#MEwx Hot 'n muggy again with a video on how to make your own telescope for astrophotography

Good morning Augusta

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This morning we have partly sunny skies with highs in the lower 80s. Winds are light and variable, becoming south around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies with lows around 60°F. Winds will be South around 10 mph.

The outdoor temperature is 69.6°F, the dewpoint is 63.9°F and it feels like 70.1°F.

We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.

Today’s sunrise is 5:01 AM, sunset is 8:27 PM and we’ll have 15 hours 26 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 2:26 AM and Moonset is 7:01 PM. The moon phase is Waning Crescent and is 7% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on June 21 and our next new moon is on July 5.

The wind velocity is between 0.01 MPH and 1.6 MPH from the East.

The Relative pressure is 30.02, the Absolute pressure is 29.82 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and a few clouds.

The Humidity is 81%, the UV index is 3 placing the average person at moderate risk and the solar radiation reading is 372.5W/m2.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with Sun and clouds.

 

Any of the kids interested in astronomy? Well why not have them make their own telescope for some astrophotography?

No kidding, it isn’t as fancy or expensive as it sounds.

Besides, the building process is indoors, but you’ll need to go outdoors at night for the picture-taking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18U-YLQxWY0

 

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