At The Eyepiece

BlogTalkRadio is a great platform, but it really didn't fit my needs or my budget. I've moved to Spreaker.com!  Come and visit the NEW home of the At The Eyepiece Show.  https://www.spreaker.com/show/attheeyepiece

Fred Bruenjes of DayStar Instruments created Eclipse Orchestrator to help him and others get the most of out imaging eclipses. This program however is not for the weary or chance imager, but for the experienced eclipse chaser that wants to have the best program available to plan for their imaging run. 

Jen Winter and Fred Bruenjes of DayStar Instruments have a ton of years between them chasing down Solar Eclipses all over the world. They give an entertaining recap of some of the issues they have ran into over the years in planning for eclipses. 

Recorded live at SolarFest 2016 at the DayStar Filters factory in Warrensburg MO. Matt Penn of the National Solar Observatory discusses the Citizen CATE Experiment for the 2017 Great American Eclipse.  Bio Current Role at the NSO:  Specific roles include Telescope Scientist for the NSO/McMath-Pierce Solar Facility on Kitt Peak; supervisor for technical and scientific staff members; Principal Investigator for the NSO Research Experience for Undergraduate and Teachers program; site-survey, scientific requirements design, path-finding science and instrumentation, and hiring committee work for the NSO Daniel K Inoyue Solar Telescope; envision and conduct original scientific research and co-organize an international scientific workshop; interface with international newspaper, radio and TV reporters for education and public outreach projects; participated in several proposal review panels for NASA; member of American Astronomical Society 2017 eclipse planning taskforce.

John O'Neal is a retired Steel worker who spent most of his 42 year career in the Quality end of the business in Lorain, Ohio. While there he invented two pieces of hardware that USS ultimately patented An amateur astronomer for over 40 years, his proudest achievement has been chronicling over 40 comets in 40 years. As a solar enthusiast, he's logged many hours of public outreach, published tutorials and articles and images and has a huge on-line presence and following, including his part in the founding of the Facebook group SOLARACTIVITY. Two decades ago he became a licensed Ham Radio Operator, sparking an interest in Radio Astronomy, which resulted in his building several radio telescopes. This talk discusses his interest in the SID or Sudden Ionosphere Disturbance, and the reciever he built to study this radio phenomenon.  

World renowned solar imager Gary Palmer discusses high resolution Solar Imaging during his week long visit to SolarFest 2016. 

When is SolarFest? SolarFest will be a week-long event held Monday, August 22 - Saturday, August 27, 2016 This is the 1-year anniversary date before the Great 2017 American Eclipse More info at http://www.solarfestusa.com/index.html Session A:  Mon-Wed; Pro-Am Connection: Aug 22-24, 2016 Professional solar researchers discuss projects of interest in amateur solar astronomy and general interest.   Session B:  Total Eclipse 2017 Forum: Aug 24, 2016  Get ready for the Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017! Session C:  Observing and Outreach Solar Star Party: Aug 24-27, 2016 Some of the country's best outreach astronomers will participate in the first "Solar Star Party".    Where will SolarFest USA be held? Daystar Filters (a division of Daystar Instruments) is hosting SolarFest 2016 at the 35 acre ICSTARS ranch. This is home to Daystar Instruments optical labs, manufacturing facility and a number of observatories. (Moonglow Observatory code H27) The location is a rural Missouri dark-sky site about 1 hour east of Kansas City.  The address is 149 Northwest OO Highway, Warrensburg, MO 64093 What does it cost to attend SolarFest? There is currently NO COST ($0.00) for admission to SolarFest 2016 for pre-registered guests.  At-the-door entry will have a fee of $20.00 per adult per day.

March is shaping up to be a GREAT month to observe Jupiter!  On this episode, we share some of the events coming up this month and into April that you are surely not wanting to miss. Plus, we discuss some astronomical gear of course, I mean this is the At The Eyepiece Show after all.  Times from the David Dickinson article on www.universetoday.com  March 4th (Io-Europa) from 11:32-12:38 UT March 8th (Io-Europa) 00:28-01:56 UT March 15th (Io-Europa) 2:21-4:34 UT March 22nd (Io-Europa) 4:23-7:10 UT March 29th (Io-Europa) 7:00-8:24 UT April 5th (Io-Europa) 9:36-10:17 UT April 12th (Io-Europa) 12:11-12:14 UT May 7th (Io-Callisto) 4:38-5:44 UT Great Red Spot Transit times that are close to shadow transits 03/08/2016 @ 02:25 UT  03/07/2016 @ 08:25 pm 03/15/2016 @ 03:10 UT  03/14/2016 @ 09:10 pm 03/22/2016 @ 03:55 UT   03/21/2016 @ 09:55 pm 03/29/2016 @ 04:41 UT   03/28/2016 @ 10:41 pm    

