Observing Reports

Date Title Author(s)
March 2010
15 Short night at Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
14 The Big Freeze; A Cold Night In UMa Mark Wagner
February 2010
17 A Good Night For Winter Mark Wagner
14 Touring the Celestial Zoo Steve Gottlieb
Starlights Return Mark Wagner
November 2009
25 Wet Behind The Ears - Dewy Night at Willow Springs Mark Wagner
15 Winter's Return to Willow Springs Mark Wagner
October 2009
17 Late Season Highlights from Willow Springs Mark Wagner
September 2009
24 Himalia and more from Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
Spoiling An "A" Student Mark Wagner
02 Double shadow transit on Jupiter and more Steve Gottlieb
August 2009
20 No Need For Speed Mark Wagner
16 Observing Distant Fires (Holy Smokes!) Mark Wagner
12 Two object OR from Lake Sonoma on 7/25/09 Steve Gottlieb
01 Short But Good Night at Houge Park Mark Wagner
July 2009
22 July 21/22, 2009: Two Nights With New Sights Mark Wagner
21 Longest Solar Eclipse of the 21st Century a success! Steve Gottlieb
May 2009
25 A Memorable Weekend Mark Wagner
23 Rare Sighting at IHOP Mark Wagner
22 Return to Blue Canyon Mark Wagner
16 Sons of Dobzilla Mark Wagner
15 Big Turnout at Houge Park Mark Wagner
Apr 2009
25 Event Horizon at Deepsky Ranch Mark Wagner
22 Venus Occultation Steve Gottlieb
20 Outstanding Night at Dinosaur Point Mark Wagner
04 A Surprising Night at Houge Park Mark Wagner
Mar 2009
30 Patience Pays... Mark Wagner
25 Digging Celestial Bones at Dinosaur Point Mark Wagner
Feb 2009
20 Frosty Hickson Mark Wagner
02 Houge Park - Try It, You'll Like It! Mark Wagner
Jan 2009
21 Monday night at Lake Sonoma 1/26/09 Steve Gottlieb
Willows Springs 12/30/08 Steve Gottlieb
Lake Sonoma 1/17/09 Steve Gottlieb
02 Ice-nine night at Willow Springs Mark Wagner
Dec 2008
15 Remember when it was clear 3 weeks ago... Steve Gottlieb
01 Chasing tiny celestial butterflies 11/17/08 Steve Gottlieb
Munching Cosmic Brownies at Coe Mark Wagner
Nov 2008
24 Observing-LITE Mark Wagner
08 Wide Gaps Mark Wagner
Oct 2008
27 Deep Sky Ranch 10/25/08 Steve Gottlieb
26 Location, location, location... Mark Wagner
Sep 2008
29 CalStar 2008 - It doesn't get much better Mark Wagner
01 "Mariposa" - from the Cocoon Mark Wagner
Lake Sonoma 8/30/08 Steve Gottlieb
Aug 2008
05 Seeing stars in two very different clusters.... Mark Wagner
03 Mt. Lassen - Going Dark at 7.5 Mark Wagner
Jul 2008
22 GSSP Steve Gottlieb
07 ER: GSSP 2008

Mark Wagner

June 2008
11 Willow Springs 6/7/08 Steve Gottlieb
08 Willow Springs - Who Needs Sleep? (Bring on Adin)... Mark Wagner
May 2008
14 OR 3: LMC Sampler from Australia Steve Gottlieb
  Losing Ten Inches Ain't Fun! Mark Wagner
04 A night of interacting pairings ... Steve Gottlieb
April 2008
30 Planetaries: Magellan Observatory, NSW 4/4/08-4/12/08 Steve Gottlieb
27 Magellan Observatory, New South Wales 4/4/08-4/12/08 Steve Gottlieb
Sleepy Time Report from Willow Springs. Mark Wagner
March 2008
10 Tour of Puppis Clusters (3/2/08) Steve Gottlieb
09 Galaxy Fields Forever Mark Wagner
February 2008
21 Lunar Eclipse from Lafayette Steve Gottlieb
Eclipse - Three Views? Mark Wagner
10 Willow Springs 2/10/08 Steve Gottlieb
06 2/4/08 from Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
January 2008
02 First OR of the new year: 1/1/08 at Fremont Peak Steve Gottlieb
December 2007
24 Team Dioscuri and Celestial Sports.... Mark Wagner
13 A Winter's Day... Mark Wagner
09 Lake Sonoma Saturday 12/8/07 Steve Gottlieb
November 2007
04 "Dino-Nite!" Mark Wagner
03 Comet night at Houge Park Mark Wagner
October 2007
25 Holmes Mark Wagner
More Comet Holmes 17/P Mark Wagner
14 Fremont Peak 10/13/07 Steve Gottlieb
07 A Social Night At Coe Mark Wagner
September 2007
20 Willow Springs in the shadow of a 33" (9/15/07) Steve Gottlieb
18 Willow Springs Sept 15, http://observers.org/reports/2007 Mark Wagner
11 Lake Sonoma 9/10/07 (Monday night) Steve Gottlieb
