My name is Mike Boschat and I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia,Canada
I am retired from Atmospheric Science Department at Dalhousie University were I use to maintained our Aeronet Sunphotometer since 2001 and do my astronomy
Main Aeronet Sunphotometer page is: Aeronet Sunphotometer page
Our new site data is here: Halifax site data
We have a weather site on Dal roof at:Dalhousie Atmospheric Observatory
Site #2 - Site#2 data in Farhenheit
My main interests are: Lunar, Solar, Meteors/Radio Meteors and looking for NLC ( Notilucent Clouds ). I own the following telescopes: Soviet made: 80mm (3.2 in),f/10,800mm focal length refractor. In 1983 I received the 8cm (3.2in),f/10, 800mm focal length refractor click here as a gift by the amateurs there for my cooperation,observations and long time friendship. Soviet TAL 75-R (75mm, 600mm fl, f/8 ) refractor, Soviet TAL-1 Newtonian reflector (110mm, 800mm fl, f/7.3 ) and a Soviet MTO 10cm, 1000mm fl, f/10 Maksutov. My 20x60,7x50, and 10x50 binoculars were made in the Soviet Union.
I also have an older orange 1970-79's Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain C8 200mm (8 in),f/10,2000mm focal length - which has a crack in the corrector! BUT still produces great images, also: Sky-Watcher 127mm Maksutov, 127mm (5.1in),f/12,1500mm focal length, an older 1998 model ETX90 Astro Maksutov 90mm (3.6in),f/13,1250mm focal length, and a PST (Personal Solar Telescope) 40mm (1.6in),f/10,400mm focal length which allows viewing the Sun in Hydrogen Alpha light
I am a member of the following: Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, NLC CanAm - Noticlucent Cloud, BAA - Solar Section,and a Soviet Meteor Observer's Group.
I have been studying astronomy for 64 years now ever since reading "Your Book of Astronomy" in 1960 by the late British author Sir Patrick Moore, with whom I corresponded with till his passing in 2012.
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Click here Vasily V. Martynenko
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Click here Sir Patrick Moore bio
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Click here for the:
Clear Sky Clock Homepage ( Canada )
To see Halifax sky clock click here: Halifax Clear Sky Clock
The US Official Time Clock at: USOTC
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Astronomy calculator,eclipses,sunrise,moonrise ect
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M.P.E.C. 2012-F109 Issued 2012 Mar. 30, 18:17 UT The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
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Photo of the Soviet MIR spacestation going through constellation of Ursa Major over Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 30 second exposure on Tri-X 400 ASA film with Soviet made Zenit-B camera and 50mm lens at f/2.MIR
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(c) Copyright 1999-2040 Michael Boschat
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, WEATHER, COMMUNIST SITES.
These are sites for those who want to check the weather before doing any observing.
Awarded February 1997
Thanks to http://www.3DFlags.com for use of the Canada and Soviet flags.