Professor Billy Hix is the Associate Professor of Education at Motlow State Community College and a Teacher Liaison for the Space Foundation. Billy frequently visits local schools to perform outreach and to encourage STEM education in general, with a focus on science and astronomy, and to assist teachers to engage their students in science. Yes, the man gets around! Billy has a passion for education and astronomy, and is an absolute pleasure to listen to as he shares his knowledge about the universe through the numerous talks and star parties he coordinates every year for the Space Foundation. Space Foundation Teacher Liaisons are a select group of educators who share a passion for space and were selected for the program for their integration of space themes into the classroom. This will be a wonderful discussion, and one to encourage backyard stargazers to get involved in STEM programs and astronomy outreach. 

Getting back to doing some LIVE episodes. Tonight we are going to be covering my observing report for the month of October, of course we will be discussing new products, and wrapping up this episode with recommended objects for the month of November.    All this and MORE, on this episode of At The Eyepiece. 

We cover some new entries into the world of Electronically Assisted Astronomy and discuss the upcoming Total Lunar Eclipse Atik Infinity http://attheeyepiece.blogspot.com/2015/08/atik-cameras-releases-entry-into-eaa.html Starlight Xpress Ultrastar - http://attheeyepiece.blogspot.com/2015/09/starlight-xpress-introduces-ultrastar.html Solar Ruler - http://thesolarexplorer.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37&Itemid=42   Opticsmart - www.opticsmart.com Explore Scientific NEW Dobsonians! - http://explorescientificusa.com/collections/dobsonians

As THOUSANDS of people across the WORLD take part in the WorldWide Solstice Festival, we'll be sharing and discussing just a few of the FANTASTIC images and news of the events here on this episode of At The Eyepiece. We may also have founders of the WorldWide Solstice Festival, Pamela Shivak and John W ONeal II call in as well and share how their individual outreach events are going LIVE on the air!   Have a Solstice Festival, or post solar or solstice related photos! It's that easy! Join the SOLARACTIVITY Facebook group for more worldwide events and post up your images! https://www.facebook.com/groups/solaractivity/ Our goal to share our love of all things solar with as many people as possible, to extend our reach, to cross cultural and ethnic lines, to share with the masses. Art, music, good food and good company will bring many more people to us and our telescopes, than an ad in a local paper advertising an astronomy outreach program. The festival will encompass BOTH solstice dates. In June, northern hemisphere participants can do outside venues while Southern Hemisphere participants can schedule indoor activities, if weather warrants that. On the December date, we northerners can host indoor or virtual events and presentations while, our southern hemisphere participants can host their WORLDWIDE SOLSTICE FESTIVAL during their local summertime. If there is no local festival in your area, clubs and individuals can partner with Metroparks, civic groups and/or business interests to start their own festival. You can invite musicians, bands, artists, crafts people, food vendors, solar power representatives, etc. Let your imagination be your guide! You can partner with Metroparks, Museums, libraries, your local NASA office, etc, etc

We have the joy of bringing to you Mike Phillips today to discuss planetary imaging techniques. Mike has been an amateur astronomer for many years, and is quite accomplished for his planetary imaging and even his deep-sky work. In addition to imaging, he was instrumental in launching the Google+ Hangout series called Virtual Star Parties with Fraser Cain (Universe Today Editor) a few years back. You can see Mike, and the Newtonian telescope he BUILT here on the official video that Google used to promote their Hangouts feature for Google+. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Agrdjd0nyFo So get your pencils and notebooks ready gang to learn some great stuff on this special episode of At The Eyepiece!

NEW Mallincam SkyRaider-DS http://www.mallincam.net/skyraider-ds.html NEW and IMPROVED SmartAstronomy Clearview Portable Observatory Tent  http://store.smartastronomy.com/poobte.html NEW Astronomics Astro-Tech 14" Carbon Fiber RC f8 https://www.astronomics.com/astro-tech-14-f8-carbon-fiber-truss-ritcheychrtien_p20181.aspx ZWO ASI Imaging Cameras NEW Website http://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/ Saturn at Opposition May 22nd http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/splashy-saturn-at-its-best-and-brightest05202015/ July 5th 2015 Global SUN-Day https://www.facebook.com/groups/GlobalSUNday/ SolarActivity Facebook Group  https://www.facebook.com/groups/solaractivity/ SolarHam.net 

