Radio Astronomy Star Party — SUNDAY, November 3, 2013

With the unseasonably warm weather and clear skies we’re enjoying this Saturday afternoon (November 2), one might expect tonight to be the perfect night for a star party, but the Clear Sky Chart and many other weather predictions admonish against that. By shortly after nightfall tonight, predictions are for heavy cloud cover with high humidity … Read more

Hey; What’s That? A Partial Eclipse!

It appears the Gods of the Clouds intend to block from our view the eclipse of Sunday morning, November 3, 2013. For those who want to be ready in case we may be granted clemency, check out the latest creation of CMAS’s own Michael Kosowsky. His Web site, “Hey, What’s That?” has long been able … Read more

Radio Astronomy Star Party

The dream is to meet sometime this weekend, November 1, 2, or 3, at 7:00pm at DRA, for our first-ever Radio Astronomy Star Party, but the weather may not cooperate. Friday is too windy for the fragile antenna, the Clear Sky Chart already predicts Saturday will be cloudy, but the usual, conflicting weather forecasts suggest … Read more