What was your most memorable astronomical, OBSERVATIONAL, telescope event? For me, it was seeing Jupiter with all four Galilean moons, circa 1967. It blew-away the mind of this (at the time) 9-year-old amateur astronomer. I was hooked, instantly. Thank You, Maker Of All Things. I was nine years old, IIRC. 18th Avenue in SLC, on the back balcony of my best-friend in 5th grade. Good people, they don't know what they truly did for me. I am humbled at their generosity. (A secondary shout-out goes to the late Gene Roddenbery. Star-Trek actually spurred my astronomy interest, as did the US manned space program...yes, I got to see Neil Armstong step on the moon in real-time in my parent's living room. WOW!) Number two was seeing Saturn's rings, probably within a few months of my Jupiter revelation. :-) And you? :-)
Triple transit of Jupiter and seeing color in the Dumbbell with a 40". -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 2:01 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Your most memorable telescope event What was your most memorable astronomical, OBSERVATIONAL, telescope event? For me, it was seeing Jupiter with all four Galilean moons, circa 1967. It blew-away the mind of this (at the time) 9-year-old amateur astronomer. I was hooked, instantly. Thank You, Maker Of All Things. I was nine years old, IIRC. 18th Avenue in SLC, on the back balcony of my best-friend in 5th grade. Good people, they don't know what they truly did for me. I am humbled at their generosity. (A secondary shout-out goes to the late Gene Roddenbery. Star-Trek actually spurred my astronomy interest, as did the US manned space program...yes, I got to see Neil Armstong step on the moon in real-time in my parent's living room. WOW!) Number two was seeing Saturn's rings, probably within a few months of my Jupiter revelation. :-) And you? :-) _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Cool! What scope, and when, was your 40" observation? On Feb 4, 2012 2:49 PM, "Don J. Colton" <djcolton@piol.com> wrote:
Triple transit of Jupiter and seeing color in the Dumbbell with a 40".
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 2:01 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Your most memorable telescope event
What was your most memorable astronomical, OBSERVATIONAL, telescope event?
For me, it was seeing Jupiter with all four Galilean moons, circa 1967. It blew-away the mind of this (at the time) 9-year-old amateur astronomer. I was hooked, instantly. Thank You, Maker Of All Things. I was nine years old, IIRC. 18th Avenue in SLC, on the back balcony of my best-friend in 5th grade. Good people, they don't know what they truly did for me. I am humbled at their generosity.
(A secondary shout-out goes to the late Gene Roddenbery. Star-Trek actually spurred my astronomy interest, as did the US manned space program...yes, I got to see Neil Armstong step on the moon in real-time in my parent's living room. WOW!)
Number two was seeing Saturn's rings, probably within a few months of my Jupiter revelation. :-)
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It was at Elizabeth Mountain in the Uintas through a 40" Dob some guy brought around 1999, I think he was from out of State. Anyone else on the list who looked through it? -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 2:52 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Your most memorable telescope event Cool! What scope, and when, was your 40" observation? On Feb 4, 2012 2:49 PM, "Don J. Colton" <djcolton@piol.com> wrote:
Triple transit of Jupiter and seeing color in the Dumbbell with a 40".
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 2:01 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Your most memorable telescope event
What was your most memorable astronomical, OBSERVATIONAL, telescope event?
For me, it was seeing Jupiter with all four Galilean moons, circa 1967. It blew-away the mind of this (at the time) 9-year-old amateur astronomer. I was hooked, instantly. Thank You, Maker Of All Things. I was nine years old, IIRC. 18th Avenue in SLC, on the back balcony of my best-friend in 5th grade. Good people, they don't know what they truly did for me. I am humbled at their generosity.
(A secondary shout-out goes to the late Gene Roddenbery. Star-Trek actually spurred my astronomy interest, as did the US manned space program...yes, I got to see Neil Armstong step on the moon in real-time in my parent's living room. WOW!)
Number two was seeing Saturn's rings, probably within a few months of my Jupiter revelation. :-)
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2 Meter Mike?
