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January 2020
Out-Of-This-World Chili Cookoff
Come Hungry! Dig out your family chili recipe and come hungry to the second annual General Motors Astronomy Club Chili-Cookoff and Star Party! This event is open to the public, so bring your friends and family! GMAC President, Jim Goodall and Secretary, Moriah Goodall, are hosting the event in their 2000 square-foot pole barn. There will be water and pop provided, and you are welcome to bring any drinks or snacks you choose. The pole barn is heated and there…
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White Lake Weather Station Tour
Tour an active Weather Station! The radar and weather balloon telemetry towers at White Lake Station. Did you know there is a weather station in Oakland County? The White Lake station is one of only 92 stations in North America, which launches two weather balloons daily. As astronomers, we often reference weather data for planning purposes, but few of us may realize where the data comes from. A big part of weather forecasting depends on accurate wind velocity and temperature…
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Boon Hill Amateur Astronomy
- Asteroid 162082 1998 HL1 on October 25 2019 October 29, 2019On October 25, 2019 I imaged asteroid 162082 1998 HL1 for about two hours.This was through high cirrus clouds. I've made a video of the event.Segment 1 is the Asteroid 162082 1998 HL1, segment 2 is the sky I was shooting through.Segment one: 10" f/8 RC, ZWO asi071mc PRO camera cooled to -5C, 30 second […]
- 2019 Astronomy at the Beach September 13, 2019Astronomy at the Beach this year, is September 13, and 14, 2019 at the Island Lake State Park Kent lake beach.For more info.https://www.glaac.org/astronomy-at-the-beach/
- Latest imaging work at NCO July 26, 2019I've been imaging over the past few months, some galaxies, abell clusters and the summer Milky Way nebula.Check out the images here at my FLICKR site.https://www.flickr.com/photos/141833769@N05/
- Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto March 3, 2019I managed to capture images of Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto on February 18, February 22, and March 3, 2019. Those were the last clear nights we've had. You can review a few comet images at the flickr account. https://www.flickr.com/photos/141833769@N05/albums/72157705534756011