| Observing Location | PKR |
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| Observational Period | 1145-1200 EDT |
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| Atmospheric Conditions |
| Cloud Cover | Scattered Clouds |
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| Temperature | 78° F |
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| Wind | Calm |
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| Humidity | Moderate |
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| Barometric Pressure | 29.83" Hg
Rising |
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| Feels Like | Warm |
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Beuatiful blue sky with fair-weather cumulus
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| Instruments | Brunton 8x21 compact binocular w/Welco gold shade 14 welder's filter - Charlie |
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| Observing Party | Charlie Ridgway
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| Target | Sunspots |
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| Constellation | Gem |
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| Category | Solar |
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Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm | 20080803.1145 EDT |
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| Comments |
Distance
Light Time | 1.01 AU
8m 26s |
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| Angular Size | 31' 34.6" |
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| Altitude | 61.8° |
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Heliographic Latitude
(B0) | 6.0° |
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Heliographic Longitude
(L0) | 354.0° |
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Parallactic Angle
(P) | 11.99° |
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Carrington rotation number
(CR) | 2073 |
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Nothing Seen
| | Groups | Spots | R |
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| North | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| South | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| R = (Groups * 10) + Spots) |
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| Observing Location | PSC |
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| Observational Period | 2030-2045 EDT |
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| Atmospheric Conditions |
| Cloud Cover | Scattered Clouds
becoming
Broken Clouds |
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| Temperature | 79° F |
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| Wind | Gentle Breeze
gusting to
Moderate Breeze |
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| Humidity | Moderate |
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| Barometric Pressure | 29.83" Hg
Rising |
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| Feels Like | Mild |
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It is very breeze in this nearly enclosed, although large, area. The flag is extended a good part of the time and I can see and hear plastic that was protecting a corner of a building that is being pointed flapping in the wind.
Clouds are covering most of the sky but there are some gaps out to the NE. The transparency is good where you can see the sky – I can see the right side of the ice cream cone of Boötes.
The air feels much dryer than the 56% relative humidity that is being reported.
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| Instruments | Naked-eye - Charlie |
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| Observing Party | Charlie Ridgway
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| 2010 EDT | Sunset
Civil Twilight begins |
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| 2040 EDT | Civil Twilight ends
Nautical Twilight begins |
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| Target | ISS Visible Pass |
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| Constellation | Can-Cas-Lac-Peg |
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| Category | Satellite |
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Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm | 20080803.2040 EDT |
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| Comments |
| | | Starts | Max. Alt. | Ends |
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H A
e b
a o
v v
e e
n
s | Time | 2040:22 EDT | 2042:45 EDT | 2045:08 EDT |
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| Alt. | 10° | 22° | 10° |
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| Az. | NNW | NNE | ENE |
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| Mag | -0.4 |
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C
a
l
S
k
y | Time | 2038:06 EDT | 2042:45 EDT | 2046:02 EDT |
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| Alt. | horizon | 22.1° | 5.7° |
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| Az. | 312.8°
NW | 23.9°
NNE | 86.8°
E |
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| Mag | 3.3 | -2.3 | -1.6 |
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I got lucky and the pass was in a fairly clear parch of sky.
It was surprisingly bright in a twilight sky and I think the CalSky brightness estimate is closer to the fact than that of Heavens Above.
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By 2115 it was windy enough that I couldn’t read any longer for fear of the wind doing damage to the pages of my bool.
| 2118 EDT | Nautical Twilight ends
Astronomical Twilight begins |
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| 2120 EDT | Moon sets |
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| 2159 EDT | Astronomical Twilight ends |
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I have not heard many cicada since last week’s heavy rain. Tonight there was only one insect that called briefly.
| Observing Location | White Plains Road @ McGraw Ave, Bronx, NY |
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| Observational Period | 2205-2320 EDT |
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| Atmospheric Conditions |
| Cloud Cover | Broken Clouds
becoming
Overcast |
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| Temperature | 74° F |
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| Wind | Gentle Breeze
gusting to
Moderate Breeze |
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| Humidity | Moderate |
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| Barometric Pressure | 29.88" Hg
Rising |
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| Feels Like | Mild - Cool |
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The wind is blowing plastic liners out of the wire mesh trash cans. Trash is blowing up and down the sidewalk.
By 2300 it was overcast and I could no longer locate Jupiter. There was a tiny dark spot over where the flare should occur so I stuck it out in case I got extremely lucky and the clouds broke up or the flare occurred in the small clear patch of sky.
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| Instruments | Naked-eye - Charlie |
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| Observing Party | Charlie Ridgway
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| Target | ISS Visible Pass |
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| Constellation | Leo-Com-Boo |
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| Category | Satellite |
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Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm | 20080803.2215 EDT |
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| Comments |
| | | Starts | Max. Alt. | Ends |
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H A
e b
a o
v v
e e
n
s | Time | 2215:21 EDT | 2217:29 EDT | 2217:29 EDT |
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| Alt. | 10° | 36° | 36° |
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| Az. | WNW | W | W |
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| Mag | -1.0 |
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C
a
l
S
k
y | Time | 2213:19EDT | 2213:19EDT | 2213:19 EDT |
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| Alt. | horizon | 37.9° | 37.9° |
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| Az. | 302.5° | 259.4° | 259.4° |
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| Mag | 2.2 | -3.1 | -3.1 |
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The ISS popped out of the top of a cloud bank on the horizon and moments later went behind a stripe of clouds a little higher up but it was visible through the cloud for half of the time. It headed up toward Arcturus and, to the naked eye, appeared to occult the star. It faded from view about 10° to the upper left of Arcturus.
This is another one that there is an appreciable difference in the magnitude estimates of Heavens Above and CalSky.
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| Target | Iridium 52 Flare |
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| Constellation | Vir |
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| Category | Satellite |
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Time
yyyymmdd.hhmm | 20080803.2315 EDT |
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| Comments | Not Seen
| | Heavens
Above | CalSky |
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| Time | 2315:05 EDT | 2315:05 EDT |
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| Alt. | 11° | 11.1° |
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| Az. | 257°
WSW | 257.0°
WSW |
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| Mag. | -2 | -3.0 |
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| Surface | | MMA0 |
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I found my Pupil Gauge today so decided to find out how big my pupils are. During the daytime in my apartment they measured about 3.25 mm. At night outside they were 5.25 mm and when I got home and tested them in my darkened apartment they were ou to 5.75 mm.
I found a link on the web indicating that my pupil should, based on my age, be between 5 mm and 4.1 mm, probably closer to 4.1 mm.
I searched my blog for "pupil gauge" to see if there has been any change from when I got the gauge but don't find any listings so don't know how my eyes have changed over time. But I do know that my arms have shrunk again.
