Mt. St. Helen's to screw

R
From: rander3127
R
Subject: Mt. St. Helen's to screw up transparency?
R
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 18:38:46 -0400
R
R I remember what a volcano in the Philippines did one year.
R Thing blows, then large telescopes can't seem to "focus"
R for a year thanks to particulate matter in the stratosphere.
R Nice sunsets though.

Pinatubo! I had the dubious pleasure of seeing that volcano, with
assurances that it was dormant, while on an eclipse trip near Manila
in the 1980s.
I then had similar honor of actually seeing the arrival
of the Punatuvo dustdeck on Long Island. It came from the EAST, from
the Arlantic Ocean, because it travelled all around the world thru
Asia and Europe!
I with other astronomers were on the far east end of the Island
for a weekend visit under clear skies. Then in late afternoon there
arose out of the east a white filmy cloud, more like a veil or gauze
cloud. It slowly rose up and over us and eventually covered the Sun in
the west. It was actually pretty thick, with ripples, like a loose
towel or blanket!
It stayed over New York City (and most of the US, I recall) for
about a full year or more! There was eseentially no good starviewing
for that whole time.


---
þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 18:34:05 -0400, (JOHN
PAZMINO) wrote:

R
From: rander3127
R
Subject: Mt. St. Helen's to screw up transparency?
R
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 18:38:46 -0400
R
R I remember what a volcano in the Philippines did one year.
R Thing blows, then large telescopes can't seem to "focus"
R for a year thanks to particulate matter in the stratosphere.
R Nice sunsets though.

Pinatubo! I had the dubious pleasure of seeing that volcano, with
assurances that it was dormant, while on an eclipse trip near Manila
in the 1980s.
I then had similar honor of actually seeing the arrival
of the Punatuvo dustdeck on Long Island. It came from the EAST, from
the Arlantic Ocean, because it travelled all around the world thru
Asia and Europe!
I with other astronomers were on the far east end of the Island
for a weekend visit under clear skies. Then in late afternoon there
arose out of the east a white filmy cloud, more like a veil or gauze
cloud. It slowly rose up and over us and eventually covered the Sun in
the west. It was actually pretty thick, with ripples, like a loose
towel or blanket!
It stayed over New York City (and most of the US, I recall) for
about a full year or more! There was eseentially no good starviewing
for that whole time.

I remember using my first C-11 thinking, boy, these optics are bad,
I can't focus!

While in Hawaii I never noticed any effect from it at all.


--


"And for the second time in four million years, the monolith awoke."
Arthur C.Clarke 2062dyssey three

SIAR
http://starlords.netfirms.com
Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Bishop's Car Fund
http://www.bishopcarfund.netfirms.com/

"JOHN PAZMINO" wrote in message
...
R
From: rander3127
R
Subject: Mt. St. Helen's to screw up transparency?
R
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 18:38:46 -0400
R
R I remember what a volcano in the Philippines did one year.
R Thing blows, then large telescopes can't seem to "focus"
R for a year thanks to particulate matter in the stratosphere.
R Nice sunsets though.

Pinatubo! I had the dubious pleasure of seeing that volcano, with
assurances that it was dormant, while on an eclipse trip near Manila
in the 1980s.
I then had similar honor of actually seeing the arrival
of the Punatuvo dustdeck on Long Island. It came from the EAST, from
the Arlantic Ocean, because it travelled all around the world thru
Asia and Europe!
I with other astronomers were on the far east end of the Island
for a weekend visit under clear skies. Then in late afternoon there
arose out of the east a white filmy cloud, more like a veil or gauze
cloud. It slowly rose up and over us and eventually covered the Sun in
the west. It was actually pretty thick, with ripples, like a loose
towel or blanket!
It stayed over New York City (and most of the US, I recall) for
about a full year or more! There was eseentially no good starviewing
for that whole time.


---
þ RoseReader 2.52á P005004


---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 10/8/04

Top posting corrected

"starlord" wrote in news:yu-dnQJeeq_Qt-_cRVn-
:
"JOHN PAZMINO" wrote
It stayed over New York City (and most of the US, I recall) for
about a full year or more! There was eseentially no good starviewing
for that whole time.

While in Hawaii I never noticed any effect from it at all.

You may not have lived here long enough. While it's not common on Oahu,
because of the prevailing trade winds, "vog" certainly does destroy
transparency.

18 years is not long enough? 1970 to 1977 then back 1989 to 1997.

I used to watch the weather maps, I always wondered how the vog when to the
northwest from the ile of Hawaii. On a Kona windless day I used to see plain
old SMOG over Honolulu, mostly that gets blown out to sea on the tradewinds.

It's a shame I had to leave my old car over there, it was not a bad car at
all and sure could carry my big dob I had there. It's most likly in a junk
yard now, 1978 Caddy Limo I got from a tour company down in Waikiki Beach
back in 94.

--


"And for the second time in four million years, the monolith awoke."
Arthur C.Clarke 2062dyssey three

SIAR
http://starlords.netfirms.com
Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord
Bishop's Car Fund
http://www.bishopcarfund.netfirms.com/

"Paul Lawler" wrote in message
. 125.201...
Top posting corrected

"starlord" wrote in news:yu-dnQJeeq_Qt-_cRVn-
:
"JOHN PAZMINO" wrote
It stayed over New York City (and most of the US, I recall) for
about a full year or more! There was eseentially no good starviewing
for that whole time.

While in Hawaii I never noticed any effect from it at all.

You may not have lived here long enough. While it's not common on Oahu,
because of the prevailing trade winds, "vog" certainly does destroy
transparency.


---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 10/8/04