9 Observing at Plettstone Sept http://observers.org/reports/2007 Mark Wagner
August 2007
15 A Surprise in the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud Steve Gottlieb
13 The DARC Observatory 8/11/07 Steve Gottlieb
My "Joe Friday" Observing Report Mark Wagner
4 How To Feel Letdown on a Good Night Mark Wagner
July 2007
25 OR 3: GSSP and Sierra Buttes (Globs) Steve Gottlieb
24 Sierra Buttes http://observers.org/reports/2007 (Two southern HII complexes) Steve Gottlieb
22 Steady seeing conditions at Bumpass! Steve Gottlieb
21 OR 1: GSSP and Sierra Buttes http://observers.org/reports/2007 (Planetaries) Steve Gottlieb
18 GSSP http://observers.org/reports/2007 - Where The Myth Began Mark Wagner
16 Comet VZ13 Mark Wagner
June 2007
Date Title Author(s)
22 Houge Park Mark Wagner
14 Making Lemonade at Michelle's... Mark Wagner
May 2007
12 Short IHOP on 5/12/07 and Lake Sonoma on 5/14/07 Steve Gottlieb
12 Short OR from 5/12/07: Ice House Observation Plateau (IHOP4) Steve Gottlieb
12 Coe was a winner! Mark Wagner
April 2007
14
Star Hill Inn 4/14/07 Steve Gottlieb
March 2007
17
Return to Fremont Peak (I musta been drunk)... Mark Wagner
11
Lake Sonoma Sunday night 3/11/07 Steve Gottlieb
10
Bon Appetit! Mark Wagner
February 2007
16
Lake Sonoma 2/16/07 Steve Gottlieb
January 2007
13
OR: Lake Sonoma on Saturday 1/13/07 Steve Gottlieb
12
Daytime Mc-Not Easy In Binos Mark Wagner
December 2006
18 Last night at Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
November 2006
18
Willow Springs - Out In The Wilds Mark Wagner
Willow Springs Steve Gottlieb
October 2006
29 Willow Springs Ayers site 10/21/06 Steve Gottlieb
20 Excellent conditions at Lake Sonoma last night! Steve Gottlieb
15 Coe last night.... Mark Wagner
September 2006
28 Lake Sonoma - 9/25/06 Steve Gottlieb
27 Calstar Aways Wins... Mark Wagner
19 Solar Pillar Mark Wagner
17 Coe last night... brief report... Mark Wagner
02 Houge Park 9/1 Mark Wagner
August 2006
29 Guide Dogs Rock! Mark Wagner
28 Willow Springs, 26-27 Aug http://observers.org/reports/2006 Steve Gottlieb
Comet 177P/Bradford Mark Wagner
24 Uranus' moons Steve Gottlieb
22 Where Stars Go To Die (8/19) Mark Wagner
14 Naked Eye Sunspot Mark Wagner
12 Sierra Buttes and Lassen 7/20 to 7/27 (Globulars) Steve Gottlieb
Sierra Buttes and Lassen 7/20 to 7/27 (Planetaries) Steve Gottlieb
Sierra Buttes and Lassen 7/20 to 7/27 (Part 1) Steve Gottlieb
05 Licked Mark Wagner
July 2006
29 Reflections from Coe: Looking In The Mirror Again... Mark Wagner
26 Nelms Star Party http://observers.org/reports/2006 Mark Wagner
20 Sierra Buttes and Lassen 7/20 to 7/27 (Globulars) Steve Gottlieb
Sierra Buttes and Lassen 7/20 to 7/27 (Planetaries) Steve Gottlieb
Sierra Buttes and Lassen 7/20 to 7/27 (Part I) Steve Gottlieb
7 ISS transit across the moon tonight in San Jose Mark Wagner
June 2006
17 Lake Sonoma 6/17/06 Steve Gottlieb
14 Lick Observatory June 14 Mark Wagner
Mayl 2006
30 A Good One At Montebello! Mark Wagner
27 Willow Springs Mark Wagner
17 Social Observing at Coyote Lake Mark Wagner
April 2006
29 Observing from Coe: A New Season Mark Wagner
The interesting NGC 4756 group Steve Gottlieb
February 2006
24 It Pays To Go Mark Wagner
Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
23 Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
09 Two Eyes ARE Better Than One! Mark Wagner
January 2006
30 A few objects from Costa Rica Steve Gottlieb
21 Surprise Saturn Observation Mark Wagner
20 Houge Park Mark Wagner
December 2005
27 Hawaii Mark Wagner
03 Fiddletown Steve Gottlieb
November 2005
26 Lake Sonoma on Sat. night Steve Gottlieb
23 Shakhbazian Groups - Beyond the Hicksons Steve Gottlieb
October 2005
31 Mars Dresses For The Occasion Mark Wagner
08 Lake Sonoma last night Steve Gottlieb
September 2005
29 CalStar Highlights Mark Wagner
24 Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
04 The Peak again Mark Wagner
IHOP (Ice House Observation Plateau) Steve Gottlieb
