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Curiosity Under the Stars
- Thread starter Jeff Wagg
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arthwollipot
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There but for the grace of God and about ten grand go I.
He's already quoting the musical at me.
I trust we will get reports here while it is going on - and hopefully pictures!!!
It went great! Despite iffy weather, we were able to see the Andromeda galaxy with the naked eye, moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and some of the late-night folks even saw Charon, which is at the very limit of the 20" scope's range.
During the day, we visited Bishop Castle, which is one of the strangest and scariest places I've ever been, and that's saying something.
We're planning an event for next year's eclipse, and once that's organized, I'll post it here.
During the day, we visited Bishop Castle, which is one of the strangest and scariest places I've ever been, and that's saying something.
We're planning an event for next year's eclipse, and once that's organized, I'll post it here.
Oh, I should add that a subset of us went to Meow Wolf in Santa Fe after the event. It's best described as St. Louis's City Museum with a story. And if you don't know what the City Museum is, congrats! You've got TWO really cool places to visit in your lifetime.
Horatius
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And, Curiously Enough, this map:
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html
shows that St. Louis is right on the edge of where the eclipse can be seen.
Just sayin'....
The Central Scrutinizer
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I plan on heading to Carbondale, IL. Of course, St. Louis would probably be a good spot too.
A quick add on for science and free info: A thread from jakesteele: http://www.internationalskeptics.com...d.php?t=303781
that lists a good number of similar helpful sites on the internet!!!!!!
including free college online textbooks in many subjects!!!!!!!!
that lists a good number of similar helpful sites on the internet!!!!!!
including free college online textbooks in many subjects!!!!!!!!