I altered the time in this image to place the Red Spot where I saw it that night. Starry Night® can be told the current longitude of the Great Red Spot through a file in the Sky Data folder called JupiterGRS.txt. As a result, it drifts back and forth in longitude over time. The Great Red Spot is an atmospheric feature, a gigantic storm system, not connected to any fixed feature on Jupiter. On I was treated to my first good view of the Great Red Spot as it rolled around the limb of the planet into sight. When I started observing Jupiter seriously in 1959, the Great Red Spot was invisible, as happens from time to time. Saturn was simply unbelievable: “It really has rings!” I said to myself. I put it together and, as dusk fell, pointed it first at the Moon and then at Saturn. Soon I was looking at telescope ads, and ordered a “Palomar Jr.” 4.25-inch reflector from Edmund Scientific. With the help of a book (no Starry Night® then-no desktop computers in fact) I identified this object as the planet Jupiter. I never found it, but I became interested in a bright object high in my southern sky. On I went out on my back porch in Montréal to look for this comet. I got hooked on amateur astronomy because of a newspaper report of a bright comet, Arend-Roland. : First view of Saturn through a telescope Here, in chronological order, are my “top ten” observations.
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The folder in Windows is hidden, so you will have to set Windows to show hidden files and folders. I’ve put together a Sk圜al file which you can place on your Starry Night® Preferences folder, which is called “Imaginova Canada”. Since I’m primarily a visual observer, I don’t have a lot of pretty pictures of my own to show, but through the magic of Starry Night® I can relive these memories and share them that way. Receiving this award has caused me to reflect on the greatest observing experiences I’ve had in my half century as an amateur astronomer, and I’ve put together a “top ten” list to share with you. RASC President Dave Lane (1996 Chant Medal) Geoff Gaherty (on left) receiving 2008 Chant Medal from It’s the greatest honor a Canadian amateur astronomer can receive previous recipients are a who’s who of amateur astronomy.
This medal is awarded every few years to an amateur astronomer resident in Canada on the basis of the value of the work they have carried out in astronomy. Recently I was awarded the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Chant Medal. Sometimes referred as Northern Cross, this beautiful constellation carries several observing jewels across the summer nighttime sky.Īndrew Scheck captures the International Space Station in amazing clarity as it passes in front of the sun. We hope you enjoy it!Īfter receiving the Roasts prestigious Chant Medal, Geoff Gaherty reflect on the greatest observing experiences in his half-century as an amateur astronomer.Ĭoordinate systems look complicated, but Brenda Shaw proves they're really very simple-and very important.
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