It was at Elizabeth Mountain in the Uintas through a 40" Dob some guy
brought around 1999, I think he was from out of State. Anyone else on the list who looked through it?
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 2:52 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Your most memorable telescope event
Cool! What scope, and when, was your 40" observation? On Feb 4, 2012 2:49 PM, "Don J. Colton" <djcolton@piol.com> wrote:
Triple transit of Jupiter and seeing color in the Dumbbell with a 40".
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 2:01 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Your most memorable telescope event
What was your most memorable astronomical, OBSERVATIONAL, telescope event?
For me, it was seeing Jupiter with all four Galilean moons, circa 1967. It blew-away the mind of this (at the time) 9-year-old amateur astronomer. I was hooked, instantly. Thank You, Maker Of All Things. I was nine years old, IIRC. 18th Avenue in SLC, on the back balcony of my best-friend in 5th grade. Good people, they don't know what they truly did for me. I am humbled at their generosity.
(A secondary shout-out goes to the late Gene Roddenbery. Star-Trek actually spurred my astronomy interest, as did the US manned space program...yes, I got to see Neil Armstong step on the moon in real-time in my parent's living room. WOW!)
Number two was seeing Saturn's rings, probably within a few months of my Jupiter revelation. :-)
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Comet Hyakatake stretching across most of the sky out at Rush Valley, Montana Solar Eclipse, Aurora form Island in the Sky, and the first object I found on my own M104
What was your most memorable astronomical, OBSERVATIONAL, telescope event?
For me, it was seeing Jupiter with all four Galilean moons, circa 1967. It blew-away the mind of this (at the time) 9-year-old amateur astronomer. I was hooked, instantly. Thank You, Maker Of All Things. I was nine years old, IIRC. 18th Avenue in SLC, on the back balcony of my best-friend in 5th grade. Good people, they don't know what they truly did for me. I am humbled at their generosity.
(A secondary shout-out goes to the late Gene Roddenbery. Star-Trek actually spurred my astronomy interest, as did the US manned space program...yes, I got to see Neil Armstong step on the moon in real-time in my parent's living room. WOW!)
Number two was seeing Saturn's rings, probably within a few months of my Jupiter revelation. :-)
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I am going to have to go with two. The daytime one would be the total eclipse in Libya. The was a very neat experience. Being on a cruise with Sky and Telescope and having more than half the passengers were astronomers and the rest were spouses was also fun. The other one was one night on Monte Cristo where we got the best view of M101 I have ever seen. You could see knots of star forming regions in the arms using BOB (18.5" Dob). Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Hards [mailto:chuck.hards@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 02:00 PM To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Your most memorable telescope event What was your most memorable astronomical, OBSERVATIONAL, telescope event? For me, it was seeing Jupiter with all four Galilean moons, circa 1967. It blew-away the mind of this (at the time) 9-year-old amateur astronomer. I was hooked, instantly. Thank You, Maker Of All Things. I was nine years old, IIRC. 18th Avenue in SLC, on the back balcony of my best-friend in 5th grade. Good people, they don't know what they truly did for me. I am humbled at their generosity. (A secondary shout-out goes to the late Gene Roddenbery. Star-Trek actually spurred my astronomy interest, as did the US manned space program...yes, I got to see Neil Armstong step on the moon in real-time in my parent's living room. WOW!) Number two was seeing Saturn's rings, probably within a few months of my Jupiter revelation. :-) And you? :-) _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
I don't know how to rank them so I have a short list of favorites. @ Monte Cristo. seeing Encke's Division first time with the 9" Clark, verified by Brent Watson, and In backyard, seeing Europa cast a shadow on Ganymede, shared with several friends, and I backyard, splitting Sirius, with my brother, and @ SPOC, 5 satellite/shadow events on Jupiter, and In Montana, total eclipse of the Sun, and Wolf Creek, 1st and only, so far, view of M57 central Star in Don's 18", and @ Butler middle School, during a school star party, seeing a Russian satellite come down in thousands of pieces. I grabed Eric Edmunds 10" and tracked it, what a view. Seeing a satellite go behind the Moon (ask Patrick) On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Dunn, David <David.Dunn@supervalu.com>wrote:
I am going to have to go with two. The daytime one would be the total eclipse in Libya. The was a very neat experience. Being on a cruise with Sky and Telescope and having more than half the passengers were astronomers and the rest were spouses was also fun.
