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Super Moon 2012 LIVE Broadcast From Cosmic Obsession on Night Skies Network 10PM EDT

May 10th, 2012 25 comments

www.nightskiesnetwork.com will host the LIVE broadcast from Cosmic Obsession Observatory http Join Bob, Debbie, and Francis tonight through the power of the 11″ Celestron aplanatic Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, Mallincam Xtreme CCD camera, the internet, and you. Have a wonderful Saturday/Sunday where ever you are. www.facebook.com

Preparing for Super Moon 2012 With 25-Inch Dobsonian Telescope and CCD Camera

May 7th, 2012 23 comments

Good evening! 6:36PM CDT at Cosmic Obsession Observatory and we’re getting things together. We hope you are going to get a chance to join us on www.nightskiesnetwork.com tonight. We should begin getting to our live feed as early as 9PM EDT. We will be focusing on the Moon for tonight’s show. 14% bigger and 30% brighter than an average Moon. Tonight the orbiting body will arrive at 221000 miles away from Earth. Three minutes later the Moon becomes fully lit and the Super Moon will arrive at approximately 10 CDT. Don;t forget to see all the astronomy news I post on www.facebook.com See you soon.

How to Use Setting Circles on a Small Telescope

April 1st, 2012 11 comments

The awkward truth about the effectiveness of setting circles fitted to small telescopes. Erratum: The scale of the AA road map referred to is in fact 1:500000 and not 1:500. So what’s another 499500 between friends? RJD Presented by Robert J Dalby Produced by ARB Media Productions for The Astronomy and Nature Centre