Macastronomer – Rochester Astronomy Club

Macastronomer replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 1 week ago

I plan on attending Watson outreach this week. I got a light pollution filter for the SmartEye and I’m looking forward to trying it out!

Macastronomer started the topic Website ?s in the forum General Discussion 1 week, 1 day ago

How do you get to the club’s newsletter on the mobile website?

How do the submitted photos get updated to new photos?

Macastronomer replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 1 week, 2 days ago

Tonight is not the night. I’ll keep my eyes posted for a clear night when I can take the next day off.

Macastronomer replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 1 week, 3 days ago

I really want to get out. If this week has a clear night, and I don’t have any work appointments, does anybody want to hit Root River with me?

Macastronomer replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 1 week, 3 days ago

Did they change the lock or did you just have the wrong key?

it’s not looking good for tonight. Clouds are popping out of thin air!

Macastronomer replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 1 week, 3 days ago

It doesn’t look good. Unless anybody wants to start at midnight or 1:00am.

Honestly, I’m thinking about it.

Macastronomer replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 1 week, 3 days ago

If the clear sky clock is correct, Saturday is going to be much better than tonight. But when running it forward it’s not a set weather pattern. It’s predicting clouds will precipitate out of the humidity as temps drop. That’s less predictable.

I’m going to keep my eye on it.

Macastronomer replied to the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 1 week, 4 days ago

It’s shifting a lot. Right now it depends on how much those clouds get pushed up from the south. The norm is west to east, or north west to south east; either would be good. This is predicting south west to north east… which means warmer weather but not good for our nighttime skies.

We’ll have to keep an eye on it. Thanks for the heads up.

Macastronomer started the topic May 2026 Dark Sky Evening. in the forum Star Parties 1 week, 6 days ago

Eagle Bluff this Friday (May 15th/16th)

I’ll post news here, but feel free to post if you can make it or not, and targets you want to observe if weather and life align.

I’m praying for a Glorious Night for Astronomy!

Macastronomer replied to the topic May 8-10 observing? in the forum Star Parties 1 week, 6 days ago

Sorry, I didn’t make it out. The weekend was too busy with visitors and projects. This weekend is Eagle Bluff all the way. I hope the weather is good to us.

Macastronomer replied to the topic May 8-10 observing? in the forum Star Parties 2 weeks, 3 days ago

I would like to, but I have company both tonight and tomorrow. If I got out, it would have to be Saturday and I would be starting late. Not sure I can even make that happen.

Maybe on Sunday I could get out for a couple hours.

Duane

Macastronomer replied to the topic StarBQ in the forum Star Parties 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Nice M31. It is such a huge target and harder to capture than one would think.

Macastronomer started the topic Root River Tonight? (April 18th, 20206) in the forum Star Parties 1 month, 1 week ago

Anybody up for a chill night at Root River? Looks clear enough with a wisp of clouds passing over at midnight—giving us time to sit and say a cheers for Dean and Kirk.

DD

Macastronomer started the topic OCTOBER Star Party Misfire in the forum Star Parties 7 months ago

I’m sorry that my messages didn’t reach people yesterday. Many in the club showed up last night and they did get a few hours in before the clouds set in, so maybe that was for the best. Tonight is looking more clear but the winds are 12 to 16mph which is pretty high for a star party. Due to wind, and the fact that most everybody did go last night,…[Read more]

Macastronomer started the topic News from Dean Johnson Memorial field in the forum Star Parties 7 months ago

Hello Skywatchers,

Tonight’s skies look like a cosmic game of hide-and-seek. As the stars find a place behind the clouds we’re left counting on tomorrow. In short, tonight’s observation is a no-go.

Tomorrow is precariously promising, meaning there is greater chance of stars but they’ll be twinkling in the wind. If you don’t mind some wind we ma…[Read more]

Macastronomer started the topic Orionids in the forum General Discussion 7 months, 1 week ago

Orionids peak tonight and the sky is supposed to clear between midnight and 3am.

I don’t know if I’ll be up and able to find a decent sky at that time or not, but I thought I’d mention it just in case anybody else is thinking about it.

Macastronomer replied to the topic Comet Lemmon 2025 in the forum General Discussion 7 months, 1 week ago

Nice! Thanks for sharing. Tell Jeff to share too. 🙂

Macastronomer started the topic Jonathan Tomshine TMB in the forum General Discussion 7 months, 1 week ago

Should I print up something for Jonathan Tomshine (vinyl decal) for the scope that was donated to the club?

If so:
What should it say?
What color? (keep in mind the scope is white and red will not be visible on a white scope with red lights)
How big? (It needs to fit somewhere on the scope that won’t be covered by rings)
What font?

Thanks!

Duane

Macastronomer started the topic Predictive Cloud Cover for Lanesboro This Weekend in the forum Star Parties 9 months ago

We’ve got some clouds to contend with, but it looks like we’ll get to see the sky if we’re patient (and lucky). Of course this is predictive and has changed a few times in the past 24 hours. Either way, it will be a good time and at times it will be a Glorious Night for Astronomy.

Macastronomer started the topic StarBQ in the forum Star Parties 9 months, 1 week ago

Since attendees are now closed for the calendar event, should we pull that off of the calendar? It makes it look like we have an event at Eagle Bluff, which would be confusing for anybody visiting the site.

@macastronomer