Nekkid eye OR from Maui

by Casey Fukuda

Hi all. My NexStar 11GPS is still in a container somewhere at pier 1 in Kahului. I hope to have it by Wednesday, next week. Last Wednesday morning I awoke at 3:30 am Hawaii time, 6:30 am California time. Restless, I went out into my driveway and looked up at the sky. It was very clear, but a waxing moon was pretty high in the sky.

The keystone of Hercules was nearly at the zenith. The Sagittarius teapot spout was 30+ degrees above the horizon. Antares in Scorpius was 40+ degrees above the horizon and lowest star in the scorpions tail (I believe is Sargas) was over 20 degrees above the horizon.

Being 16 degrees farther south has certainly changed my perspective.

I checked on Cartes du Ciel today and Omega Cen is culminating 20+ degrees above the horizon just before 1 am. I can't wait to get a look at that glob from the top of Haleakala.

Aloha, Casey

Posted on sf-bay-tac Apr 09, 2004 21:07:25 PT
Converted by report.pm 1.1 Jul 10, 2004 16:10:47 PT