| February 1999 |
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On February 11, after 7308 days, Pluto once again became the most distant planet from the sun. (Neptune had been more distant since February 8, 1979. Click here for more info.) Neptune will again be the most distant planet from 2231 April 5 until 2245 October 31. |
| Summer 1999 
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I joined the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence through the incredibly cool SETI@home project. This project utilizes the Internet to distribute software and data, and the idle processor time (many millenia worth so far!) in computers around the world to do SETI! |
| August 1999 |
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CCD imaging became yet another serious astronomical endeavour for me. It's a lot easier than film-based astrophotography! |
| August & September 1999 LogBook |
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| November 1999 |
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Doug Clapp & I spent 11 nights at Jack Newton's Florida Imaging Center. 10 nights were clear, and we experienced some serious CCD productivity. |
| November 15, 1999 |
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On our way back from Florida (and without a telescope), we missed the transit of Mercury. Image at 160nm by NASA's TRACE satellite.
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| November 17, 1999 |
The much awaited 1999 Leonid meteor storm proved to be a real bust for North American observers. |
| December 1999 |
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Tempting fate, Doug Clapp & I spent 10 more nights at Jack Newton's Florida Imaging Center. This time however only 2 nights were completely clear, with 4 partly clear, and 4 cloudy nights. Nevertheless we still got some good images! |
