March 2006 Archives

I just got back from attending the All Arizona Messier Marathon south of Arizona City. This was my first try at Messier Marathoning, and it was a pretty robust introduction. The event was hosted by the Saguaro Astronomy Club and was attended by over a hundred amateur astronomers in a...

Observation Notes: I wasn't planning on doing a full-blown observation and sketch of M40 when I did. Which is to say: at the All Arizona Messier Marathon. I hadn't done any research on it before heading 250 miles south to Arizona City. When the time came to find it,...

A couple weeks ago, while at the SAC meeting at Lowell Observatory, Padraig Houlahan noted that an Iridium Satellite was going to flare up to -8 magnitude shortly after the meeting. I had never seen one of these reflective rascals before, so I made sure to set up the camera...