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Tomorrow there are 2x "mystery launches" a Chinese comsat & poss. Iranian Safir rocket w/Fajr-1. Will note if they come to pass. 18 minutes ago via TweetDeck
@EdwinQuail Didn't come through, honestly; ye' ole chemical film, I remember that stuff...sure, if they're ever developed... 31 minutes ago via TweetDeck in reply to EdwinQuail
Moon is very near Alpha Cancri in binocs; anyone down Central America way watching the occultation?: bit.ly/KFX8Ns 37 minutes ago via TweetDeck
Venus is getting lower every night; will be fun to see when the last evening is that we'll be able to see her pre-transit. 39 minutes ago via TweetDeck
@Astro_yyz @Dunlap_Obs Thanks, will have a look. there's some public domain/NASA stuff for a backup, but I always look for original stuff. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
@AdirondackAstro You can get/build a H-A filter that attaches to an offset mask for an SCT, but you'll spend more than =PST. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to AdirondackAstro
@JPMajor There was some early photography done of the 1882 transit... now, what someone needs to do is Daguerreotype=2012! about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to JPMajor
@AdirondackAstro Once you go hydrogen-alpha, there's no turning back; the Sun is one of the most dynamic objects up there! about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to AdirondackAstro
Thanks for the info, I Dm'ed em, all about giving friends exposure; RT @Astro_yyz: @Astroguyz I don't but I think @Dunlap_Obs might #ToV about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
@AdirondackAstro It does-the next transit of Mercury is in 2016: bit.ly/3U8V8i We have a "near miss" (<8') this November! about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to AdirondackAstro
@AdirondackAstro Going to video the transit of Venus ingress thru the C8+shoot a sequence thru the DSLR til sunset & watch visually w/PST. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to AdirondackAstro
@Blackprojects Like the animation in the video they did from old pics; am looking for some transit pics that are unique and unpublished. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to Blackprojects
@AdirondackAstro Always torn with events like this; love to show them to the public, but that generally means astrophotographies out. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to AdirondackAstro
@AdirondackAstro I missed the 2004 transit-have only seen the transit of Mercury in 2006, & was doing public viewing so no pictures. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to AdirondackAstro
We're purposely holding back on our big transit of Venus post to present some unique stuff-ISS transits, solar activity, & more! about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
I remember in 2004, pics were sparse in articles on the upcoming transit of Venus, because photography barely existed in 1882. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
Anyone have any personal pics of the 2004 transit of Venus? Am interested in running some unique stuff for our upcoming post... about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
2012 KP24 doesn't match up to any heliocentric launches on its previous close passes in 1981 &1960; garden-variety space rock. about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
Nothing unusual about asteroid 2012 KP24; 26 meter Apollo asteroid, doesn't pass close to the Moon, pass=1.5x GEO sat distance. about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
Did a little closer research on NEO asteroid 2012 KP24-closest approach 0.1LD May 28th, @ 15:30UT, about +10mag in Cancer. about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck

Name David Dickinson
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Bio Science writer, teacher, and stargazer...chronicler of the technocene and budding Scifi deity. Looking forward to seeing the 2084 transit of Earth from Mars.