Observing Sessions at the RIT Observatory

Below is a list of a few of the observing sessions we have run at the RIT Observatory.

• Dec 2, 1997: Planetary work with 16-inch telescope
• Dec 15, 1997: Playing with the video camera
• Dec 16, 1997: Planetary images with the video camera
• Dec 21, 1997: Measuring the plate scale on the 16-inch telescope

• Feb 7, 1998: Focus tests with the 16-inch telescope
• Sep 18, 1998: Tests with new mounting plate on back of 16-inch
• Dec 10, 1998: Looking for a SN candidate in NGC 925

• Feb 8, 1999: Astro Club attempts to take pictures of Orion Nebula
• Feb 22, 1999: Pictures of Vesta with Orion Short-tube telescope
• Feb 26, 1999: Pictures of the Moon captured from video
• Mar 25, 1999: Pictures of the Moon captured from video
• Apr 9, 1999: Occultation by asteroid 192 Nausikaa
• Apr 10, 1999: Occultation by asteroid 171 Ophelia (plus Mars and NGC 2903)
• Apr 12, 1999: Looking for a supernova candidate in NGC 3294
• Apr 26, 1999: Pictures of Mars
• May 10, 1999: Supernova 1999by in NGC 2841 and Mars
• May 11, 1999: Supernova 1999by in NGC 2841 and Mars (again)
• May 16, 1999: Supernova 1999by in NGC 2841

• Sep 5, 2000: The Parallax of Asteroid 2000 QW7
• Oct 12, 2000: First long exposures with new camera
• Oct 31 and Nov 01, 2000: IP Pegasi

• July - Sept, 2001 ...: Observations of WZ Sge
• Aug 25, 2001 UT: Occultation by asteroid Hygeia?

• Mar 27, 2002 UT: Photometry of asteroid 1107 Lictoria
• Apr 12, 2002 UT: Photometry of variable star RXJ¹643.7+3402
• Aug 16, 2002 UT: Astrometry of asteroid 2002 NY40
• Sep 6/7, 2002 UT: Occultation by asteroid 10 Hygeia

• Jun 16, 2003 UT: Asteroid astrometry
• Jun 26, 2003 UT: V603 Aql
• Jun 28, 2003 UT: V603 Aql
• Jun 29, 2003 UT: V603 Aql
• Jul 01, 2003 UT: V603 Aql
• Jul 02, 2003 UT: V603 Aql
• Jul 04, 2003 UT: V603 Aql
• Jul 07, 2003 UT: (No) Occultation by (576) Emanuela
• Jul 10, 2003 UT: V603 Aql (only a short run, due to bad weather)
• Jul 14, 2003 UT: V603 Aql
• Jul 15, 2003 UT: V603 Aql
• Jul 17, 2003 UT: Tests of PlanetCam
• Jul 19, 2003 UT: V603 Aql
• Jul 20, 2003 UT: V603 Aql
• Jul 30, 2003 UT: Failures and Mars
• Aug 20, 2003 UT: Local Horizons at the RIT Observatory
• Aug 23, 2003 UT: Mars
• Aug 30, 2003 UT: Mars
• Sep 20, 2003 UT: V585 Lyrae

• May 12, 2004 UT: (No) Occultation by Filipoff
• May 29, 2004 UT: Comparing video cameras
• May 30, 2004 UT: Comparing video cameras, part II
• Jun 15, 2004 UT: Comparing video cameras, part III
• June 24, 2004 UT: Occultation by asteroid (302) Clarissa
• June 26, 2004 UT: Cataclysmic variable star "Her04"
• June 27, 2004 UT: Cataclysmic variable star "Her04"
• Aug 03, 2004 UT: V603 Aql, filters and flats
• Aug 09, 2004 UT: V603 Aql
• Aug 17, 2004 UT: V603 Aql
• Aug 22, 2004 UT: V1101 Aql and McNeil's Nebula
• Aug 23, 2004 UT: V1101 Aql
• Sep 01, 2004 UT: V1101 Aql
• Sep 03, 2004 UT: Coadding of ToUCam images
• Sep 07, 2004 UT: V1101 Aql
• Sep 19, 2004 UT: ASAS 002511
• Sep 20, 2004 UT: ASAS 002511 and planetary transit of TrES-1
• Sep 27, 2004 UT: ASAS 002511 and tests of PC-164C as a finder
• Sep 30, 2004 UT: a short run on ASAS 002511
• Sep 30, 2004 UT: ASAS 002511
• Oct 03, 2004 UT: TrES-1 (outside of transit)
• Oct 04, 2004 UT: TrES-1 (outside of transit again)
• Oct 06, 2004 UT: ASAS 002511

