Sky tonight for this month

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Image sets available on 20th may

Delhi Public school Dwarka
Amity International Saket
Bal bharti Public School, Pitampura

They all get image sets for analysis. HAPPY HUNTING.

we got the following update from Dr. Miller:

Greetings from the International Astronomical Search Collaboration

Weather Still A Problem

Weather at the ARI Observatory continues to be a problem.  Last night three image sets were taken before it became overcast.  These three image sets dated May 20th have been uploaded into the school folders.  Just in case...check your folder.

Under Normal Circumstances...

When the skies are clear and dark, the ARI uses two telescopes to take images of near-Earth objects (NEOs), the 24" and 32".  During a typical night's run there were will be as many as 20 to 25 targets.  Each target makes up one image set, which is placed into a school folder.  Each school gets its own image set to analyze.  Do not analyze image sets in the other school folders...only the sets that you find in your folder.

Weather Forecast

The weather forecast shows 75% chance of rain for the next two days.  It may clear up by the weekend.  I am sorry but this is all part of science...especially astronomy.  No clear skies = No telescope images :o(

In the meanwhile 11 of the 31 participating schools have an image set to process.  When the skies do clear, the rest of the schools will also have them.  Be patient...

Happy Hunting!!

Dr. Patrick Miller

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