Extragalactic planetaries and globulars Steve Gottlieb
August 2005
27 Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
26 Houge Park Mark Wagner
July 2005
31 Sierra Buttes Steve Gottlieb
29 Houge Park, SJAA's new idea, and Telescope Loaner Program Mark Wagner
06 SSP http://observers.org/reports/2005: Fun With Steve (without Steve) Mark Wagner
Gottlieb's Wicked Adventures in Oz (VI) Steve Gottlieb
Gottlieb's Wicked Adventures in Oz (V) Steve Gottlieb
Gottlieb's Wicked Adventures in Oz (IV) Steve Gottlieb
Gottlieb's Wicked Adventures in Oz (III) Steve Gottlieb
05 Gottlieb's Wicked Adventure in Oz (II) Steve Gottlieb
Gottlieb's Wicked Adventure in Oz (I) Steve Gottlieb
June 2005
04 Coe blows and worse Mark Wagner
IHOP Steve Gottlieb
Mayl 2005
29 Lake Sonoma Sunday night Steve Gottlieb
Fiddletown Memorial Day Weekend Mark Wagner
23 Moon and Antares Steve Gottlieb
April 2005
13 Emptying the Cup! Mark Wagner
09 Coe beats the odds Mark Wagner
Galaxies from Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
05 Wildflowers from Coe Mark Wagner
March 2005
14 Objects observed from Chile Mark Wagner
February 2005
03 Observing 3 amateur discoveries from Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
January 2005
09 Machholz from Montclair Mark Wagner
December 2004
31 Observing on New Year's Eve in Mendocino Mark Wagner
10 Treasue Hunts and TGOs Mark Wagner
November 2004
06 Conditions from Fiddletown Steve Gottlieb
October 2004
14 CalStar http://observers.org/reports/2004 - Fun and Friends Mark Wagner
09 Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
September 2004
18 Hey Diddle Diddle, A Short Night at Fiddle(town...) Mark Wagner
11 Fremont Peak Mark Wagner
05   Mark Wagner
August 2004
20 A Night at Bob's Mark Wagner
14 Cold Night in August Mark Wagner
07 Columbia to Plettstone via Moccasin Creek Mark Wagner
July 2004
26 Doubles from Danville Mark Wagner
22 Moon/shadow transits of Jupiter last Thursday Steven Gottlieb
17 Shingletown Challenge List Steven Gottlieb
June 2004
25 Fiddletown Steve Gottlieb
20 Some observations at SSP 6/20/04 Steve Gottlieb
11 Cold with Bad Seeing Mark Wagner
Mayl 2004
23 Backyard action in Virgo Mark Wagner
14 The Comet and the Cluster Mark Wagner
08 Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
April 2004
10 Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
Observing at Shingletown Mark Wagner
March 2004
20 Coe report Mark Wagner
19 Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
14 Observing note Mark Wagner
07 Another lunar drawing Mark Wagner
05 Trapezium and TAC Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
04 Jupiter show Mark Wagner
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February 2004
19 Costa Rica - The Southern Globulars Steve Gottlieb
17 Costa Rica - The Large Magellanic Cloud Steve Gottlieb
Costa Rica - The Dorado Cloud of Galaxies Steve Gottlieb
Costa Rica - The Southern Planetaries Steve Gottlieb
Costa Rica - OC's in Vela, Carina, Cen and Crux Steve Gottlieb
15 Observing Trip to Costa Rica Steve Gottlieb
10 Magnets In My Boots (A short night of observing) Mark Wagner
January 2004
21 Abell 7 from Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
18 Sunday/Monday night Mark Wagner
December 2003
27 End of http://observers.org/reports/2003 Observing at Coe Mark Wagner
November 2003
26 Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
22 Saturday night at Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
01 Desire Mark Wagner
October 2003
28 The Ghosts In My Backyard Mark Wagner
25 Henry Coe State Park Mark Wagner
25 Fiddletown Steve Gottlieb
03 Houge Park last night... cloud magnet Mark Wagner
September 2003
25 Old Friends Mark Wagner
20 Using NSC's at Fremont Peak Mark Wagner
16 My boring OR Mark Wagner
13 High Moon Mark Wagner
August 2003
23 Observing at Coyote 8/23 Mark Wagner
Chew's Ridge (MIRA) Steve Gottlieb
