The Hocking Hills Observatory

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=185 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="03eb9c00dduajq.jpg"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="70" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="66"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="66" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> In Memory Of</div> <div> <B>Joseph L. Fiume</B></div> <div> 1954 - 2002</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Our Stories</U></B><B>:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Building The Observatory"><U>Building Observatory</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Comets"><U>Comet</U></A><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Comets"><U> Hyakutake</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Christmas Eclipse 2000"><U>Eclipse 2000</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Our Features</U></B><B>:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photographs"><U>Photographs</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Current Space News"><U>Current Space News</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tonights Sky"><U>Tonight's Sky</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fun Page"><U>Fun Page</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=86 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>The Hocking Hills Observatory</B></div> <div> <B>Located In The Heart Of The Hocking Hills Of Southeastern Ohio</B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=394 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Building The Observatory"><U>Building Observatory</U></A>   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Comets"><U>Comet</U></A><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Comets"><U> Hyakutake</U></A>   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Christmas Eclipse 2000"><U>Eclipse 2000</U></A>   <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photographs"><U>Photographs</U></A>   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Current Space News"><U>Current Space News</U></A>   <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tonights Sky"><U>Tonight's Sky</U></A>   <A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fun Page"><U>Fun Page</U></A>   <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="6" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="785" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE HEIGHT= 39 ><NOBR><div> "...For I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> -Sarah Williams</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="379"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="379" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 246 WIDTH="379"><div> <IMG SRC="1b77dba0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="186" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="3" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Astronomy is a great hobby</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > with something for everyone. You can split doubles, count binaries, do spectrum analyses, seek planets, asteroids, and comets. You can capture the sky on film, tape, and digitally. Or you can just enjoy viewing meteor showers, lunar and solar eclipses, and much, much, more. The sky is literally the limit!</FONT></div> <div> This web site is not here to teach astronomy, but to make you aware of nature's light show and let you see what some perceive as entertainment. Fancy equipment that you will see here is not necessary, but enthusiasm and perseverance is. Enjoy!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC WIDTH="379"><div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Building The Observatory"><U><IMG SRC="0dc7d5e0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="94" ALT="The Hocking Hills Observatory" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="4" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Visit the Hocking Hills Observatory</B></FONT> in it's infancy. See how and why it was created. Learn the story of what the hecklers called "The Shed". You will also meet the Stargeezers, a couple of real characters whose motto is "Don't need no stinkin' plans". Click and enjoy the story...<A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Building The Observatory"><U> "Building The Observatory"</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1c97d520.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="82" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Light pollution is quickly gaining on us.</B></FONT> To help preserve the night sky, please use motion sensors or switched security lights (if you gotta have one) and shield the light downward.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 101 WIDTH="379"><div> <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Christmas Eclipse 2000 Photo 3"><U><B><IMG SRC="1ee7d650.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="101" ALT="Christmas Eclipse 2000 - 3" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>Christmas morning,</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > I broke out one of my grab and go scopes and set it up in my downtown city back yard. The most amazing thing happened.... the skies in central Ohio cooperated enabling viewing of an astronomical event! ... <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Christmas Eclipse 2000"><U><more></U></A></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="379"><div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tonights Sky"><U><IMG SRC="1ca7d650.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="101" ALT="Orion Nebula / Meade 8 in." ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="0"></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Playing after </B><B>dark?</B><B> </B></FONT><A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tonights Sky"><U>Tonight's Sky</U></A> contains a list of links that will inform you as to what is going on above and how to enjoy them. You can also check the weather beforehand... <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tonights Sky"><U><more></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 99 WIDTH="379"><div> <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photographs"><U><IMG SRC="1cf7d630.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="99" ALT="Andromeda Galaxy / 135 mm lens enlarged." ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="0"></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>A few photographs are displayed</B></FONT> here for your enjoyment. After reading the story about our comet catching abilities, you wouldn't think we could do it. It just shows anyone can if they try... <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photographs"><U><more></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC WIDTH="379"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Comets"><U><IMG SRC="1ce7d520.