Ganymede at the Cowboy Shack
A report from the field by SF Stargazer Albert Schultz Our first club observing session of the year, Mar. 29, 2025, was hampered by cloudy skies. Four hopeful members assembled Continue Reading →
Watching The Sky Since 2019
A report from the field by SF Stargazer Albert Schultz Our first club observing session of the year, Mar. 29, 2025, was hampered by cloudy skies. Four hopeful members assembled Continue Reading →
Observation Event at the Cowboy Shack As the nights get warmer, the Santa Fe Stargazers are planning a telescope observing event at the Cowboy Shack Trailhead parking area for the Continue Reading →
A group of about 10 with 5 telescopes met at the Cowboy Shack site, under clearing skies, fair to good seeing, waning wind and mild temperatures. Jupiter and Mercury both Continue Reading →
December 3, 2021 – 4:40-6:05 am, clear sky, temp. 30F. Location: La Cueva, Glorieta (home) This comet is now at magnitude 7, not yet visible unaided but with potential to Continue Reading →
7 November 2021 — La Cueva, Glorieta (home) Calm, temp around 40F, clear becoming partly cloudy. Set up and aligned C8 scope with ASI533 camera, 10:18 pm. Focused and tested Continue Reading →
Location: driveway, home (La Cueva, Glorieta) Time: 19:50 – 22:50Conditions: Mild temperature, around 50 F. Cloudless sky, good transparency, Seeing poor initially, becoming very good late. Thin waxing crescent moon, Continue Reading →
Rowe Mesa, 4:20 – 5:20 am MDT. Cloudless sky, no wind, fair transparency, very good seeing but sky brightened by 3rd quarter moon. Comet C/2020 F8 SWAN spotted low in Continue Reading →
Session Name: 200520 Observer: Sam Site: 29 Quedo (Obs) Started: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 9:30 PM Finished: Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 1:35 AM Seeing: 3. G – Brighter Continue Reading →
Session Name: 200521 Observer: Sam Site: 29 Quedo (Obs) Started: Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 8:45 PM Finished: Friday, May 22, 2020 at 12:00 AM Seeing: 5. E – bright Continue Reading →
May 8, 2020 observation report, Eldorado, NM. Session: 8:30 – 9:30 pm, transparency average. Telescope: 15in f/4.5 Reflector Eyepiece: All observations made with 13mm eyepiece (~131x) A short session, with moon-rise close Continue Reading →