Howards Astronomical Adventures
: Tales From The Night Sky
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One Year CoCoRaHS Anniversary
On this day one year ago I started reporting daily rainfall for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRAHS). Its been enlightening because I pay even more attention to the weather doing that. That’s saying something … [ Read the rest ]
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Three Years in a row
The May 10th 2024 Aurora with young moon, looking towards Lawrence Kansas Sunday night, the 11th of August, would have been a great night to go out to a dark site for the Perseids. The meteor shower would peak during … [ Read the rest ]
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Overdue Cleaning
Mach1 Declination worm wheel being cleaned Just like a car a telescope mount needs some periodic cleaning and lubrication. I was way past that point, I had never done the periodic tuneup for my Mach1 mount. I’ve had the Astro-Physics … [ Read the rest ]
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Ready Camera 4M
New camera assembly ready for testing outside. Of course it got cloudy that night. My latest meteor camera has been slow and a bit frustrating to assemble. That seems to be the theme for this whole adventure. The first build … [ Read the rest ]
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The Annual Fireworks
Its the end of June and it looks like the annual firefly show has past its peak for me. Such a wondrous sight they are. It has been a pretty good year for them around my area. Its a shame … [ Read the rest ]
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Geomagnetic Storm
Aurora! Looking south just before offical darkness. Taken with an iPhone! Auroras in Kansas? You got to be kidding me! This wasn’t just on the northern horizon, we actually had visible color overhead and to the south. Ok it wasn’t … [ Read the rest ]
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Earth Day: Lyrid Meteor Shower
The Lyrid meteor shower (LYR) often falls on Earth Day and it’s a nice treat for night watchers. This year the nearly full moon was a problem for visual observers. While this also affects the limiting magnitude of meteor cameras … [ Read the rest ]