• Mar 16, 2005 UT: Parallax Measurements of Asteroid 1990TG1
• Apr 09, 2005 UT: Webcam images of Jupiter and Saturn
• Apr 12, 2005 UT: Occultation by (1847) Stobbe
• Apr 21, 2005 UT: No data on occultation by (204) Kallisto
• May 21, 2005 UT: No occultation by (114) Kassandra
• July 21, 2005 UT: No occultation by (269) Justitia
• July 23, 2005 UT: Photometry of cataclysmic variable MV Lyr
• July 24, 2005 UT: (Very little) photometry of cataclysmic variable MV Lyr
• July 26, 2005 UT: Photometry of cataclysmic variable MV Lyr
• July 29, 2005 UT: Photometry of cataclysmic variable MV Lyr
• Aug 03, 2005 UT: "Snapshots" of four cataclysmic variables
• Aug 04, 2005 UT: Photometry of HS 1813+61
• Aug 06, 2005 UT: Photometry of HS 1813+61
• Aug 08, 2005 UT: Photometry of HS 1813+61 and EI Psc
• Aug 10, 2005 UT: Photometry of EI Psc
• Aug 17, 2005 UT: Photometry of EI Psc
• Aug 18, 2005 UT: Photometry of EI Psc (short run, poor conditions)
• Aug 24, 2005 UT: Photometry of HS1813+61 (short run)
• Aug 25, 2005 UT: Photometry of HS1813+61
• Aug 27, 2005 UT: Photometry of HS1813+61
• Sep 06, 2005 UT: Rough detection of VarVul05 near M27
• Sep 12, 2005 UT: Photometry of LS Peg (and VarVul05 and V1647 Ori)
• Sep 19, 2005 UT: Photometry of LS Peg
• Sep 21, 2005 UT: Photometry of LS Peg
• Sep 22, 2005 UT: Photometry of LS Peg

• Mar 31, 2006 UT: (No) Occultation by asteroid (165) Loreley
• Apr 10, 2006 UT: Photometry of AM CVn
• Apr 12, 2006 UT: Photometry of IY UMa in outburst!
• Apr 14, 2006 UT: Photometry of IY UMa
• Apr 17, 2006 UT: Photometry of IY UMa
• Jul 08, 2006 UT: Astrometry and parallax of 2004 XP14
• Aug 12, 2006: Girl Scout Overnight Astronomy Camp
• Aug 21, 2006 UT: No result for occultation by (144) Vibilia
• Oct 03, 2006 UT: Photometry of (no) occultation by (25) Phocaea
• Oct 07, 2006 UT: Photometry of (no) occultation by (31) Euphrosyne

• Jan 19, 2007 UT: Cub Scouts visit
• Jan 27, 2007: Girl Scout Overnight Astronomy Camp (II)
• Aug 11, 2007: Girl Scout Overnight Astronomy Camp (III)
• Sep 06, 2007 UT: Photometry of HS 2331+3905 in outburst
• Sep 07, 2007 UT: Photometry of HS 2331+3905 in outburst
• Sep 14, 2007 UT: Photometry of HS 2331+3905 in outburst
• Sep 17, 2007 UT: Photometry of HS 2331+3905 in outburst
• Sep 18, 2007 UT: Photometry of HS 2331+3905 in outburst
• Sep 19, 2007 UT: Photometry of HS 2331+3905 in outburst
• Sep 20, 2007 UT: Photometry of HS 2331+3905 in outburst at two cadences
• Sep 21, 2007 UT: Photometry of HS 2331+3905 in outburst
• Sep 23, 2007 UT: Photometry of HS 2331+3905 in outburst
• Sep 24, 2007 UT: Photometry of HS 2331+3905 in outburst
• Sep 30, 2007 UT: Photometry of HS 2331+3905 in outburst
• Oct 05, 2007 UT: Photometry of HS 2331+3905 in outburst

