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Falcoln Heavy Launch

February 8, 2018 By Lead Astronomer

On February 6, 2018, SpaceX launched their Falcon Heavy Rocket from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.  Pad 39A is the same launching pad used by the Apollo program to send astronauts to the moon. Falcon Heavy is the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two and can lift [...]

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Supernova 2017 eaw

June 3, 2017 By Lead Astronomer

A new supernova has been discovered in the Fireworks galaxy (NGC 6946).  The Fireworks galaxy is aptly named for the record number of supernovae that have exploded in it over the the last century.   Supernova 2017 eaw was discovered on May 14 and now the number of supernovae recorded in the Fireworks galaxy is […]

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Enchanted Rock Light Pollution Study

January 19, 2016 By Lead Astronomer

In August of 2015, Bill Wren from McDonald Observatory took measurements from the top of Enchanted Rock to determine sources of light pollution.  He used equipment on loan from the National Park Service to make a panorama photograph of the night sky.  The measurements were processed by the National Park Service to subtract natural light [...]

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All Sky Cam Video

October 20, 2015 By Lead Astronomer

All Sky Cam Video The All Sky Cam has a new feature - it now records and displays a time lapse video of the sky from the prior night.  By clicking the play button on the video below, you can watch the time lapse video of the sky.  You can see the stars and Milky [...]

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New Website Design

October 19, 2013 By Lead Astronomer

The Putman Mountain Observatory website has been completely redesigned.  A major function of the old website was to dispaly real-time weather information.  The new website improves on the weather information by providing more detail such as forecasts and National Weather Service Alerts for Fredericksburg, Texas. The new website also displays astrophotography taken by the observatory telescope.  Finally, [...]

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