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21, 2021 Some of the best times and most
educational activities I participated in during
the early days were the SKYWATCHES. And at the
time we thought we were well-equipped. We also
thought we were dreaming about things that are
now a reality. Things that are affordable and
projects that are doable. One of my colleagues
who operates a MADAR node in Connecticut is
lucky enough to have a group that does them
periodically.
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| That’s Armando Landrian on the right setting up the Skywatching equipment. All the equipment belongs to him and Mike Panacello. They had a weather station, radiation meter, scanner, a puck, Flightradar24, night vision camera and handheld night vision, binoculars, emf meter and infrared strobe light. They also used phone apps like Skyview to rule out space debris or stars or planets. They also used the trail camera for the first time at this event and are always looking for new equipment or techniques to tryout. Eyeballs on the sky are always a plus |
| Mike's camera was set up on #2. Armando had
#1 but they didn't set it up that night. Most of the time
they have more equipment available than people to operate
them. |