NEAF 2015 Links SkyWatcher USA - http://www.skywatcherusa.com/maksutov.html Meade LX70s http://www.meade.com/products/telescopes/lx70-series.html Denkmeier L O A 21 - http://www.deepskybinoviewer.com/ Televue Delites - http://www.televue.com/engine/TV3b_page.asp?id=238#.VT6n12TF_FY iOptron CEM 120 - https://www.astronomics.com/ioptron-cem120-goto-computerized-wifi-mount-head_p20289.aspx NEAF 2015 YouTube Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcVuXLKQJwBcy2SpcE9PmHGtGMCdjdY-t Galaxies on the Edge NGC 3115, NGC 3190, NGC 4565, NGC 4754, NGC 4302 Lunar X Date - May 25    10:55 EST    07:55 PST  

  NEAF 2015 April 18-19 !   http://www.rocklandastronomy.com/neaf.html Astronomy Day April 25th with the Astronomical League  https://www.astroleague.org/al/astroday/astrodayform.html Global Astronomy Month Events by Astronomers Without Borders!    http://astronomerswithoutborders.org/ NEW astro-stuff from Orion! http://www.telescope.com/catalog/search.cmd?form_state=searchForm&siteCode=US&keyword=new Best messier marathon planning site!  http://www.richardbell.net/marathon.html Jupiter Events part 2 (Times for Central Daylight Savings Time)

Jupiter reached opposition February 6th, so that means its prime time for viewing and imaging this fascinating gas-giant. Tonight I cover all the interesting events visible on Jupiter for the first half of March 2015. These will include Great Red Spot Transits as well as Galilean Moon Transits. All times are in central time zone, which is easier for beginners to understand and adjust for their own locality than giving these times in Universal Time in my opinion, and for seasoned observers, well you can figure that out as well. So get out and observe Jupiter my fellow backyard stargazers!

This one has been in the works for awhile, but we are finally ready to air it live!  This topic comes to us from a vote via the Facebook group Telescope Addicts. This Facebook group is HUGE, with over 15,000 members, and we certainly want to thank Ahmed Jaber and all the wonderful people on Telescope Addicts for voting on a topic for this specific episode.  We are going to be joined by Craig and Tammy Temple, a dynamic duo in the world of astrophotography, having been published numerous times in Astronomy Magazine, Amateur Astronomy Magazine and others.  In addition to being avid astrophotographers, they have also been doing a number of equipment reviews lately as well, having been published in Astronomy Magazine and Astronomy Technology Today.  Both Craig and Tammy will be on the air with us to discuss the importance of accurate image scale in astrophotography, and how you can ensure you get the best results with your camera and equipment combinations. Prepared to learn a lot folks from these expert astrophotographers! To learn more about Craig and Tammy Temple, and to view some of their work, head to http://cntastro.smugmug.com/Astrophotography

The Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project (CBSAP) is the worlds LARGEST astronomy outreach 501(c)3 nonprofit that is dedicated to promoting science literacy by sharing the fascinating science of our Sun. This organization brings observatory quality, narrowband solar telescopes and imaging equipment to over 150 schools and events per year. In 2012 they personally reached over 150,000 students and adults in 5 countries. They share, completely free of charge, live views of Sunspots, Solar Flares, Prominences, Filaments and other fiery magnetic phenomena near the surface of our nearest star, safely, and in three different wavelengths of light. Everyone are usually blown away by the incredible views of the Sun through these state of the art telescopes and cameras. Participants receive solar viewing glasses absolutely free at the event too, and in some cases can even bring home their own images of the Sun taken with these instruments! This organizing is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, so in order to keep these public events completely free of charge, they need your help financially. Stephen Ramsden, the director and creator of CBSAP, will be live on air to answer your questions about science, solar astronomy, our Sun, his equipment etc. He is PASSIONATE about solar astronomy folks, and you will be captivated by hearing more about what he does, and his organization does each and every year to promote science, and in particular Solar astronomy to anyone and everyone.  In addition to Stephen, we will be joined by some of his busiest Solar Ambassadors from around the WORLD that will call in and share their own personal stories about sharing our Sun with others.  Their official site is http://www.solarastronomy.org/ check them out!

www.audibletrial.com/attheyeyepiece Mallincam XTerminator  - www.mallincam.net APM-Telescopes - APM Image Master Mini Guiding Scope  - Deluxe Finder Scope 50mm and 60mm   http://www.apm-telescopes.de/ ASAE New Equipment releases GalaxyLog4565 - M-77 - Cetus, Ngc 750/751 - Triangulum, Ngc 931 - Triangulum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX0NvA_bdCE Observer Log - Deerlick Group NGC 7331, Stephens Quintet Next Special Episode for CBSAP Annual Fundraiser