FIRST SNOW!

After a week and a half of clear and very cold days and nights (the lowest temperature here was 8°), the temps started to rise a little, and the clouds rolled in. The result was the first snow of 2009!

December 13, 2009

9:30 a.m. PST.....

Watching For Geminids

The Geminid meteor shower will peak on December 14, and we've had some very clear (and VERY cold) nights here in the northwest. I've set up my all-sky camera to watch for meteors streaking overhead. Here is a brief, bright meteor passing from west-to-east (with the resulting still-image trail included) at 5:19 a.m. on Tuesday, December 8. The last-quarter Moon shines bright, high in the southern sky.

For the daytime view from this camera, go to my website and click on the WebCam link. Enjoy...

Google Earth Feature (WAY cool)

Check out Google Earth's new "Street View" feature...

There are 1,000's of panoramic views, taken from steet level, all over the country. These images were created by a high-tech pan camera mounted on a vehicle. This particular view is of a close friend's house in the country. If you don't have Google Earth on your computer, download it! If you already have it, update it! This is very, very cool.......