I am big into wetlands and waterways after spending a couple of years as chair of our watershed committee!
Cooling off even more than it was today - down to the mid 50s tonight. Clear and hoping to see lots of stars if everyone leaves their outside lights OFF!
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Nice (relatively) dark sky at Acadia.
Nice sky on Long Island while we were there, too. My friends plan to move up to Albany Co. where there is supposedly still a good black sky. They bought some land in Waterlo. He's big-time astronomy!
Victor....do I use my imagination now? Or is there a photo? LOL
No sky photos. Lynn, even with dark clear skies and a powerful scope, you're limited with what you can see through it. The atmosphere can be a real pain! You can get nicer photos though.
Friends are planning a trip to China next year to see the eclipse. They just got back from Siberia after viewing the solar eclipse there. He has many scopes - I was amazed!
Loving the low humidity! I'm sure my plants loved the higher humidity, except for the cacti!
Another great sleeping night! 61 and clear now. Forecast 55 as the overnight low. Love it.
The atmosphere is more forgiving in the winter time, (less turbulence). The bright planets, (Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Saturn) and the moon are "easy" targets. Andromeda (M31) & its sister (M32), The Ring Nebula, The Hercules Cluster, The Orion Nebula, The Pleades Cluster and even the Crab Nebula are visible at certain times from NY depending on the size of your scope. Comets are cool subjects and throughout the year there are at least 6 that you can see with 10x 50 binoculars.
Obviously the darker skies = more contrast = more detail with those Deep Sky objects, but it helps to have an elevation of 10,000' or better as well! Long Island has a 'thing' about trying to keep as much dark sky as possible & we have less land mass along with coastal breezes so our humidity is usually lower than someone inland. It gives us somewhat better viewing conditions. An elevation of 10,000' or better would also help but would be rather inconvenient from a practical standpoint! ☺
Of all that I've seen in Astronomy Saturn most impressed me with it's delicate beauty, with Neptune & The Crab Nebula being my hardest challenges.
Temp 62°, Rh 66%. ☺
(I know, I know it's late... I hate Beijing time!!)
60*now SUNNY Hi of 87*
Louise thank you for the beautiful day yesterday......I see you ordered me up another one for today! Thanks again!!! LOL
Sunrise: 6:29
Fair, 71ºF ; High, 84ºF ; Low, 66ºF
Wind: 5 mph, direction SE
Pressure: 30.26 in, steady
Humidity: 66%, Dew point: 59ºF
Visibility: 10.0 mi, UV-index: 1, Low
Sunset: 20:05
Measured: Aug/22/08, 08:45
Temp 73.8°, wind WSW 0.0, Rh 55%, Baro 30.18 steady. ☺
Yesterday's expected high of 82 never materialized, with temps topping off @ 77° here. Sunny & clear this am, with a projected high of 80° for today.
Nice again. 72 and clear. The highest elevation on LI is probably about 100 feet!
Funny, according to Google earth my elevation is 108 feet! lol! The Vietnam Veterans Memorial here in Brookhaven is the closest high point around me @ 266 feet, you can see both North & South coasts from there on a clear day.☺
The top of the memorial is 266 or the land beneath it?
The land beneath it, It's quite nice there and they make use of the wind using a wind generator to help power the town administrative offices located there.
That's nice. I'm about 210'. Highest spot nearby is about 1250 feet. Just a few miles away.
Wow... that's a big difference, must be a very steep climb!
Yes, it's a good hike. There is an old fire watchtower there that you can still climb for a great view.
getting to 80. that's hot for me in the sun. Inspite of the constant rain, sunny garden beds are dry.
Sounds about the same here,Iris, although it was 91ºF here today (86ºF currently)
Very dry soil with a lot of rain. And don't get me started on the humidity!!!
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It was a perfect day for planting my 3 new plants, but Iris & Willie, I have to agree with you---my soil was quite dry, especially in the sunnier garden. Victor, glad you got to see the Mets---I watched that game on my niece's very big screen hi-def set. Then I had to come home to my precolombian set! Too much Scots in my husband's DNA!
Ha ha. Yes, it was a good game. They usually lose when I go. I only have a small, 20" hi-def tv. One of these days I'll get a bigger one for the LR. Another beautiful evening - 72 and clear.
Temp 72.1, Wind 0.7, Rh 57%, Baro 30.15 steady. ☺
Temp vs Rh @ my location for today.
Showoff!
Hee hee! ☺
You are so welcome, Celeste. I didn't want to overwhelm you with my generosity, but I actually ordered a whole week of beautiful days for you, so get out there, Buckaroo, and enjoy every little minute of it! LOL
Another "scorcher" (if you can call it that)
Sunrise: 6:30
Partly cloudy, 67ºF ; High, 86ºF ; Low, 69ºF
Wind: 7 mph, direction SSE
Pressure: 30.22 in, rising
Humidity: 70%, Dew point: 57ºF
Visibility: 10.0 mi, UV-index: 0, Low
Sunset: 20:04
Measured: Aug/23/08, 07:05
Sherrie - They're beautiful.
We're only going to get into the mid 70's. Bright and sunny.
Great looking tomatos
Temp 72.3°, Wind SE 0.0, Rh 56%, Baro 30.15. ☺
Sunny & Clear skies, w/cool,comfortable temps this am, projected high of 79°.
Nice tomatos Sherrie! ☺
Nice harvest, Sherrie. 68 and mostly sunny. Slight breeze. We do need rain though.
Can't wait for this thread to reach 300 .....
I should have never put a pic of our (Western NY) 2006 "October Surprise" Friday the 13th freak snowstorm so near the top of the thread.
Though, I love!!!! the snow, I am not ready to see it everyday, just yet .......
:-)
Are you dial-up, Willie? I can start a new thread. Don't usually do it this early since there are not too many pics on here.
NO snow, Willie---I still haven't gotten over the everyday rain! Nice tomatoes, Sherri--and you're doing something with them. I have to tackle the peaches---looks like it will be jam---- nice cool morning, although heating up to 82 this pm.
Nope, I am on Cable .... no load problems here at all!!
Okay, good. I was wondering why you mentioned wanting to reach 300...