Family Astronomy Day - April 16, 2016

Family Astronomy Day

Custer ObservatorySouthold, NY

April 16, 2016

Justine Haupt with her Radio Telescope display

Solar & Radio Telescopes

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SOLAR OBSERVING

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Charles Cardona & Michael

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BIRD OF PREY SHOW

Gyrfalcon

Eagle Owl

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ROCKET LAUNCH DEMONSTRATION

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Jeff Norwood from Camera Concepts

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Presentation on THE MOON by Chuck Cardona

Path of the 2017 Eclipse across the United States

Evening Observations

Waxing Gibbous Moon

NEAF: North East Astronomy Forum - April 10, 2016

 NEAF: North East Astronomy Forum

Rockland County Community College
Suffern, New York

April 9-10, 2016

NEAF selling floor

Space X Display Booth

Sextant Lessons

Many Solar Telescopes to look at the sun and the giant Sunspot (AR) 2529

Giant Sunspot (AR) 2529, at the top. The Sun viewed through a Hydrogen Alpha Filter. 
(NEVER look at the sun without the proper equipment and filters!)

Giant Sunspot (AR) 2529, on the right. The Sun viewed through a White Light Filter. This Sun Spot is several times larger then Earth! 

(NEVER look at the sun without the proper equipment and filters!)

 Close-up of (AR) 2529. Several of our Earths will fit into this massive Sun Spot!

Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX, Vice President of Flight Reliability ‘SpaceX, Exploration through Innovation‘

Nice Silver and Abalone Astronomy earrings

Very large 65 pound Gibeon Iron Meteorite

Great display of meteorites for sale at NEAF!

37th Annual Astronomy Jamboree

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!

Super Moon Lunar Eclipse - September 27, 2015

Super Moon Lunar Eclipse
September 27-28, 2015
Southold, NY

On September 27 there was a Lunar Eclipse with the Moon at Perigee. The Moon was 14% larger  then we normally observe it because it is at its closest approach to the Earth in its orbit. 

Blue Moon - July 31, 2015

Blue Moon

July 31, 2015

Fire Island, NY

On July 31st we had a second full moon for the month which is known as a Blue Moon. Anytime there are two full moons in a month the second one is known as a Blue Moon.