Author: n4mqu

Now There are Three Comets

Astronomy, comet
Three comets in one night. Comet Lemmon, Comet Swan and Comet Wierzchos. I originally intended to image Lemmon and Swann but my PHD friend suggested Wierzchos so I decided to give it a try. I was at an Amateur Radio POTA Park Pee Dee River State Game Land but I didn’t do amateur radio but did astronomy instead. It was a great day. I’ll be working with on a video that shows the three comets moving through space.

 

 

Comet Lemmon

Comet Lemmon The Movie 

Here is a video of Comet Limmon. You can see the movement of the comet against the stars. 

Two Comets In One Evening

Astronomy

 

 

 

 

I stand to be corrected but I believe this is the first time I saw two comets in one evening. Comet photo credit Olivia Hege using Seestar

I have made it safely back home. First time I saw two comets in one evening. Olivia Hege took the comet photos I took a few messier objects photos. I survived camping but may have to wait until it gets warmer to do it again.

Showed Olivia how to image C-2025 A6

 

C-2025 R2

First time comet chasers

After the comets I took a few Messier photos 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M 110. M31 is the showing on the corner of photo 

M 103

 

 

M 76

The camper set up

Tour of WUNC FM Tower

Amateur Radio, SWL

Amateur radio. After I served my wife breakfast up in bed for her birthday (well I offered too) I left for Carboro As a member of the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society and part of their Tarheel SWL SIG. I enjoyed the tour of the WUNC FM tower today. We enjoyed the tour and I think the host enjoyed showing a more technical group the inner workings of a radio tower.

Rockingham GMRS Luncheon

GMRS

Rockingham GMRS group put a great spread today for what i believe was their first luncheon. I had the Seestar telescope out and showed the sun. Thanks for inviting me. I plan to join the club my Call WSDA411

Photo Credit Richmond County GMRS

Mineral Springs Elementary School STEM Event

Amateur Radio, Astronomy, STEM

Thanks to Mineral Springs Elementary School for inviting us to their event today. Fred Lathan and Mark Gibson introduced amateur radio and astronomy to our visitors. We showed two types of telescopes a visual telescope and a smart telescope.  We worked amateur radio into our presentation by demonstrating Morse code.by sending the visitors name using a home made key equipped with a speaker so they could hear the sound. We emphasized how amateur radio was the primary means of communication after Hurricane Helene hit the western part of the state. Fred and Mark are members of the   Richmond County Amateur Radio Club and  Mark is a member of the Richmond County Astronomy Club.  

Astronomy 3rd Annual STEM Showcase

Amateur Radio, Astronomy, STEM

Thanks to the members Richmond County Astronomy Club and the Richmond County Amateur Radio Club for supporting us in the 3rd Annual STEM Showcase Cole auditorium tonight. We fielded a lot of questions and Carl Howald Showed the sun. Fred Lathan, Ted Lathan and Mark Gibson operated the amateur radio station and made 6 contacts one all the way in Canada. Thanks to the organizers for inviting us. I didn’t get a great shot of our set up because we had to put the telescopes away due to the approaching storm.

Contacts made