Well, whether the weather is consistently in agreement or not, summer is officially underway. Sitting next the freshly cleaned pool at my cousins house, all the younger kids are off at the park leaving for some peace and quiet for the rest of us, finally. The weather today isn’t that bad, although there is a […]
Continue Reading →Overdue for an Update
Not surprising, a lot can happen in a month when you’re not keeping your blog updated (not this one, anyway). Since my last post here, we’ve already gone back to Maui for our third trip, and as it feels now, it’s like we never left. If you’re interested, you can read all of our vacation […]
Continue Reading →One week left
This time next week, we’ll be soaring high in the sky, somewhere between the west coast and the Hawaiian islands. Needless to say, we’re excited. Getting the last finishing touches and shopping in so we can start packing. As you’d expect, after a long, cold winter here in Chicago and a wet and damp start […]
Continue Reading →Astronomy Log: 2008-04-02
Date: 4/2/08Time: 10:30pm – 11:30pmLocation: N 42′ 0′ 42, W 87′ 48′ 36′ Notes:10:30pm – Watched Orion’s belt set WSW just above the horizon (roughly 15 deg). Also found Betelgeuse and Almeisan (from Gemini).SW – Viewed Procyon in Canis Minor without optics, and saw faint few of Gomeisa nearby. 11:00pm – Viewing S, saw Alphard […]
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