privon.com | weblog » Astro http://privon.com/blog Traveling, Cycling, Climbing, Photography, and Astronomy. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:53:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 (Not) Observing at the ARC 3.5m… http://privon.com/blog/astronomy/not-observing-at-the-arc-35m/ http://privon.com/blog/astronomy/not-observing-at-the-arc-35m/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:12:59 +0000 George Privon http://privon.com/blog/?p=130
  • FOBOS Observing
  • What observing actually looks like
  • Kitt Peak Observing Update
    • ]]>     Dust and clouds are keeping the dome closed right now… Myself and two faculty members here at UVa have a half night of observing time on the 3.5m telescope at Apache Point Observatory. Unfortunately, it’s monsoon season in the southwest, so clouds are circling and the dust count is too high to open the dome.  We’ve got just under 3 more hours left, so we’ll see if things improve. The dust count is on the way down, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed!

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    1. FOBOS Observing
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