Every year the Custer Institute and Observatory holds its annual 3-day Astronomy Jamboree in Southold, NY.
Come one day or all three!
Schedule of Events
Fun for the whole family! Not to be missed!
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Friday, October 9, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Aurora Borealis from Long Island, NY
Aurora Borealis seen from New York
Cedar Beach, Mt. Sinai, Long Island, NY
June 23, 2015
On June 22, 2015 Space Weather Live put out a KP index of 7. In order to see an Aurora from Long Island the KP index needs to be a 7 or higher. I saw a reading as high as KP8.67 in the early morning hours of June 23, 2015. Although the Aurora was not seen visually I continued to take photos of the dark sky in hopes of capturing something of the Aurora. It is rare to capture and see an Aurora from Long Island, NY. Although the seeing was not optimal I was able to capture enough of the Aurora to confirm it from Long Island.
Special Thanks to Elias Bonaros for the Aurora alert and help confirming the final Aurora photos.
The following photos were taken between one and two am in the morning.
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| 1:15am Some green above the Sky-glow of Connecticut. |
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| 1:24am - Some dark pupleish-red appears visible above the green of the Aurora |
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| 1:27am - The Aurora appears in the north under the Constellation Cassiopeia. |
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| 1:45am |
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| 1:46am |
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| 1:47am |
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| 1:48am |
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| 2:08am - The Aurora seemed to dissipate after 2 am. Green no longer seen above the Connecticut sky-glow. |
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Custer Observatory Annual Astronomy Jamboree - October 17, 2014
Custer Institute and Observatory's
36th Annual Astronomy Jamboree
October 17 - 19, 2014
On the evening of October 17th the Custer Observatory held the first day of its Astronomy Jamboree at the Custer Observatory in Southold, NY. For many years there has been a Poetry Reading led by Bob and Steve Chapin, long time supporters and members of the Custer Observatory!
After the Poetry Reading in the Elmer Room everyone moved to Stokes Hall for the Astronomer's Drinking Song, a yearly tradition on the first night of the Jamboree!
Friday, October 10, 2014
ISS & Waxing Gibbous Moon October 4, 2014
International Space Station and the Waxing Gibbous Moon
Long Island, NY
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| Waxing Gibbous Moon and ISS on top right |
Constellation Orion, Big Dipper and Jupiter - September 28, 2014
Constellation Orion, The Big Dipper and Jupiter and its Moons
Southold, New York
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| Constellation Orion Over the Custer Observatory Dome |
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| Jupiter and its Moons |
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| The Big Dipper |
Summer 2014 Moon Images
The Varied Faces of the Moon
Long Island, New York
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| Crescent Moon - June 29, 2014 |
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| Super Full Buck Moon - July 13, 2014 |
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| Super Full Sturgeon Moon through cloud cover- August 8, 2014 |
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| Setting Super-moon distorted through Earth's Atmosphere- August 10, 2014 |
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| Daytime Waning Gibbous Moon - August 13, 2014 |
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| Daytime Waning Gibbous Moon - August 15, 2014 |
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| Last Quarter Moon - August 17, 2014 |
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| Crescent Moon through cloud cover- August 29, 2014 |
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| Waxing Gibbous - September 4, 2014 |
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| Full Corn Moon - September 9, 2014 |
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| Waning Gibbous Moon with Glimmer Path - September 12, 2014 |
Moon, Venus, Jupiter Conjunction - August 23, 2014
Crescent Moon, Venus and Jupiter Conjunction
Long Island, NY
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Lunar "X" & "V" - September 1, 2014
The Lunar "X" & Lunar "V"
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| Look for the Lunar "X" and the Lunar "V" during the First Quarter Moon. |
Links to info on the Lunar "X" and Lunar "V"
Friday, June 20, 2014
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