really visible from tempe now ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spencer, Darrell" <DSpencer@xxxxxxx> To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 2:55 PM Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: More weather balloon Should have added - almost directly overhead. -----Original Message----- From: Spencer, Darrell Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 2:55 PM To: 'az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: RE: [AZ-Observing] More weather balloon Just spotted the balloon in North Phoenix - very briefly. I was lucky to see it at all given the clouds. Seems much lower than those I've seen in the past. Darrell Spencer -----Original Message----- From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of sam@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 12:43 PM To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [AZ-Observing] More weather balloon I should have added that it is about 25 degrees off the horizon at about 12:35pm MST. It appears to be slowly moving to the west over the past couple of hours. - Sam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Bergeron" <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 9:37 PM Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: TAAA Excursion to Kitt Peak Last Night > Very interesting. I suppose you could calculate about how far away the > plane and cacti were by noting their angular size in comparison to the > sun's disk and going from there. > > > Joe Bergeron > > Fellow, International Association of Astronomical Artists > > http://www.joebergeron.com > > > > > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. This communication, including any attachments, may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential or legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not a named addressee, you are hereby notified that you are not authorized to read, print, retain a copy of or disseminate any portion of this communication without the consent of the sender and that doing so may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender via return e-mail and delete it from your system. -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.