The Blogmos » Astronomy http://www.blog.roycosta.net Sat, 07 May 2011 12:23:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Lunar eclipse / winter solstice 2010 http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2010/12/26/lunar-eclipse-winter-solstice-2010 http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2010/12/26/lunar-eclipse-winter-solstice-2010#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:33:32 +0000 Roy http://www.blog.roycosta.net/?p=121 This was the evening of Dec. 20/21. Got up at 2:30 — took shot from bathtub in our bathroom (only window with access) — anything for astronomy (well, almost).
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]]> http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2010/12/26/lunar-eclipse-winter-solstice-2010/feed 0 Now THIS is a replacement window… http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2010/02/17/now-this-is-a-replacement-window http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2010/02/17/now-this-is-a-replacement-window#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:46:09 +0000 Roy http://www.blog.roycosta.net/?p=118 See news story here regarding new ISS module.

]]> http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2010/02/17/now-this-is-a-replacement-window/feed 0 Is this the change that was coming? http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2010/02/01/is-the-change-that-was-coming http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2010/02/01/is-the-change-that-was-coming#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:02:42 +0000 Roy http://www.blog.roycosta.net/?p=113 Obama destroys the moon… mission.

]]> http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2010/02/01/is-the-change-that-was-coming/feed 0 Tracking the ISS or Shuttle http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/11/16/tracking-the-iss-or-shuttle http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/11/16/tracking-the-iss-or-shuttle#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:58:54 +0000 Roy http://www.blog.roycosta.net/?p=109 Cool website here.

]]> http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/11/16/tracking-the-iss-or-shuttle/feed 0 LCROSS, I love you http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/11/14/lcross-i-love-you http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/11/14/lcross-i-love-you#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:23:02 +0000 Roy http://www.blog.roycosta.net/?p=107 Yep, there’s water (very cool)… does that prove life is out there?  Or that even with some of the right ingredients, the fact that there’s only life on Earth (so far), makes it all the more amazing.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/prelim_water_results.html

]]> http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/11/14/lcross-i-love-you/feed 0 Finally some plume pictures from LCROSS mission http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/10/17/finally-some-plume-pictures-from-lcross-mission http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/10/17/finally-some-plume-pictures-from-lcross-mission#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:23:19 +0000 Roy http://www.blog.roycosta.net/?p=105 Here’s one image from NASA.

]]> http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/10/17/finally-some-plume-pictures-from-lcross-mission/feed 1 We’re doomed… http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/10/16/were-doomed http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/10/16/were-doomed#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:38:01 +0000 Roy http://www.blog.roycosta.net/?p=102 http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/091016-asteroid-earth-close-pass.html

]]> http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/10/16/were-doomed/feed 0 LCROSS lunar impact mission http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/09/06/lcross-lunar-impact-mission http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/09/06/lcross-lunar-impact-mission#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:52:09 +0000 Roy http://www.blog.roycosta.net/?p=87 Check this mission out.  Hope to be able to observe this from the scope.  Explosions are fun.  Local friends invited to the scope.
http://lcross.arc.nasa.gov/observation.htm

]]> http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/09/06/lcross-lunar-impact-mission/feed 0 Finally getting back to the telescope http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/04/25/finally-getting-back-to-the-telescope http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/04/25/finally-getting-back-to-the-telescope#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:03:15 +0000 Roy http://www.blog.roycosta.net/?p=85 So finally got back to the telescope on Friday night.  Had a few folks join us.  Lots of cobwebs I need to remove from the shed and start thinking about some upgrades, etc.  Anyway, it was just nice to get back behind the telescope.  Clear views of Saturn and a few M objects.

]]> http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2009/04/25/finally-getting-back-to-the-telescope/feed 0 In case you thought Space was Safe http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2008/08/27/in-case-you-thought-space-was-safe http://www.blog.roycosta.net/2008/08/27/in-case-you-thought-space-was-safe#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:11:09 +0000 Roy http://www.blog.roycosta.net/?p=79 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7583805.stm

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