16 Planet night at Montebello: Discovery of Uranus Mark Wagner
08 Lick Observatory Mark Wagner
July 2003
30 Mt. Lassen report Mark Wagner
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Observing Barnard dark nebulae at Devastated Lot Steve Gottlieb
28 Galaxy madness at the Sierra Buttes Steve Gottlieb
26 Fremont Peak - Same As It Ever Was Mark Wagner
14 La Caja de Los Gatos Observatory Mark Wagner
08 Occultation of Zubenelgenubi Mark Wagner
05 Observing near 1st Q at Foothills Park Mark Wagner
03 NGCs in 10x50 binos from Montebello Mark Wagner
June 2003
25 The Oven and The Icebox (SSP http://observers.org/reports/2003) Mark Wagner
18 Turley's sacrifice worked! Mark Wagner
Mayl 2003
31 Edges Mark Wagner
04 If Not For Dew... Mark Wagner
March 2003
29 Plettstone Mark Wagner
Plenty at Plettstone: Spring In My Step Mark Wagner
08 Quick Shingletown Observing Report Mark Wagner
01 Stalking the Bear Mark Wagner
Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
February 2003
22 FU Orionis! Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
07 Houge Park star party last night... Mark Wagner
01 On A Clear Night... Mark Wagner
01 Blowing Bubbles in the Wind Steve Gottlieb
January 2003
25 Coe Mark Wagner
  My Sol Delight Michael Swartz
06 Backyard (It's so very lonely...) Mark Wagner
05 Los Gatos Mark Wagner
November 2002
29 Friday after Thanksgiving Mark Wagner
18 Leonids from San Jose Mark Wagner
October 2002
03 CalStar http://observers.org/reports/2003 - the who, what, where and wow! Mark Wagner
September 2002
28 Brief OR from Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
06 TACos at Bear Valley observing site Mark Wagner
01 Fiddletown Steve Gottlieb
August 2002
27 Backyard fun Mark Wagner
16 Light Pot Cooks The Green Pea ;-) Mark Wagner
08 Observing from the Sierra Buttes Steve Gottlieb
04 Observing from the Sierra Buttes Steve Gottlieb
July 2002
14 Mag Limit at SSP Mark Wagner
08 Pavo and Telescopium galaxy groups from Australia Steve Gottlieb
June 2002
29 Some Southern Planetaries from Australia Steve Gottlieb
Best of the southern globulars Steve Gottlieb
Sampler of the best southern galaxies Steve Gottlieb
07 Shingletown Observing Mark Wagner
Mayl 2002
30 Notes from "Out Back"... Mark Wagner
11 Big Night at Coe! Mark Wagner
09 Short report from Los Gatos Mark Wagner
07 Solar system stuff Mark Wagner
03 Another for Coe Mark Wagner
Two Nights Observing Mark Wagner
April 2002
13 SJAA Messier Marathon night at Coe! Mark Wagner
06 Shingletown Star Party preliminary report.... Mark Wagner
02 When Galaxies Come Out Mark Wagner
01 When Galaxies Disappear Mark Wagner
March 2002
31 A night a La Caja de Los Gatos Observatory Mark Wagner
14 In town observing Mark Wagner
08 Houge Park fun Mark Wagner
02 A short evening at Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
February 2002
20 Saturn and the Moon close together Mark Wagner
09 Observing from Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
Observing at Dinosaur Point Mark Wagner
02 Observing from Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
January 2002
16 Short night at Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
13 Conditions at MB James Turley
12 Fiddletown Fun Steve Gottlieb
December 2001
09 Sunday night observing at Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
07 Coe Mark Wagner
November 2001
24 Another Leonids report from Fiddletown, Wowee! Steve Gottlieb
07 Looking out my backdoor... Mark Wagner
October 2001
13 Observing at Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
09 Backyard observing Mark Wagner
September 2001
29 More doubles under the full moon Mark Wagner
28 Doubles under a full moon Mark Wagner
06 Backyard observing Mark Wagner
05 70 minutes in Hercules and Cygnus Mark Wagner
August 2001
25 Triple Delight Mark Wagner
15 Some observations from Lassen Steve Gottlieb
14 Observing from Bumpass Hell Mark Wagner
12 Observing planetaries from Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
