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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

December 21, 2017 02:15 AM Forum: After Dark

We Got A Park!

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Go Idaho!
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dark-sky-reserve-idaho_us_5a3a78d2e4b06d1621b1024b?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

February 6, 2018 03:09 AM Forum: After Dark

nstalling sensors on streetlights

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Nice to see it's a potentially profitable enterprise"
http://www.jpost.com/Jpost-Tech/How-is-Israel-leading-the-way-in-smart-city-tech-540658

April 7, 2020 08:52 AM Forum: After Dark

Companion of Sirius? 4" refractor or 6" SCT?

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Originally Posted by Darian Rachal
I may be too late to attempt the companion of Sirius until later this year; I haven't checked its position in the sky lately. Has anyone had any success with detecting the companion with either of these size scopes? My refractor is a Skywatcher 4" F9, the SCT a Celestron. Thanks for any input.
Read this and try your 4:

https://florin.myip.org/blog/how-see-sirius-b

April 9, 2020 11:12 PM Forum: After Dark

String of satellites.

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Originally Posted by William Fox
OK this is the second night I've seen this,a string of satellites one right after another, Tonight they were coming from the west about 10 degrees apart and disappearing around the north star must have seen 10 in a row. Am I nuts or seeing things or what ?
Nope, you're not seeing things, it's likely the starlink satellites which are screwing things up for major observatories:
https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/14/astronomers-warn-of-worrisome-light-pollution-from-satellite-constellations/
and:
https://astronomy.com/news/2019/06/light-pollution-from-satellites-will-get-worse-but-how-much

June 7, 2020 01:57 AM Forum: After Dark

100 Million Stars: Hubble Goes Deep...

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Awesome views:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FD93AsNZEc

June 7, 2020 02:25 AM Forum: After Dark

100 Million Stars: Hubble Goes Deep...

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer
Makes our political pontifications quite trivial huh? smile
That it does...

April 5, 2022 04:46 AM Forum: After Dark

Astromart Image of the Day - Bear Paw Galaxy - Tony Hallas

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Originally Posted by Jack Jones
The richness in this image is just fantastic upon magnification. Tiny galaxies every where you look, deeper and deeper, billions of stars, planets... (civilizations?) Thank  you Tony, nice work!
Indeed! Very nice work by Tony, as always. 
FYI: For visual observers in light to moderately light polluted areas, a blue ccd filter attached to a moderate power eyepiece of about 10mm or so in a reasonably larger scope of around 12"-16" or greater, the galaxy may be seen if otherwise undetectable because of the pollution and may even appear to sparkle due to the blue star forming areas within it.

August 22, 2007 08:37 PM Forum: ASTRONOMY

First Google earth, now GOOGLE SKY?!?!?

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Yup, CNN is reporting this as well. You reportedly have to download google earth to get the sky edition which appears to be quite promising...

December 12, 2008 06:12 PM Forum: ASTRONOMY

The BIG Moon

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Tonight's full moon, biggest since '93:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_11199195?source=rv

January 8, 2009 02:25 AM Forum: ASTRONOMY

Which Came First?

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Which came first, the black hole or the galaxy that feeds them?
It seems that the black hole came first!
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-na-black-holes8-2009jan08,0,3006703.story

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