San Diego Astronomy

Author: Jerry Hilburn

Blog Creation Date: December 2, 2011

Entries: 12

Entries

In the House of Gemini

There is a comet in my house. ISON is inbound and Saturday night we are going to hunt that dog. ...

Halloween!

The ghost and goblins gather for alms tonight the darkest of nights and so i send my brethren to the ...

Neil Armstrong - Childhood Hero...

"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." I read today he died... Flash back to July 20, 1969. A ...

Venus Transited

So for science geeks like me, "Measurement" is the name of the game. We live for the numbers. Here lies ...

Falcon 9: Redux

00:05 PST San Diego, CA - T-minus 44 minutes and counting. SpaceX attempts second COTS demonstration space flight. NASA Announcer: ...

Falcon 9 Very UN-Official Launch Update

T Minus 1 Hour 1 Minute and 17 Seconds this is Falcon Launch Control! So like the geek I am, ...

Mars Opposition Star Party Report

I held a star party at the house last night for the Mars Opposition. Mars came as close as it ...

Cloudy Nights

We're in that time of year where there are more cloudy nights than clear. For SDAA members it's a time ...

Spring at Tierra Del Sol

Nothing excites me more than the night skies of spring. The messier marathon just around the corner, every worthwhile object ...

SDAA 2012 Annual Banquet

High Level Astro Geek alert. The San Diego Astronomy Association will be holding its annual Banquet on Saturday, Feb 4, ...