K. Fisher amateur astronomy projects

fisherka@csolutions.net Rev. 11/30/2009

• Projects

Major

• Upheaval Dome, Utah: Photograph and Bibliography (Oct. 2008)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/observed/Upheaval/Upheaval.html
• also as LPOD. Nov. 28, 2008. Upheaval Dome: Confirmation of Impact Origin.
• see also Letter by Utah Gov. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. to Dr. Thomas Kenkmann dated Jan. 26, 2009
• Getting Ready for LCROSS: A Practical Guide to Planning and Pre-Event Practice for Amateurs. Selenology Today, 13:1 (Feb. 29, 2008) (6.8mb).
  http://digilander.libero.it/glrgroup/selenologytoday13.pdf
• Deep Sky Observing Planning Spreadsheet (July 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/ObSpdht/ObSpdhtProject.html
• Finding TLM and NELM (Aug. 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/tlmnelm/LimitMagFields.htm
• Internet Galactic Structure Article Bibliography (Feb. 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/ObSpdht/html/GalStructReader.html
• Lunar Observing Planning Spreadsheet (April 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/MoonPlan/MoonSpdtProject.html
• Index to LPODs (June 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/LPODIdx/LPODIdxProject.html
• Study Aids for Photometry with MPO Canopus and PhotoRed (Nov. 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/Photometry/PhotoRedStudy/PhotoRedStudy.html
• Primer on Nearside Lunar Geology with Lunar-Earth Analogues (Dec. 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/Structure/moongeo/MoonGeologyTable.html
• Apollo Era Depth Measurements for Smaller Nearside Lunar Craters - Table of 2,373 Depths (Dec. 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/craterdepth/CraterDepthsApolloEra.html
• Dark Halo Craters - Observing List and Finder Aids (Jan. 2007)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/dhccat/DarkHaloCraters.html
• Shape-from-Shading (SfS) - An Excel Spreadsheet Implementing Shape-for-Shading (SFS) per Carlotto 1996 (Feb. 2007)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/Photometry/SFS/SFS.html
• Crater diameter sequence for central north Oceanus Procellarum (Sept. 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/trl/cscW55N0.html
• 3D Galaxy and Supergalactic Structure in Consolidated DSO Catalogue (Feb. 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/Clarkxref/ClarkXrefProject.html
• Barnard Dark Cloud Index Charts (Sep 2005)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/cat/bdcc/BDCCProjectpage.html
• Planetary Nebula Tour (Sep. 2005)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/observed/PNTour3d/PNTTourProject.html
• Rules-of-Thumb for Splitting Doubles with Peterson Split Calculator (Aug. 2006) http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/astromath/ueb/Unequalbinaries.html
• Experimental Fried Scalar Double Star Split Calculator for Chris Lord (Feb. 2008)
• Colorful Double Star Observing Lists (Mar. 2008) http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/coldoubles/ColorContrastStarResources.html
• Spreadsheet to Make Annual Dark Sky and Lunar Observing Calendar (Dec. 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/anndarksky/AnnualDarkSkyTable.html
• Planetary color filter effects by planet (May 2007)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/pcfilt/PlanetaryColorFiltersTable.html
• How to use manual setting circles with 638 bright star table (Oct. 2007)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/mansetcir/ManSettingCircles.html
• Manual Slew Calculator (March 2008)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/mansetcir/xls/ObsSlewCalculator.xls
• Messier Caldwell target slews from bright stars by Bright Star (March 2008)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/mansetcir/html/MessierSlewsBrSt.html
• Messier Caldwell target slews from bright stars by RA (March 2008)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/mansetcir/html/MessierSlewsRA.html
• Excel Spreadsheet for Messier Caldwell target slews for Alt Az Scopes (March 2008)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/mansetcir/xls/MessierSlews.xls
• AAVSO Short Period Variables Database (May 2005) (Superceded by DSO Observing Spreadsheet)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/cat/AAVSOsp14/manifest.txt
• NGC1647 Open Cluster Magnitude Mapping for Telescope Limiting Magnitude Testing (Mar. 2004)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/observed/NGC1647/
• Gallivan Sundial (June 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/observed/ALSSundial/ALSPage.html
• How to Make a Telescope - Basic Optics Presentation (May 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/astromath/htmat/MakeTelesProject.html
• Make a red-low light sign box for star parties (May 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/astromath/sprlbx/MakeStarPartySignBox.html
• Types and Classes of Aurora (Nov. 2004)

http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/observed/Reports/20041100 Aurora classification notes.htm
• Green Laser Pointer Brightness Evaluation (Jan. 2005)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/observed/Glptst/index.html
• Solar System Body Feature Latitude and Longitude Calculator (Aug. 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/astromath/spfp/SolPnLatCalc.html
• MS Visual Basic for Applications Code for astronomical utilities (2004-July 2006)
• Module1.bas: Basic astrometry utilities.
• Module2.bas: Stellar magnitude utilities.
• Module3.bas: Astrophotography utilities.
• Module4.bas: Solar and lunar position.