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="82" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="0"></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Our Mission was to catch a comet...</B></FONT> on film that is. We did it in spite of ourselves. The first clear night we had for serious viewing of Comet Hyakutake was Monday March 25-26, 1996... <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Comets"><U><more></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 66 WIDTH="379"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>At one time, we eliminated our fun page.</B></FONT> We received e-mail from as far away as England wanting us to bring back the CyberNet Camera. Good news... It's back! Take the time to give it a try, it's really cool! ... <A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fun Page"><U><more></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC WIDTH="379"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="66" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="379" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="761"><div>  <form name="random"><input type="text" name="random" size=78 value=""></form> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">  </SCRIPT>  </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="794" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#000000 HEIGHT= 53 WIDTH="186"><div> Related Links</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#000000><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Current Space News"><U><IMG SRC="0d96f290.gif" border=0 width="367" height="41" ALT="Curent Space News" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#000000 WIDTH="186"><div> Tonight's Sky</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 308 WIDTH="186"><bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>A few of our favorite sites.</U></A></FONT> You can spend days looking through them or you can spend just a few minutes... <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><more></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.the-cas.org/"target="blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.the-cas.org"target="blank"><U>Columbus Astronomical Society</U></A></div> <div> CAS is a local group that is very active and interactive in the community... <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><more></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://oposite.stsci.edu/top.html"target="_blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://oposite.stsci.edu/top.html"target"><U>Hubble Space Telescope</U></A></div> <div> Out-of-this-world photographs from an out-this-world telescope... <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><more></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/"target="blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/"target="blank"><U>NASA</U></A><A HREF="http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/"target="blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/"target="blank"><U> Kids</U></A></div> <div> Cool site! 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A great site for planing the success of your outing... <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tonights Sky"><U><more></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE HEIGHT= 284 WIDTH="186"><bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Classes/Social_Science/Challenger.html/Challenger.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Classes/"><U><B><U>The Challenger Tragedy</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> The skies were clear and the sun shone on the cold freezing morning of January 28, 1986. Kennedy Space Center in Florida was busy preparing the launch of the 25th space shuttle into space. Mission 51-L, the 10th flight of Orbiter Challenger. This was one of the most publicized launches because it was the first time that a civilian, a school teacher, was going into space... <A HREF="http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Classes/Social_Science/Challenger.html/Challenger.html"target="_blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Classes/"><U><more></U></A></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003366 WIDTH="398"><bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="397" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM HEIGHT= 156 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Classes/Social_Science/Challenger.html/Challenger.html"target="_blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Classes/"><U><B><IMG SRC="211c8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALT="Link To The Challenger" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/"target="_blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/"target="_b"><U><B><IMG SRC="213b7920.jpg" border=0 width="183" height="146" ALT="Link To The Columbia" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Let us never forget our Heroes, the fine Astronauts who gave their "all" for the future of our planet and everyone aboard it.</B></div> <div> <B>America salutes you!</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE WIDTH="186"><bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/"><U><B><U>The Columbia Tragedy</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> On February 1st, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia was lost during reentry into Earth's atmosphere. As NASA mourns the loss of seven family members, the NASA web site will collect and distribute information about the crew, the mission and the ongoing investigation... <A HREF="http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/"target="_blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/"target="_b"><U><more></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE HEIGHT= 36 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Building The Observatory"><U>Building Observatory</U></A>   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Comets"><U>Comet Hyakutake</U></A>   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Christmas Eclipse 2000"><U>Eclipse 2000</U></A>   <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photographs"><U>Photographs</U></A>   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Current Space News"><U>Current Space News</U></A>   <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tonights Sky"><U>Tonight's Sky</U></A>   <A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fun Page"><U>Fun Page</U></A>   <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>   <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://pub17.bravenet.com/counter/code.php?id=250605&usernum=1401242245&cpv=2"></script>   </div> <div>  <!-onMouseover Link CSS Script-© Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com). 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