· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar General Astronomy >> Outreach Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 desertstars Reged: 11/05/03 Loc: Tucson, AZ Halloween II - Moonrise       #5495228 - 10/29/12 07:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Looks like there will be a big 'ol Moon rising just at the right time on Halloween this year. I'm putting a telescope out in the driveway again this year, though I haven't decided on which one. Weather permitting, of course. Anyone else? Post Extras:       DavidC Pooh-Bah Reged: 11/24/05 Loc: Mesa, Arizona Re: Halloween II - Moonrise [Re: desertstars]       #5495330 - 10/29/12 09:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I am thinking of putting out my 8 inch Dob to view the Moon also. I have done Jupiter in Halloween in the Past, but Jupiter won't be up 'till later on this year. People are always thrilled with seeing the Moon. David Post Extras:       core scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 02/23/08 Loc: Mostly in Norman, OK Re: Halloween II - Moonrise [Re: DavidC]       #5495557 - 10/29/12 11:40 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Moonrise isn't until 7:56pm local time on Halloween this year, and figure another hour to get it up above the murky horizon to make it watchable thru a scope - and coupled with it being a school day, most all the kids trick-or-treating are done by then My front yard is a little too bright for DSO's to be impressive, so I'm skipping setting up a scope this year. Post Extras:       oldtimer Pooh-Bah Reged: 11/13/08 Loc: Lake County Illinois Re: Halloween II - Moonrise [Re: core]       #5496680 - 10/30/12 06:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Be devilish and put a red filter on the eyepiece. Post Extras:       telescopemullet professor emeritus Reged: 11/16/09 Re: Halloween II - Moonrise [Re: oldtimer]       #5497748 - 10/31/12 01:10 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I am going to set up with my 6" f15 and show the double cluster.... Post Extras:       Tom and Beth Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/08/07 Loc: Tucson, AZ Re: Halloween II - Moonrise [Re: telescopemullet]       #5498122 - 10/31/12 05:18 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'll be out. Will be sharing colored double stars, and a few equally bright white ones (those are EYES looking at you) Post Extras:       Skylook123 Postmaster Reged: 04/30/05 Loc: Tucson, AZ Re: Halloween II - Moonrise [Re: Tom and Beth]       #5498667 - 10/31/12 11:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well, in our part of town only a few chunks of the Summer Triangle were clear of Halloween special clouds. A director couldn't have ordered a spookier sky in our area. I went to Albireo by blind luck and some slewing. It ended up being a big hit, with about 200 kids and adults, about 10% saying they come by every year to see what I'm showing. Cassiopeia finally peeked out, but I stayed where I was. Attrocious polar alignment with no stars to use, but the drift was manageable. Great fun was had by all. Post Extras:       core scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 02/23/08 Loc: Mostly in Norman, OK Re: Halloween II - Moonrise [Re: Tom and Beth]       #5498713 - 10/31/12 11:41 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I hope y'all had a great time showing stuff with your scopes - Halloween seemed a little busier this year for us, closer to 300 kids - we'd went with a 'traditional' pumpkin deco, and had quite a few queries about why no telescope this year ("planets and moon aren't up yet!"). I'd gotten a little curious, and as the night wound down, decided to bring out a 8" dob to the driveway (something I've never done, seeing the amount of street and exterior house lights around) - and I'll be darn - NGC457 owl/airplane/ET/Wall-E stood out quite well even with all the light on! (double cluster wasn't too bad either) Lesson learned here, don't say it can be seen until it's tried! It looks like Venus will be low in the sky for next year's Halloween, but one thing for sure I'll be planning it around bring a scope out on 457 and Alberio if the weather is just as good as it was today. Post Extras:       MikeBOKC Post Laureate Reged: 05/10/10 Loc: Oklahoma City, OK Re: Halloween II - Moonrise [Re: core]       #5499057 - 11/01/12 09:16 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I set up the CPC1100 with a tub of candy beside it. Had maybe 60 kids with accompanying adults and we did Almach, M13, NGC869, Albireo and the double-double. Two men and a woman who had passed by with kids came back alone and we woudn up having an impromptu star/equipment party in the front yard until nearly 10. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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