July 2001
  A Grab Bag of Goodies Tom Campbell
  New XT10 In Town! (Part 1 of 2) Joe Fragola
  Observing the Herschel 400 with binoculars Gregory Edwards
18 Lassen Mark Wagner
  Planet cluster in the waning minutes of darkness Gregg Blandin
17 PN observations from last week at the Sierras Steve Gottlieb
Observation of a new SNR (Sh 2-91) Steve Gottlieb
June 2001
23 Observing from Fiddletown Steve Gottlieb
16 Saturdy Night Observings Mark Wagner
09 Fremont Peak Mark Wagner
Mayl 2001
30 Splitting hairs Mark Wagner
25 RTMC http://observers.org/reports/2001 Mark Wagner
19 Swimming among a sea of galaxies Steve Gottlieb
18 The Home Of The Bear Mark Wagner
16 Backyard Observing Mark Wagner
09 14.5" backyard report Mark Wagner
07 Full Moon Observing Mark Wagner
April 2001
28 Memories of days gone by... Mark Wagner
23 Backyard observing Mark Wagner
21 Observing Large-Scale Structure from Fiddletown Steve Gottlieb
14 Fiddletown Steve Gottlieb
March 2001
31 Moonlight observing with Mimi Mark Wagner
30 Aurora from San Jose Mark Wagner
28 GoTo backyard observing in Los Gatos Mark Wagner
07 I see the light! (Fun in the sun) Mark Wagner
February 2001
27 Backyard observing Mark Wagner
January 2001
26 Winter observing at LSA Mark Wagner
20 Good While It Lasted! Observing at Coe Mark Wagner
17 Wednesday night observing report Mark Wagner
15 Lynx in my backyard Mark Wagner
14 Double Shadows on Jupiter Mark Wagner
December 2000
30 Two nights down, one to go Mark Wagner
28 Highlights from Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
25 What an eclipse! Mark Wagner
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17 Backyard observing: The Joys of Winter Mark Wagner
November 2000
25 Observing report from Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
24 Jupiter shadow transit, meteors and more Mark Wagner
04 7790 in Cassiopeia Mark Wagner
October 2000
23 A Wonderful Night Mark Wagner
19 Observing report from La Kaja de Los Gatos Observatory Mark Wagner
08 Observing "cat box" and Alberios Mark Wagner
September 2000
25 Observing report from Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
20 What a sunspot! Mark Wagner
19 Bright night observing from Los Gatos Mark Wagner
August 2000
26 Out From The Shadow - A Night At Henry Coe Mark Wagner
25 Fremont Peak good night Mark Wagner
24 Monster Astronomy Mark Wagner
19 Ten Short Steps to the Universe... Mark Wagner
05 Fremont Peak report Mark Wagner
July 2000
31 Too Many Galaxies: The Way It Should Be Mark Wagner
22 Observing report from Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
  Comet Crazies Invade Coe (old times return) Mark Wagner
19 Skunked in Los Gatos Mark Wagner
June 2000
28 Lassen observations - Planetary and diffuse nebulae Steve Gottlieb
Lassen observations - Globulars and open clusters Steve Gottlieb
Lassen observations - UGC galaxies in Cygnus Steve Gottlieb
Lassen Memories Mark Wagner
02 Celestial Prospecting and Dreams of the Dragon's Dwarf Mark Wagner
May 2000
21 Seeing double in Los Gatos Mark Wagner
18 Full moon fuzzy fun... Mark Wagner
April 2000
29 Hunting for faint globulars at Fiddletown Steve Gottlieb
25 More Backyard Astro-Card Fun Mark Wagner
24 Backyard Astro-Card Fun... Mark Wagner
08 How was the FP last night? Mark Wagner
01 Fremont Peak Saturday Night Mark Wagner
March 2000
25 Always the Messier Monster Mark Wagner
Observing report from Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
21 Left foot of Gemini Mark Wagner
03 A break in the weather Mark Wagner
February 2000
29 Late Night Cat Chow! Mark Wagner
23 A Happy Monster Mark Wagner
02 Wonderful crescent Moon & Venus... Mark Wagner
January 2000
23 Short but unexpected evening at Lake Sonoma Steve Gottlieb
Viewing the Rosette nebula naked-eye Steve Gottlieb
08 Plettstone weekend... Mark Wagner
A Night in Lynx Mark Wagner
     

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