Hi from Tucson where Global Warming seems to be in action. We (Astronomy Department, Planetary Sciences Department, and Flandrau Science Center) had more than 10 telecopes set up (including two 20-inch scopes). We were able to see all but the last five minutes of the event (went behind the trees).
However, it was 88 F or 89 F here (too tired to convert to C or K). Five hours in the Tucson Sun with not a cloud to be seen! We had several telescopes (including mine) with H-alpha filters and so were able to see a few sunspots as well as several soiar flares. Oh yes, and Mercury! Larry On Wed, November 8, 2006 2:16 pm, Matson, Robert wrote: > Hi Sterling, > > > Fortunately, we've got an 8" S-C out with a solar filter > here at work, so I've been able to follow the progress of the transit just > fine outdoors. I was just hoping to see the greater detail afforded by a > "big" scope... --Rob > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 1:05 PM > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Cc: tracy latimer; Matson, Robert > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT -- Mercury Transit > > > > Hi, > > > I suspect overwhelmed servers. I got several > "Server Not Available" messages. But the rest of > the sites I tried just rolled over and died. I guess it's nice that more > people than one might have thought wanted to watch a live celestial event. > I hope the servers didn't just fail and somebody got > to see it. > > Sterling K. Webb > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
