Activity – Rochester Astronomy Club

Macastronomer replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 6 months ago

Friday is looking decent before until 1AM. I’m going to be at a retreat (bringing my scope to show a bunch of kids Jupiter) so I won’t be around. But, I wanted to give a heads up that I think the first half of Friday night will be a glorious (half) night for astronomy! cleardarksky

It will also be about 8° out there. If you go out, keep warm!

Duane

Randy H started the topic Dean's Stuff in the forum Classifieds 1 year, 6 months ago

Attached is PDF of the slide show we reviewed at the Feb 2025 club meeting. It contains items from Dean Johnson’s equipment. Email, text, reply in forum, or call me if you may be interested in any of the items. I can then round up the items and bring them into the meeting to assess. Prices listed would be considered maximum and I’m sure Dean’s…[Read more]

Randy H started the topic 2025 Meeting Minutes in the forum Meetings 1 year, 7 months ago

Minutes and election results of January meeting.

Jeff Newland replied to the topic Messier Marathon in the forum RAC Events 1 year, 7 months ago

Sounds good to me, I’ll plan to be there. It is time we have a Dean Johnson Memorial Messier Marathon.

Macastronomer started the topic January 31st Eagle Bluff parking lot is available in the forum Star Parties 1 year, 7 months ago

The parking lot is available both Friday and Saturday (January 31st, 2025) at Eagle Bluff.

I may or may not attend. Sky-wise, tonight looks okay, Thursday looks even better except for some wisps around midnight—then the transparency gets bad Friday evening and eventually clouds start to roll in around 2-3AM. Saturday looks like a wash t…[Read more]

Macastronomer started the topic January 31st Eagle Bluff in the forum Star Parties 1 year, 7 months ago

I reached out to Eagle Bluff, but I just found out our contact is out of the office. I’m awaiting a response after leaving a message.

It is the New Moon this Friday. I’m not sure I can make it. Cloud-wise is also iffy. Currently it says clear all day Friday with clouds rolling in by 3AM on Saturday and transparency not good after 3PM on Friday. I…[Read more]

AstroMom replied to the topic Miscellaneous Astronomy Related Topics in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 7 months ago

That’s great that it was fought on their security camera. If it had been several feet into the grass, I wonder if it would have been noticed!

AstroMom replied to the topic Messier Marathon in the forum RAC Events 1 year, 7 months ago

I’m in as long as temps are reasonable!

Macastronomer started the topic Messier Marathon in the forum RAC Events 1 year, 7 months ago

Who all is up for a Messier Marathon on March 28th or 29th? If the sky is clear, and Eagle Bluff is available… I would like to get it on the calendar.

If Eagle Bluff isn’t available, is there another location that would work? We’d need some pretty good horizons.

Duane

Macastronomer started the topic Miscellaneous Astronomy Related Topics in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 7 months ago

How cool is this?

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=84378

fealeybob14 replied to the topic 2025 Observing in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 7 months ago

Here is the amazing orbital motion of Comet/2024G3 around the sun as seen by the C3 coronagraph on SOHO

fealeybob14 replied to the topic 2025 Observing in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 7 months ago

On close inspection of the above mentioned cell phone pics they are of the C/2023 A3 comet and NOT C/2024 G3. (Bummer!)

fealeybob14 replied to the topic 2025 Observing in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 7 months ago

I was out in and north of Root River Park and had a good view of the setting sun. I observed for an hour but was unable to see the comet with the naked eye or with my 10×50 binoculars however I did capture a cell phone image of it (I just looked now at the images!). I’ll put them in the next post.

Josef Chlachula replied to the topic 2025 Observing in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 7 months ago

Today January 14 I observed comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS after sunset. I was observing over the KR7 reservoir, alternately photographing and observing with the binocular 10×50. Around 5:25pm I suddenly saw the comet in the reds low over the horizon in my 10×50. It had a bright nucleus and a distinct tail. I observed it for about 10 seconds. Then I looked…[Read more]

fealeybob14 replied to the topic 2025 Observing in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 7 months ago

Maybe 4:45 to 5 pm today we’ll get a chance to see the comet?

fealeybob14 replied to the topic 2025 Observing in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 7 months ago

Comet Atlas g3 still going strong! Below is SOHO C3 animation over the last 2 days

fealeybob14 replied to the topic 2025 Observing in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 7 months ago

C/2024 G3 is still intact in SOHO C3 images from today.

fealeybob14 replied to the topic 2025 Observing in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 7 months ago

Sungrazing Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) has just entered the field of view of SOHO’s C3 coronagraph (see image below). Should be great viewing of the comet’s fiery passage near the sun.

Josef Chlachula replied to the topic 2025 Observing in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 7 months ago

Monday or Tuesday 1/13 and 1/14 could be sunny and comet C/2024 G3 could be visible on day sky. On Monday above Sun, so Sun could be blocked by roof, on Tuesday comet will be on the left side of the Sun, so Sun could be blocked by the vertical wall on the right side.

Josef Chlachula started the topic 2025 Observing in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 7 months ago

Petr Horálek in Europe was able to take a picture of the comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS. Not only that, he saw this comet with the naked eye. Let’s hope for good weather, we should be able to see it as well.