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Archives for May 2009

CtCameraeye’s solar season starts

May 24, 2009 by CtCameraEye Leave a Comment

I had a few hours free today, and after seeing the solar activity shown on Spaceweather.com  I decided to break out the solar filters and scope and start my solar season. After checking out the local weather radar I figured I had about and hour or two before the thunderstorms hit my area. I initally did some visual observations and did not see much. Then I switched to my Meade … [Read more...]

What about the other space telescope?

May 21, 2009 by CtCameraEye Leave a Comment

With all the talk about the Hubble Space Telescope we often forget that there is another another telescope floating around up there. It's NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, and it's original mission has ended on May 15th. Here's a press release from NASA as Spitzer starts it's second life. PASADENA, Calif. -- After more than five-and-a-half years of probing the cool cosmos, … [Read more...]

Rare Rocket Launch contrails visable tonight

May 19, 2009 by CtCameraEye Leave a Comment

This rare launch of the Air Force Research LabTacSat-3 satellite on an Air Force Minotaur 1 rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia had rocket enthusiasts up and down the east coast waiting to see if they could see any sign of it. I went out to my dark sky spot in Marlborough about 10 minutes before launch, set up and watched it go up on my computer via broadband on NASA TV at … [Read more...]

Have not had enough of Hubble yet?

May 17, 2009 by CtCameraEye Leave a Comment

Why not build your own?                   Check out this Hubble site I ran across while I was surfing around. Called the HubbleSite,  it is full of information, news, and projects that you can do. … [Read more...]

Did you know these facts about the Hubble?

May 14, 2009 by CtCameraEye Leave a Comment

With all the hub bub this week about the Hubble, did you these interesting facts about the telescope?       The Hubble telescope weighs 24,500 pounds. The Hubble telescope cost 1.5 billion dollars at the time it was launched. The Hubble goes around the Earth at 5 miles per second. It orbits the Earth at an altitude of 353 miles. The Hubble's speed is … [Read more...]

State lawmakers want to cut funding to Ct. Science Center

May 11, 2009 by CtCameraEye Leave a Comment

It seemed like all of the pieces were coming together at the new Connecticut Science Center for it's opening in June when state law makers developed a monetary black hole. Governor Rell wants to cut a $1.2 million dollar appropriation to the Science Center by sucking away 83% of it, reducing it to $237,500. You know what happens when things get sucked into the black hole don't … [Read more...]

Your domain name on your car

May 11, 2009 by CtCameraEye Leave a Comment

Just when you have thought you have seen everything that unique advertising can throw at you, check this out.           It's called a PIDPLATE.  PIDPLATES, custom and hand made (Personal IDentification Plates) are a new, unique way to promote any kind of business, product, service or message. PIDPLATES offer a stylish way to advertise and promote with … [Read more...]

Connecticut Science Center comes together

May 3, 2009 by CtCameraEye Leave a Comment

Working at a fever pitch, hundreds of workers are in one of their final phases in making the Connecticut Science Center a reality. Last week, CtCameraEye got a special tour of inside the Science Center to see how the work is progressing. Below are some of the highlights that I saw.                  (Above) Looking out of the windows in Science … [Read more...]

New Britain Walnut Hill Park Book

I have a few dozen copies of my latest Book "The Life and Times of Walnut Hill Park" from its second printing still available.

Please contact me at achaniewski@comcast.net for more information about ordering the book!

Welcome

You have found the new CtCameraEye website. Updated from my old blog site that I had for over six years. A lot has changed over that time, and the new site here will show you many of the new places where I have been and what I have accomplished. A better blog site to keep in touch with you all, and finally, a new project that I have been working on for the past year which I will be announcing in the next few months. Stay tuned a lot of neat stuff will be happening!
Alan

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Mercury Transit

May 10, 2016 By CtCameraEye Leave a Comment

        It was about 10 years since I saw the last Transit of Mercury across the face of sun. The last time I had a lot of time to get set up and practice my exposures on the sun. This year I was working and was only able to get the last hour […]

Checking out the moon

April 26, 2016 By CtCameraEye Leave a Comment

Abry Jordan looking at the moon at a Sidewalk Astronomy session held this month in Marlborough, Ct.

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