Tag Archives: comet

The Curse is Broken!

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen For many reasons I’m sure, I have been unable to observe any comet, either visually or with photography, with the naked eye, binoculars, iPhone cameras, DSLRs, telescopes with eyepieces, or telescopes with cameras. This condition has prevailed … Continue reading →

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How to haul tail

Posted on February 2, 2018 by ST Editors

by Theodore R. Frimet baby its cold outside Before our end of season, our Observatory Chair hosted a couple of school aged teenagers that needed to make celestial observations on a particular Friday night. Skipping ahead from the experiences of … Continue reading →

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Comet 2016 R2 (PANSTARRS)

Posted on February 2, 2018 by ST Editors

by Rex Parker A group of AAAP members met at the Observatory Jan 19 to seek comet 2016 R2 with the Mallincam/5″refractor. They succeeded in this challenge – which took some skill as the comet was very faint, TheSkyX reporting … Continue reading →

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