• Jan 19, 2008: Girl Scout Astronomy Overnight Camp (IV)
• Mar 11, 2008 UT: A test run on extrasolar planetary system XO-2
• Mar 29, 2008: Girl Scout Astronomy Overnight Camp (V)
• Jul 02, 2008 UT: Photometry of a transit of the extrasolar system TrES-3
• Aug 15, 2008 UT: Photometry of a possible transit of HD 118203
• Aug 16, 2008: Girl Scout Astronomy Overnight Camp (VI)
• Aug 21, 2008 UT: No result for occultation by asteroid (27) Euterpe
• Sep 03, 2008 UT: Photometry of new dwarf nova in Andromeda
• Sep 04, 2008 UT: Photometry of new dwarf nova in Andromeda (short run, poor quality)
• Sep 11, 2008 UT: Photometry of dwarf nova in Andromeda = V466 And
• Sep 17, 2008 UT: Photometry of dwarf nova in Andromeda = V466 And
• Sep 19, 2008 UT: Photometry of dwarf nova in Andromeda = V466 And
• Sep 20, 2008 UT: Photometry of dwarf nova in Andromeda = V466 And
• Jan 24, 2009: Girl Scout Astronomy Overnight Camp (VIII)
• Jun 23, 2009 UT: Photometry of RJX1643+34 = V1084 Her
• Jun 24, 2009 UT: Photometry of RJX1643+34 = V1084 Her
• Jun 25, 2009 UT: Photometry of RJX1643+34 = V1084 Her
• Jul 05, 2009 UT: Photometry of RJX1643+34 = V1084 Her
• Jul 09, 2009 UT: Photometry of RJX1643+34 = V1084 Her
• Jul 10, 2009 UT: Photometry of RJX1643+34 = V1084 Her and SDSS 150241+333424
• Jul 13, 2009 UT: Photometry of SDSS 150241+333424
• Jul 14, 2009 UT: Photometry of SDSS 150241+333424
• Jul 15, 2009 UT: Photometry of SDSS 150241+333424
• Jul 20, 2009 UT: Photometry of SDSS 150241+333424 -- noisy due to target's faintness
• Aug 07, 2009 UT: Photometry of MR Del (with two telescopes simultaneously!)
• Aug 25, 2009 UT: Photometry of MR Del
• Aug 26, 2009 UT: Photometry of MR Del
• Aug 27, 2009 UT: A little practice using a DSLR
• Oct 22, 2009: Genesee Community Charter School students visit the Observatory
• Nov 17, 2009: Tests of the 14-inch (and failure on TT Ari)
• Jul 03, 2010: Pluto slowly crawls across the sky
  • You can use images of Pluto taken on July 3 and July 6 to determine the distance between the Earth and Pluto if you are brave enough to face a little bit of algebra and trigonometry....
• Jul 06, 2010: Photometry of cataclysmic variable SDSS 162520.3+120309
• Jul 07, 2010: Photometry of cataclysmic variable SDSS 162520.3+120309
• Jul 10, 2010: Photometry of cataclysmic variable SDSS 162520.3+120309
• Jul 11, 2010: Photometry of cataclysmic variable SDSS 162520.3+120309
• Jul 14, 2010: Photometry of cataclysmic variable SDSS 162520.3+120309
• Jul 26, 2010: (No good) Photometry of cataclysmic variable SDSS 162520.3+120309 and test of off-axis guiding
• Aug 07, 2010: Photometry of cataclysmic variable V592 Her
• Aug 10, 2010: Photometry of cataclysmic variable V592 Her
• Aug 16, 2010: Photometry of cataclysmic variable V592 Her and more tests of off-axis guiding

