Category Archives: Member Observing Report

The night sky “down undah”   Last meeting’s Sky Report presenter, Donna Coleman is still in Australia and would like to share a recent experience of the Southern Hemisphere sky Continue Reading →

December 3, 2021 – 4:40-6:05 am, clear sky, temp. 30F.  Location:  La Cueva, Glorieta (home) This comet is now at magnitude  7, not yet visible unaided but with potential to Continue Reading →

7 November 2021 — La Cueva, Glorieta (home) Calm, temp around 40F, clear becoming partly cloudy.  Set up and aligned C8 scope with ASI533 camera, 10:18 pm.  Focused and tested Continue Reading →

Location: driveway, home (La Cueva, Glorieta) Time: 19:50 – 22:50Conditions: Mild temperature, around 50 F. Cloudless sky, good transparency, Seeing poor initially, becoming very good late. Thin waxing crescent moon, Continue Reading →

Rowe Mesa, 4:20 – 5:20 am MDT.  Cloudless sky, no wind, fair transparency, very good seeing but sky brightened by 3rd quarter moon.  Comet C/2020 F8 SWAN spotted low in Continue Reading →

Session Name: 200520 Observer: Sam Site: 29 Quedo (Obs) Started: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 9:30 PM Finished: Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 1:35 AM Seeing: 3. G – Brighter Continue Reading →

Session Name: 200521 Observer: Sam Site: 29 Quedo (Obs) Started: Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 8:45 PM Finished: Friday, May 22, 2020 at 12:00 AM Seeing: 5. E – bright Continue Reading →

May 8, 2020 observation report, Eldorado, NM.   Session:  8:30 – 9:30 pm, transparency average. Telescope: 15in f/4.5 Reflector Eyepiece:  All observations made with 13mm eyepiece (~131x) A short session, with moon-rise close Continue Reading →

19 April 2020 Observation Report, Robert P. April 19, 2020 observation report, Eldorado, NM.  Session:  9:15 – 10:30 pm, transparency fair to good. Telescope: 15in f/4.5 Reflector Eyepiece:  All observations Continue Reading →