The other one was one night on Monte Cristo where we got the best view of M101 I have ever seen. You could see knots of star forming regions in the arms using BOB (18.5" Dob).
Dave
----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Hards [mailto:chuck.hards@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 02:00 PM To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Your most memorable telescope event
What was your most memorable astronomical, OBSERVATIONAL, telescope event?
For me, it was seeing Jupiter with all four Galilean moons, circa 1967. It blew-away the mind of this (at the time) 9-year-old amateur astronomer. I was hooked, instantly. Thank You, Maker Of All Things. I was nine years old, IIRC. 18th Avenue in SLC, on the back balcony of my best-friend in 5th grade. Good people, they don't know what they truly did for me. I am humbled at their generosity.
(A secondary shout-out goes to the late Gene Roddenbery. Star-Trek actually spurred my astronomy interest, as did the US manned space program...yes, I got to see Neil Armstong step on the moon in real-time in my parent's living room. WOW!)
Number two was seeing Saturn's rings, probably within a few months of my Jupiter revelation. :-)
And you? :-) _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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-- Siegfried
I remember the satellite go behind the moon! That was the most memorable Siegfried observation! ________________________________ From: Siegfried Jachmann <siegfried@jachmann.org> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2012 7:25 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Your most memorable telescope event I don't know how to rank them so I have a short list of favorites. @ Monte Cristo. seeing Encke's Division first time with the 9" Clark, verified by Brent Watson, and In backyard, seeing Europa cast a shadow on Ganymede, shared with several friends, and I backyard, splitting Sirius, with my brother, and @ SPOC, 5 satellite/shadow events on Jupiter, and In Montana, total eclipse of the Sun, and Wolf Creek, 1st and only, so far, view of M57 central Star in Don's 18", and @ Butler middle School, during a school star party, seeing a Russian satellite come down in thousands of pieces. I grabed Eric Edmunds 10" and tracked it, what a view. Seeing a satellite go behind the Moon (ask Patrick) On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Dunn, David <David.Dunn@supervalu.com>wrote:
I am going to have to go with two. The daytime one would be the total eclipse in Libya. The was a very neat experience. Being on a cruise with Sky and Telescope and having more than half the passengers were astronomers and the rest were spouses was also fun.
The other one was one night on Monte Cristo where we got the best view of M101 I have ever seen. You could see knots of star forming regions in the arms using BOB (18.5" Dob).
Dave
----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Hards [mailto:chuck.hards@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 02:00 PM To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Your most memorable telescope event
What was your most memorable astronomical, OBSERVATIONAL, telescope event?
For me, it was seeing Jupiter with all four Galilean moons, circa 1967. It blew-away the mind of this (at the time) 9-year-old amateur astronomer. I was hooked, instantly. Thank You, Maker Of All Things. I was nine years old, IIRC. 18th Avenue in SLC, on the back balcony of my best-friend in 5th grade. Good people, they don't know what they truly did for me. I am humbled at their generosity.
(A secondary shout-out goes to the late Gene Roddenbery. Star-Trek actually spurred my astronomy interest, as did the US manned space program...yes, I got to see Neil Armstong step on the moon in real-time in my parent's living room. WOW!)
