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Video Astronomy & Observing

ISS Solar Transit

At the end of December, I attempted to capture the International Space Station as it crossed the face the sun (aka a transit). Well, I failed. However, it was still a valuable experience in all the researching and testing I performed.  Here are some the resources I used: http://www.calsky.com (they Read more

By Mike, 7 yearsJanuary 12, 2019 ago
Video Astronomy & Observing

EVCAR 2018

The fall of 2018 will not be remember for good astronomy by people in the Mid-Atlantic states. Hurricanes Florence and Michael made a mess of things in September and October for North Carolina and the surrounding areas. ECVAR was very poorly attended and all attendees except for myself and fellow Read more

By Mike, 8 yearsOctober 22, 2018 ago
Video Astronomy & Observing

Grazing Lunar Occultation

On July 2, 2018 the star Deneb Algedi (a.k.a Delta Capricornus) was occulted by the moon. From a location in Cary, NC, this event could be viewed as a Grazing On July 2, 2018 the star Deneb Algedi (a.k.a Delta Capricornus) was occulted by the moon. From a location in Read more

By Mike, 8 yearsJuly 7, 2018 ago
Outreach & Education

September Evening Under the Stars & Some Outreach

After a long summer of lots of solar observing as well as some forced downtime of my larger scope the CPC1100 due to me shorting out one of the circuit boards, poor weather and hectic work schedule, I was finally able to get some video astronomy in at my clubs Read more

By Mike, 9 yearsSeptember 23, 2017 ago
Video Astronomy & Observing

The Great American Solar Eclipse at Lake Greenwood State Park, SC

Like millions of Americans, I traveled to the Path of Totality to view the view the Great American Solar Eclipse on August 21st, 2017.  It was an awesome event that I shared with my youngest son and two other Raleigh Astronomy Club members are their respective families as well as Read more

By Mike, 9 yearsAugust 25, 2017 ago
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
Video Astronomy & Observing

Spring SRSP 2017

It was another enjoyable successful SRSP this spring.  I got to see some old friends and make some new ones.  I arrived later than I wanted on Wednesday, the first night of the Spring SRSP after waiting for some last minute equipment to arrive in the mail. This star party Read more

By Mike, 9 yearsMarch 26, 2017 ago
Video Astronomy & Observing

Video of the Lunar Terminator on Waxing Gibbous Moon

On the evening of Feb 5th, 2017 (after the Super Bowl), I met up with other members of the Raleigh Astronomy to try to capture a really cool phenomenon, a Grazing Lunar Occultation – where the limb of the moon barely obscures a star in the back ground. While the Read more

By Mike, 9 yearsFebruary 6, 2017 ago
Video Astronomy & Observing

Fall SRSP 2016

I attended another great star party in October, this month it was the 2016 Fall Staunton River Star Party. I believe this year’s fall event was the largest to date with over 160 registered attendees! I attended all 6 nights of the event. While we experienced quite a bit of Read more

By Mike, 10 yearsNovember 21, 2016 ago
Video Astronomy & Observing

2016 ECVAR (East Coast Video Astronomy Rendezvous)

This was my first ECVAR and it definitely did not disappoint! ECVAR is not your standard star party. Yes, it’s about observing, but it’s about observing with a video camera and not with eyepieces. The view thru the telescope is fed to a computer or monitor for all to see. Read more

By Mike, 10 yearsOctober 2, 2016 ago
Video Astronomy & Observing

First Light for My First H-Alpha Scope

I have recently begun to do more solar observing as well as outreach activities during the day. Additionally next year the United State will be treated to a full solar eclipse such that the path of totality will only be a several hour drive from where I live. These factors Read more

By Mike, 10 yearsJuly 21, 2016 ago

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