Month: April 2009

We will be trying, once again, to have a stargazing time in Shore Road Park (see map below). This is the rain date for yesterday’s outing, but the weather is not looking very good at this point. Since the sun sets later now, we can’t start until 8:30. TV Turnoff week occurs this year duing …

TV Turnoff Week Stargazing – Rain DateRead More

We returned last night, tired but happy from this year’s NEAF conference.  The vendor turn out was good and overall attendance appeared good, too, although it was  little hard to tell from our perspective.  We spent most of the two days in the children’s area helping with the various activities including a comet demonstration (followed …

NEAF and NEAIC: Until Next YearRead More

Apr 21, 5:15pm — I’m going to plan on going to the park at around 8:30 unless it is completely overcast.  But I do not expect the weather to be suitable for viewing at all.  Please use your common sense and have a look at the sky.  If you can only see clouds, or if …

TV Turnoff Week StargazingRead More

J-P Metsainio is giving a talk on his techniques for using narrow-band imaging to produce very sharp high contrast color images.  The technique appears to be a very clever application of the idea of using lower resolution in the color channels and blurring the noise (to reduce grain). The critical first step in his technique …

NEAIC: Tonal MappingRead More

Well, I’ve made it to NEAIC (again).  This year promises to be better than ever with an opening talk by Tony Hallas discussing CCD Noise (I’m sitting here listening to him now).  Vendors have contributed some very nice goodies for Friday’s raffle (and some of the vendors aren’t even here). Tonight there is a remote …

NEAIC In Progress!Read More

As part of 100 Hours of Astronomy, I will be hosting stargazing at Shore Road Park, near the ball fields.  This was scheduled for Friday night, but the weather didn’t quite work out. Update 7:30pm: Well the weather forecast and reality seem to be rather different.  The forecast claims it  is currently partly cloudy, but …

CANCELLED: Stargazing at Shore Road Park (Rescheduled)Read More

As part of 100 Hours of Astronomy, I will be hosting stargazing at Shore Road Park, near the ball fields. As usual, we will meet on the ball fields near the 75th Street entrance.  Walk down the ramp to the path and you should be able to see us. Update: Friday 2:50pm. The current forecast …

Stargazing at Shore Road ParkRead More