Summer slipping away
This morning was clear enough at low elevations to see Orion's belt stars just clearing the mountains in the early dawn sky. This year it's coinciding with Venus slipping in front of the sun as it catches up to earth in it's faster orbit. Soon it will join the oncoming winter constellations in the morning sky. I find myself looking forward to the cooler nights and better seeing of fall.
Me too, Chuck. When I was out for a short time this morning, I was surprised at the cool temperature at dawn -- a welcome relief. Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 28, 2015, at 5:25 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
This morning was clear enough at low elevations to see Orion's belt stars just clearing the mountains in the early dawn sky. This year it's coinciding with Venus slipping in front of the sun as it catches up to earth in it's faster orbit. Soon it will join the oncoming winter constellations in the morning sky.
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Not to mention the earlier dark and longer night. Observing sessions not getting started until 10:30 makes for long nights and tired mornings. On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 5:27 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
This morning was clear enough at low elevations to see Orion's belt stars just clearing the mountains in the early dawn sky. This year it's coinciding with Venus slipping in front of the sun as it catches up to earth in it's faster orbit. Soon it will join the oncoming winter constellations in the morning sky. I find myself looking forward to the cooler nights and better seeing of fall. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Actually I purposely didn't mention it. I like the long summer days. Gives me extra daylight after work during the week to pursue my non-astronomical interests. I can never stay up late on weeknights anyway, having to get up for work at 3:30 AM, and can usually sleep late on weekends when I intend to put in some eyepiece time. On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 7:46 AM, Joel Stucki <joel.stucki@gmail.com> wrote:
Not to mention the earlier dark and longer night. Observing sessions not getting started until 10:30 makes for long nights and tired mornings.
On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 5:27 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
This morning was clear enough at low elevations to see Orion's belt stars just clearing the mountains in the early dawn sky. This year it's coinciding with Venus slipping in front of the sun as it catches up to earth in it's faster orbit. Soon it will join the oncoming winter constellations in the morning sky. I find myself looking forward to the cooler nights and better seeing of fall.
On 7/28/2015 8:45 AM, Chuck Hards wrote:
Actually I purposely didn't mention it. I like the long summer days. Gives me extra daylight after work during the week to pursue my non-astronomical interests. I can never stay up late on weeknights anyway, having to get up for work at 3:30 AM, and can usually sleep late on weekends when I intend to put in some eyepiece time.
Hey, Chuck, been on the road, and in the air, CO, WA, OR (2x) in 6 weeks. Had to come back to work to rest up (hi)! Anyway, Carol & I had lunch today at the Left Fork. Hungarian Goulash. Yum! Anyway, is it about time for a gathering of the coven? 73
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