Number two was seeing Saturn's rings, probably within a few months of my Jupiter revelation. :-)
And you? :-) _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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I have really enjoyed reading all of the posts to this question. You guys/gals make me feel like a beginner and just getting going in this hobby. My most memorable event at a telescope was the first time using a real telescope. I love to go camping up above fairview utah on skyline drive. So I decided to burrow the schools 8" Dob and see if I could see anything. I had know idea how a dob worked then and eyepieces were a complete mystery to me. My wife had given me the program starry night and I had been playing with it all spring, so when I was on top of the mountain I had an idea what was up and the general direction to point the telescope. I actually did find Jupiter and I used an 8MM eyepiece not knowing what I was doing. I had three eye pieces from the school and I figured that the lowest # in MM would be the weakest. I saw Jupiter with its moons and it looked like clouds were streaming off of Jupiter and it was cristal clear. I have been trying for 4 years to get the same view I had that night and I have not even come close to what I saw that night. I was HOOKED AND I HAVE NEVER LOOKED BACK. I have met some of the best and nicest people I have ever known and absolutely love this Hobby. I wish to thank all the people that have helped me over the last 3 years. Mark Shelton Indian Hill Middle School Tech Ed. Teacher Salt Lake Astronomical Society Board Member (School and Special Star Parties Coordinator)
Mark, you've come further in a mere three years than some of us have in four or more decades. You are a "natural". We are honored to have you in our midst.
Thank you Chuck, Very nice words. Mark Mark Shelton Indian Hill Middle School Tech Ed. Teacher Salt Lake Astronomical Society Board Member (School and Special Star Parties Coordinator) ________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Your most memorable telescope event Mark, you've come further in a mere three years than some of us have in four or more decades. You are a "natural". We are honored to have you in our midst. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Seeing Venus in a crescent phase very near a crescent moon. This was when I was about 11 years old or so through a telescope my Uncle set up and found the spectacle for me. It was a magical sight and I will never forget it or my Uncle's generosity in showing it to me. Number two was seeing the Orion Nebula for the first time through a telescope. I about fell over; couldn't believe what I was seeing. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 4:01 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Your most memorable telescope event What was your most memorable astronomical, OBSERVATIONAL, telescope event? For me, it was seeing Jupiter with all four Galilean moons, circa 1967. It blew-away the mind of this (at the time) 9-year-old amateur astronomer. I was hooked, instantly. Thank You, Maker Of All Things. I was nine years old, IIRC. 18th Avenue in SLC, on the back balcony of my best-friend in 5th grade. Good people, they don't know what they truly did for me. I am humbled at their generosity. (A secondary shout-out goes to the late Gene Roddenbery. Star-Trek actually spurred my astronomy interest, as did the US manned space program...yes, I got to see Neil Armstong step on the moon in real-time in my parent's living room. WOW!) Number two was seeing Saturn's rings, probably within a few months of my Jupiter revelation. :-) And you? :-) _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to Central.SecurityOffice.Healthcare@siemens.com Thank you
#1 Mars Watch 27 August 2003 at SPOC. The line to the then only operating 16" Ealing had a 4 hour wait. Ed Erickson's 11" Celestron, with a polarizing filter was positioned near the walkway and had the best view of the Red Planet. Could see a number of surface features that none of the other telescopes at SPOC that night could pick up. That gave my wife the all-important go-ahead for me to upgrade to an 8-incher. Two weeks later I had just as spectacular of a view thru my newly purchased Meade LX-200 (without a filter,even) #2 Witnessing the Orion Nebula at 4 a.m. in the early autumn from Escalante State Park. A lot of detail that I had never seen before in the nebula was clearly visible. #3 I had my telescope set up in my front driveway early one morning when the newspaper delivery person came by. I was just beginning a slew and the noise of the motor plus the fact that the telescope seemed to be slewing in the same direction as the carrier was moving, scarred him. He thought I had sort of high powered automatic weapon that was tracking his movements. He fell to his knees and kept mutttering "oh no, oh no". When I asked what was wrong, he realized his error, got up and ran to the vehicle that was being driven by