Minor

• Gallivan Center Sundial at the [Summer] Solstice. EPOD for 7-10-2006 in EPOD Archives
• Rainbow Hunting Calendar for Salt Lake City (March 2008)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/rainbowhunt/RainbowHuntSLC.html
• Importing an Excel crater ray database into an MS-Outlook calendar alert (Jan. 2007)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/SampleLSS.xls
• How to draw a blank for planetary sketching (Aug. 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/skblnk/SketchPlanetBlanks.html
• Modern Parapegma for Salt Lake City (June 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/2006ParapegmaSLCUT.html
• Spreadsheet to Import Lunar Events into MS-Outlook (Jan. 2007)
• Which way is the Earth moving? (Dec. 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/notes/EarthIsMoving/EarthIsMoving.html
• Supergalactic plane schematic (March 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/Structure/Supergal/Supergalacticcoords.html
• Milky Way All-Sky Pictures at Various Wavelengths Bibliography (Mar. 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/Clarkxref/vrml/refer_MWMW_Ref.htm
• Estimating comet brightness (Jun. 2005)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/notes/Cometbrightness.html
• Dark adaption of the human eye and age on exit pupil size (Sep. 2004)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/notes/Darkadaptioneyeage.html
• Two Populations of Comets Separated by Inclination (2005)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/notes/CometInclinations.html
  
• Galaxy Plane Orientation Animation and Precession Animation (2004)
• Polar misalignment spreadsheet (Nov. 2005)
• Trash Can Light Box (Dec. 2005)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/atm/tclb/index.html
• Small Scope Tap-Light Light Box (Mar. 2009)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/atm/smlightbox.jpg
• Javascript Code for LST, Lunar Day and to Display Current Lunar Disk (Mar. 2008)
  http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/ControlPlanel.html
• Lunar libration illustrated (2006) Chart Animation
• Spring equinox science activities for students and teachers (March 2006)
• How to filter a usenet group using a web distributed newsfeed and a desktop newsreader using SLRN style score files (March 2008)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/notes/slrnfilter/SLRNFiltering.html
• How to filter a newsgroup with Microsoft Outlook Express using the connector maven technique (July 2006)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/notes/Outlookfiltering.html

• Observing Reports

• Comet C2006/P1 McNaught (Jan. 2007)
• Reentry of Stardust Capsule (Jan. 2006)
• Aurora from Coronal Mass Ejection (May 2005)
• Aurora from Coronal Mass Ejection (Oct. 2003)
• Comet Pojmanski (Feb. 2006)
• Int'l Space Station Overpass
• Comet Macholz (Dec. 2004)
• pi Gem Spring
• 56 Per Spring
• HD033203 Aur
• 145 CMa Winter Alberio

Salt Lake Astronomical Society SPOC Telescope Operation Materials

• Bogdan 8" Refractor Lens Table (May 2006)
• Ealing 16" Lens Table (May 2005)
• Ealing Open Close Checklist Illustrated (May 2005)
• Ealing Meridian Swap Illustrated (May 2005)
• Ealing Use Notes (May 2005)
• Skywizard Object Database Port to Sortable Lists (May 2005)
• Skywizard Ealing Messier Caldwell Slew List with SkyWizard Slew Stars (Mar. 2008)

• Observing Plans

Star Party Presentations

• Summer Fall 2008 Jupiter Moon Shadow Transits from Salt Lake City (Jan. 2008)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/tours/JMEcl2008/JupEclSP.html
• August Low-Metallicity Galactic Globular Clusters from N41° Lat (Aug. 2007)
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/tours/AugGlc/StarPartyAugGlC.html

Lunar

• E57 Day 18
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/Lunar/E57_20051118MoonTargets.html
• W14.4
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/Lunar/W14_4_20061001_1UTC_MoonPlan.html
• W90 Full Moon
  http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/astronote/plan/Lunar/W90_200605FullMoonObjList.html

Other

• Doubles - Spring - Easy Doubles for North 41 O.P.s
• RA Hour Hand Asterisms
• Gegenschien Ephemeris SLC UT

• Finder Charts

• del Cas slews chart to nearby Messier and Caldwell targets
• Per Spring 56 Per
• Aur Spring HD033023
• Aur Spring HD033023 3deg FOV
• Dra Spring mu 21 Dra
• Gem Spring pi Gem
• CMa Spring 145 CMa
• Planetary Nebula August Overview chart
• FG Sge 6 deg
• FG Sge 12deg
• AAVSO FG Sge D chart
• AAVSO FG Sge D-R chart
• NGC6891 12 deg
• NGC6891 8 deg
• NGC6891 4 deg
• Heintz 2.441 6 deg
• NGC6803 PK47.2(?) 6 deg
• NGC6803 PK47.2(?) 4 deg
• NGC6751 6deg
• NGC6751 4deg
• NGC6309 6deg
• NGC6309 6deg
• NGC6309 4deg
• NGC6537 6 deg
• NGC6337
• NGC6302 C69 6deg
• NGC6302 C69 3deg

• Reference Charts, Graphs and Figures

• Schaefer Limiting Magnitude Calculator (Bogan's 1998 Javascript implementation)
• Traversing the Clark-Blackwell Surface for optimal viewing of extended objects (2005)
• Schaefer limiting magnitude graph by aperture per inch, sky brightness and applied magnification
• Resolution of Unequal Doubles - Mag of 2nd Companion and Resolution Split Difference per Peterson (1954)
• Limiting magnitude of 30" telescope at various sky brightness and magnifications
• Limiting magnitude of binoculars by sky brightness
• Lunar annual altitude cycle
• Sinnott's diffraction limited field width in focuser
• Polar Diamond Ring asterism
• Milky Way Spiral Arm Structure
• Geometry construction - Fraction of celestial sphere visible from an observing point
• Alt-Az plotting form
• Telescope optics - fully illuminated portion of image
• Positive and negative projection
• Relative Brightness of image by focal ratio and apeture Chart 1 Point source by magnification Chart 2 Point source by aperture
• Conversion of NELM to MPSAS (B) by the human eye under laboratory conditions