Science Daily: Uranus
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Month: September 2015
Bright Skies
A few years ago, I remember sitting out in my back alley and trying to gauge the faintest star I could see. During the summer and early fall Lyra is high overhead and has several stars around magnitude 3-5. The Little Dipper is often used for this but from here in Brooklyn that involves looking …
Painful Drupal 7 Migration
I’ve avoided this for a long time. Finally I launched into it to find what it would take. You’ll notice the web site looks a bit different. That’s mostly because I didn’t try to migrate the old theme; I’ll eventually go through and tweak things until it morphs back into something closer. But that’s not …
Preliminary Testing of Focal Reducers and the Mighty Mini for Occulation Timing
I’ve been giving myself a crash course in optics trying to understand how to set up the optical train for occulation timings. Actually, for the primary system I’m hoping to use, “Scotty’s Mighty Mini,” the IOTA Yahoo group has been very helpful where I can just build it from the recommended parts and go. But… if I …
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