one of his parents. ________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2012 2:00 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Your most memorable telescope event What was your most memorable astronomical, OBSERVATIONAL, telescope event? For me, it was seeing Jupiter with all four Galilean moons, circa 1967. It blew-away the mind of this (at the time) 9-year-old amateur astronomer. I was hooked, instantly. Thank You, Maker Of All Things. I was nine years old, IIRC. 18th Avenue in SLC, on the back balcony of my best-friend in 5th grade. Good people, they don't know what they truly did for me. I am humbled at their generosity. (A secondary shout-out goes to the late Gene Roddenbery. Star-Trek actually spurred my astronomy interest, as did the US manned space program...yes, I got to see Neil Armstong step on the moon in real-time in my parent's living room. WOW!) Number two was seeing Saturn's rings, probably within a few months of my Jupiter revelation. :-) And you? :-) _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
1. Looking through my first "real" telescope for the first time, pointing to the Hercules Cluster and staring in awe as more and more and more stars became resolved the longer I looked. 2. Looking at the sun through a solar filter. It seems odd, but it's something you see every single day, without ever really seeing it. 3. I was doing a telescope presentation for a church group of about 25 young ladies. I knew an Iridium Flare was to occur at a certain time and place in the sky. At about the appointed time, I pointed and told everyone to look, and just as all of their heads turned to that point in the sky, a massive meteor fireballed across the sky lasting about 3 seconds before splitting in two and streaking below the horizon. They thought I was magic! Jared
Funny Chuck should have posted that question yesterday as yesterday I just happened to be flying over the site of my best event. Seeing the site out the window and thinking of Chuck's post I got a picture: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/BEST.JPG "X" marks the spot. Anyone recognize the site? Alas, though it has to be pretty much my most enjoyable event ever at a public star party I can't discuss it here being that this is a family friendly list-serve. LOL As for telescope events I can talk about: Nighttime: #1 has to be when Holly and I found our first minor planet. Daytime: 5 cloud free total solar eclipses (Montana, Kenya, Indonesia, Mexico, Aruba). patrick On 04 Feb 2012, at 14:00, Chuck Hards wrote:
What was your most memorable astronomical, OBSERVATIONAL, telescope event?
For me, it was seeing Jupiter with all four Galilean moons, circa 1967. It blew-away the mind of this (at the time) 9-year-old amateur astronomer. I was hooked, instantly. Thank You, Maker Of All Things. I was nine years old, IIRC. 18th Avenue in SLC, on the back balcony of my best-friend in 5th grade. Good people, they don't know what they truly did for me. I am humbled at their generosity.
(A secondary shout-out goes to the late Gene Roddenbery. Star-Trek actually spurred my astronomy interest, as did the US manned space program...yes, I got to see Neil Armstong step on the moon in real-time in my parent's living room. WOW!)
Number two was seeing Saturn's rings, probably within a few months of my Jupiter revelation. :-)
And you? :-)
Little Mountain?
Funny Chuck should have posted that question yesterday as yesterday I just
happened to be flying over the site of my best event. Seeing the site out the window and thinking of Chuck's post I got a picture:
http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/BEST.JPG
"X" marks the spot.
Anyone recognize the site?
Alas, though it has to be pretty much my most enjoyable event ever at a public star party I can't discuss it here being that this is a family friendly list-serve. LOL
As for telescope events I can talk about:
Nighttime: #1 has to be when Holly and I found our first minor planet.
Daytime: 5 cloud free total solar eclipses (Montana, Kenya, Indonesia, Mexico, Aruba).
patrick
On 04 Feb 2012, at 14:00, Chuck Hards wrote:
What was your most memorable astronomical, OBSERVATIONAL, telescope event?
For me, it was seeing Jupiter with all four Galilean moons, circa 1967. It blew-away the mind of this (at the time) 9-year-old amateur astronomer. I was hooked, instantly. Thank You, Maker Of All Things. I was nine years old, IIRC. 18th Avenue in SLC, on the back balcony of my best-friend in 5th grade. Good people, they don't know what they truly did for me. I am humbled at their generosity.
(A secondary shout-out goes to the late Gene Roddenbery. Star-Trek actually spurred my astronomy interest, as did the US manned space program...yes, I got to see Neil Armstong step on the moon in real-time in my parent's living room. WOW!)
Number two was seeing Saturn's rings, probably within a few months of my Jupiter revelation. :-)
And you? :-)
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