MontanaRon » astronomy http://montanaron.com/wordpress Just another ordinary English teacher eclectic expat blog about nothing in particular. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:57:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Lunar Eclipse http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/12/13/lunar-eclipse-2675 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/12/13/lunar-eclipse-2675#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:29:12 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2675 Yes, I stayed up late last Saturday to try to take a few photos of the lunar eclipse. It was spectacular here, the moon high in a mostly clear sky and sporting a deep rust-red color, which made taking photos a bit difficult. I walked down to where I usually go running, the soccer field [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/12/13/lunar-eclipse-2675/feed 3 Clear, But Not Dry http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2010/08/07/1825-1825 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2010/08/07/1825-1825#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:57:56 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=1825 I woke up real early this morning, like, at 3:30, and looked out my window to see a beautiful, clear sky, the first time I’ve been able to see the morning stars in what seems like weeks. Some of the recent evenings have been mostly clear, but we’ve had mainly overcast morning skies for quite [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2010/08/07/1825-1825/feed 0 Success and Failure http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/08/26/success-and-failure-445 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/08/26/success-and-failure-445#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:16:14 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=445 It seems that the launch of the Korean rocket yesterday was successful, but the orbital insertion of the satellite failed. The first stage of the rocket was Russian-made and the 2nd was Korean. The Russians claim that the 2nd stage failed to do its job, causing the satellite failure. So, it’s probably a 50-50 success-failure [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/08/26/success-and-failure-445/feed 0 Eclipse http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/07/21/eclipse-435 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/07/21/eclipse-435#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:32:41 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=435 Tomorrow, Wednesday, there’s a solar eclipse that will be seen in most parts of Asia, including South Korea. Here in Yeosu, we’ll experience about 90% totality, definitely not enough to look at the Sun with the naked eye. Here’s where the eclipse will be seen, courtesy of the Sky and Telescope website.

But, that [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/07/21/eclipse-435/feed 0 Goings On http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/02/25/goings-on-411 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/02/25/goings-on-411#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=411 The Korean won is tanking again. It had strengthened to around 1300 to the dollar, but now it has dropped back to the 1500 level and doesn’t show any signs of stopping there. Very bad situation–again.

We’ve had rainy weather lately, but the wind and cold have been holding off. I was hoping to get [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/02/25/goings-on-411/feed 0 Smile http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/12/02/smile-395 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/12/02/smile-395#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:49:13 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=395 If you have clear skies tonight in Montana and elsewhere in North America, you can see a spectacular meeting of Venus, Jupiter and the crescent Moon. Look towards the southwest after sunset and you should have no problem seeing the moon above the two planets. Here in Yeosu, we were treated to a bit of [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/12/02/smile-395/feed 0 Space Camp http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/02/22/space-camp-357 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/02/22/space-camp-357#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:49:08 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=357 For a few days this week, I was focused on the heavens. On Tuesday, the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Atlantis flew overhead, both easily visible to the naked eye, with the ISS particularly bright–brighter than any star, at about -2.5 magnitude, according to Heavens Above. The Shuttle was about 20 degrees ahead [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/02/22/space-camp-357/feed 1 Cloudburst http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2007/11/06/cloudburst-333 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2007/11/06/cloudburst-333#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:22:23 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=333 Geez, we had a real slam-bang of a thunderstorm/rainstorm yesterday, a deluge more furious than anything Noel hit us with, and it was even pushing water into my room, under the door. It lasted about half an hour and left the fields, which had more or less dried out, drenched with more water than I’ve [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2007/11/06/cloudburst-333/feed 0 Ramadan, Bicycle, Eclipse http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2005/10/05/ramadan-bicycle-eclipse-122 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2005/10/05/ramadan-bicycle-eclipse-122#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2005 19:19:02 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=122 Today is the first day of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting and prayer. The small street running along my apartment was much more subdued this morning, quieter and less bustle. Many of the shops stayed shut for most of the day, opening a little later than usual. Most of them are shut down now, [...] Related posts:
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