..and another Balsam sunset
Last Friday night the sunset from the Boarding House was amazing. Reports from all over the Southeast of amazing sunsets due to combination of weather fronts and favorable fall sun angle.
Just another Balsam sunset
Janie took this last Thursday from our back porch. "Lake Balsam" and clouds nicely frame mountains and sunset.
How to see 60 satellites!
You may have heard of SpaceX’s plan to launch a constellation of thousands of low earth orbit satellites to bring high speed internet service to underserved communities. He launched 60 test satellites on the Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral last week.
A White Easter
A surprise from mother nature last weekend with snow flurries all day Saturday and a dusting on the mountains above 5000 feet. It was a great weekend with friends and family to celebrate Passover and Easter.
Red Moon!
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Teaser image
This is a pre-eclipse image from Dogstar. The eclipse is going to be great! Bundle up and go out and take a look! Jim OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
A late, cold lunar eclipse
I am sure you have heard there will be a total lunar eclipse on the evening of the 20th and morning of the 21st. Unlike a total solar eclipse when a precise alignment causes the moon's shadow to fall on the Earth, a lunar eclipse is a more common occurrence when the...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from Dogstar Observatory. It was great to see everyone at the party last night. The club staff did an outstanding job as always. Unfortunately the weather has severely limited our stargazing activities over the holidays. Hopefully there will be some...
Bad rainfall data on Dogstar weather
I know 2018 has been a wet year but the data shown on the weather tab is clearly wrong. We have not had over 100 inches this year! The data on Weather Underground however, appears to be correct. Both sets of data come from the Davis weather station located on top of...
Fall colors from the picnic platform
Absolutely stunning fall colors today. This may be peak colors for the fall given the late start we had and coming rains. Hats off to whoever sited the platform and tables – this will be a great spot for future events.