March 21st, 2010 by Hersey
Pretty nice night. Pretty clear, a few high thin clouds passing every once in a while, and the air was fairly still. The temperature was around 60 the whole time I was out. The seeing is generally much better when it is cool and crisp outside, but it sure was nice to be out with [...]
April 27th, 2009 by Hersey
Pretty warm out but the sky was very clear. First time in several weeks that time and the weather allowed for some stargazing. Also the first time I have been out this year where I did not need a jacket. Biggest problem with the warmer weather is the bugs and there were plenty of them [...]
February 15th, 2009 by Hersey
Friday night Mary Shannon and I spent a few hours looking at the stars. We checked out the Orion nebula, several open clusters that were pretty easy to find, and Saturn. She got a kick out of the things that we could see. I was actually pretty surprised that it held her attention for the [...]