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XANADU OBSERVATORY

 

Xanadu Observatory is a small backyard dome

located in Tucson, Arizona.

Tonight's Observing Plan (03/03/08):  CCD Session with Tak Epsilon 180.

Recently processed pictures:

                       Mars 12/19/07                                   IC410, NGC1893, and The Tadpoles

 

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Click here to see the Xanadu weather report, sent via ham radio station KR7RK.          

Here's the latest astronomical seeing prediction for Xanadu, courtesy of Clear Sky Clock:

 

What's up with the Sun?

 
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Info updates ~ every 10 minutes.  Click the box for a more detailed chart.


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Want to observe through a mountaintop telescope, right now?  Check out Slooh:

 

Here is a java applet that shows tonight's moon phase, courtesy of Night Sky Observer:

To plan the month's observing, here is a lunar phase calendar from TheSky software:

 

And for those of you interested in Jupiter's moons instead of Earth's Luna:

 
 

 

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