• May 13, 2011: Indoor Astronomy -- Focus on Exoplanets
• Aug 20, 2011 UT: Fruitless photometry of MASTER OT J232022.36+444330.8
• Aug 26, 2011 UT: Photometry of the young SN 2011fe in M101
• Aug 27, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 (and PG1633 color terms)
• Aug - Oct, 2011 ...: Observations of SN 2011fe (summary)
• Aug 29, 2011 UT: Photometry of the young SN 2011fe in M101
• Aug 30, 2011 UT: Photometry of the young SN 2011fe in M101 (and video finder)
• Aug 31, 2011 UT: Photometry of the young SN 2011fe in M101
• Sep 02, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 through clouds
• Sep 04, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Sep 10, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 through clouds
• Sep 11, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Sep 12, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Sep 13, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 through clouds
• Sep 16, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Sep 18, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Sep 19, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 (and video with focal reducer)
• Sep 21, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Sep 23, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Sep 25, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Sep 26, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Sep 28, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Oct 05, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Oct 06, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Oct 07, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Oct 08, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Oct 10, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Oct 18, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 in the morning
• Oct 24, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Oct 25, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Oct 30, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 in the morning
• Nov 02, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Nov 05, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 in the morning
• Nov 07, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 in the morning
• Nov 18, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 in the morning
• Nov 22, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 in the morning
• Nov 24, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 in the morning
• Nov 25, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 on a humid morning
• Dec 03, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 in the morning
• Dec 03, 2011: Open House at the RIT Observatory
• Dec 10, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 in the morning
• Dec 12, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 in the morning
• Dec 18, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 in the morning
• Dec 29, 2011 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 on a cold morning
• Jan 06, 2012 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 on a cloudy morning
• Jan 09, 2012 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 on a cloudy morning
• Jan 11, 2012 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 on a clear morning
• Jan 16, 2012 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 on a cloudy night
• Jan 19, 2012 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 on a cloudy morning
• Jan 22, 2012 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Jan 27, 2012 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101
• Feb 09, 2012 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 (and test of new video finder)
• Feb 16, 2012 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 in the evening again
• Feb 21, 2012 UT: Photometry of SN 2011fe in M101 in the evening
• Mar 01, 2012: Henrietta Cub Scout Pack 128 visits the Observatory
• Mar 15, 2012 UT: First test of the 16-inch Dobsonian on the sky
• Apr 13, 2012: Open House at the RIT Observatory
• June 5, 2012: Transit of Venus
• Aug 08, 2012 UT: A "snapshot" of V380 Oph to support HST
• Aug 16, 2012 UT: A second "snapshot" of V380 Oph to support HST
• Aug 20, 2012 UT: Photometry of cataclysmic variable CSS 203938-042908
• Aug 22, 2012 UT: Photometry of cataclysmic variable CSS 203938-042908 (and cleaning 12-inch lens)
• Aug 24, 2012 UT: Photometry of cataclysmic variable CSS 203938-042908
• Aug 26, 2012 UT: Photometry of cataclysmic variable CSS 203938-042908
• Aug 30, 2012 UT: Photometry of TT Ari (good) and V2069 Cyg (bad)
• Sep 03, 2012 UT: Photometry of AO Psc
• Sep 25, 2012 UT: A check on V1647 Ori (which is still bright)
• Sep 28, 2012: Open House at the RIT Observatory
• Dec 13, 2012: Open House at the RIT Observatory with bonus pictures of asteroid (4179) Toutatis
• Apr 26, 2013: Nazareth Philosophy students see the planets
• May 05, 2013 UT: Photometry of SDSS 1538+5123
• May 06, 2013 UT: Photometry of SDSS 1538+5123
• May 07, 2013 UT: Photometry of SDSS 1538+5123
• May 08, 2013 UT: Photometry of SDSS 1538+5123
• May 12, 2013 UT: Photometry of SDSS 1538+5123
• May 14, 2013 UT: Photometry of SDSS 1538+5123
• May 16, 2013 UT: Photometry of SDSS 1538+5123

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