Observing with Street Lights

Observing with Street Lights
Dark sky sites not always necessary to see the Milky Way (This image was taken ouside of a B&B in Julian, CA)

Saturday, July 4, 2026

Flimsy tripod DSLR image of Venus, Jupiter, & Mercury; Attended SAS Symposium; Don't get the scope out; its July 4; Happy holiday on this 250th birthday celebration

 Greetings from Palmia Observatory,

Looked outside on June 21 and took this DSLR image on a flimsy tripod of Venus, Jupiter & Mercury; Attended one day of the Society for Astronomical Sciences Symposium, in Ontario, CA, June 25-27

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Well, at least one day at AAS248; Planets as a byproduct of star formation; Plenary session on the Rubin Observatory

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I finally decided to at least attend on day of the 248th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Pasadena, CA.

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Are you ready for AAS 248 in Pasadena; SpaceX IPO; Neil Turok strives for simplicity; Dark Sky Network; El Nino coming!

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While I was deciding whether or not to go to the AAS 248 meeting in Pasadena, I also enjoyed watching Neil Turok plan to simplify the understanding of the universe,

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Trying to gain some insight on the Hubble Tension with Adam Riess at UCI special physics colloquium

 Greetings from Palmia Observatory,

Well, this week I finally made it back to the UCI physics colloquium to hear Nobel winner Adam Riess speak about the Hubble tension.

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Greetings on Pi Day; Looking into Gravitational Waves and trying Grok; Black Hole Wind; Infalling matter and radiation efficiency

 Greetings from Palmia Observatory,

It's been a while and what better day to start off again like Pi Day.  Also let's talk about black hole wind and matter falling into black holes and asking Grok to comment.