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Moonrise over Chuckwalla Mountains July 3, 2010 about 11:30 p.m. Third quarter moon, a half hour later My small 70mm Televue Ranger was used for the moon images Summer dark sky observing means short nights, and it’s usually too hot for comfort in the Colorado desert location we love. But Mojo and I decided [...] Use a chart like this to locate where to look for your object Can you find the constellation Perseus and comet McNaught in Mojo’s lovely skyscape? Mojo's photo of Comet McNaught Quick comet sketch with notes. See the long ion tail, the bright coma, and the short dust tail in my sketches Comet C/2009 [...] December 1690 sketch of new dark spot on Jupiter by G. D. Cassini and changes to the spot over 18 days My first sketch of SL 9 impacts on Jupiter July 18, 1994. My July 26, 2009 sketch of the impact on Jupiter, discovered by Anthony Wesley (upper left 11-o’clock spot)
Anthony Wesley's preliminary [...] Today a friend told me about her mum. “She has cancer in her She wrote “I remembered how strong you were recently with Mojo and your sister’s cancer. How is your [...] Once a year the Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers pack tents and telescopes and caravan to Black Canyon Group Campground in Mojave National Preserve, an hours drive from Amboy Crater and about 3 hours from home. Once the tents are pitched we put on a star party with assistance from the National Preserve staff, leaders of the [...] I’ve been thinking about cancer a lot more than I used to. Mojo was diagnosed with a small but clinically significant prostate cancer in September 2009. And that’s when I needed to know more about cancer. His diagnosis began with a routine blood test during his annual physical which indicated an elevated PSA (prostate [...] I’m putting my hands inside the neophrene gloves, which are now filled with nitrogen Jane and JPL outreach colleagues give 3 lunar samples a thumbs up. While attending the 41st Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference in The Woodlands, TX (a suburb of Houston) in early March 2010, I was lucky enough to visit the Johnson [...] Unique vehicles abound at JPL I saw this car parked in front of my building at JPL last week Checking out the Tesla’s trunk Back at work after my 20 minute Tesla drive Nikola Tesla’s laboratory, circa 1900 My favorite sign at JPL is this Rover Xing sign. It is not unusual to see [...] |
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