[AZ-Observing] Re: Tonight
- From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:15:32 -0700
That's most interesting as I have qualitative data to show how steady
the sky was. Even just looking with my eyes at Orion, there was no
twinkling and I could see stars fainter than I normally could naked
eye.
I have noticed a phenomena that seems to occur nearly over head at my
location. There can be storms all round, even lightning yet it can be
clear overhead. I have seen clouds approach (one advantage of a
roll-off roof observatory) and yet dissipate overhead to just form
again further to the East.
I have considered doing my observing in a different location, but for
bright star photometry, the West side of Phoenix seems uniquely
ideal. It may be the Northwest area is out of the bubble.
Jeff
At 21:58 -0700 02/22/2007, Jimmy Ray wrote:
>And yet I'm over in the Northwest valley doing some visual observing and the
>conditions fair to poor (rather unstable air). Maybe I should try a radio
>telescope....
>
>Jimmy Ray
>
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>
>I just finished UBV JH photometry on the west side of Phoenix and can
>report tonight is exceptional. I have not seen reading so stable in a
>long time. It looks like a big storm is rolling in tomorrow from the
>West, but for the next several hours you might want to take a peak.
>
>Jeff
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