Observatory Log
Seagrave Memorial Observatory 2011 Season Opener
2001 "Season Opener" at Seagrave Memorial Observatory features Mercury and a "super" Moon.
Jim Hendrickson and Dave Huestis provided this report.
2011 Quadrantid Observing Report
Many of the 2010 meteor showers were either clouded or mooned out. That included the recent December Geminids, and locally we also got skunked on the December 21 Total Lunar Eclipse. So despite the cold (22 degrees F), an early morning appointment (7:30 am), and a “been there, done that attitude,” I decided to spend no more than an hour observing the 2011 Quadrantid meteor shower during the early morning of January 4.
The first public night at Seagrave Memorial Observatory was held on January 15, 1937
Public outreach has always been an integral part of the Skyscrapers organization. Soon after the acquisition of Seagrave Observatory, Skyscrapers held their first open night on January 15, 1937
See 75 Years of Stargazing for more...
