Great not-so-Red Spot was due to transit at 1:09 a.m. local time, so I stayed up for that. It is very pale, more of a hole in the SEB than a thing in itself.

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Asteroid (28457) Chloeanassis

Chloe Anassis (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Study School, Westmount, Quebec, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 81067

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Asteroid (28353) Chrisnielsen

Christopher Stephen Nielsen (b. 1993) was awarded first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He is home-schooled in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 81065
 

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Asteroid (28538) Ruisong

Rui Song (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences project. She attends the Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 81070

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Asteroid (28210) Howardfeng

Howard Feng (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his cellular and molecular biology project. He attends the Bayview Secondary School, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 81064

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LPA Special Issue

Inside This Issue:

  • President’s Message
  • Prologue
  • The Eye and Visual System: A Brief Introduction
  • Scotobiology
  • Light and Dark and Human Health
  • Lighting in the Roadway Environment: Aims, Advances, and Alternatives
  • LEDs in Outdoor Lighting
  • International Dark-sky Efforts
  • Mont-Mégantic First International Dark-Sky Reserve: Achievements And Challenges
  • Dark-Sky Parks
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JRASC 2012 December

Inside this issue:

  • Size of the Black-Drop Effect
  • The Grand Schism in Canadian Astronomy III
  • Half-Century of Astronomy Outreach
  • So Long, Neil Armstrong
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Pocket Sky Atlas Challenges for October

Sky and Telescope's "Pocket Sky Atlas" is a wonderful resource for all amateur astronomers. These challenges are designed for spicing up your observing.

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Pocket Sky Atlas Challenges for December

Sky and Telescope's "Pocket Sky Atlas" is a wonderful resource for all amateur astronomers. These challenges are designed for spicing up your observing.


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Pocket Sky Atlas Challenges for November

Sky and Telescope's "Pocket Sky Atlas" is a wonderful resource for all amateur astronomers. These challenges are designed for spicing up your observing.

 

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