Fireball Over Tucson 10 Dec 2013

Prof. David G. Iadevaia maintains his private observatory near Sabino Canyon. On Tuesday night the AllSky Camera he designed and built recorded the fireball which lit up the partly cloudy sky and produced a sonic boom heard over much of the area. Attached find a short video clip of the event. Prof Iadevaia retired from Pima College this past summer after 30 years of teaching Astronomy and Physics.

Hummingbirds

These tiny little birds invoke thoughts of harmony and cooperation. But what is nature really like? Here is my observation of their behavior as they find a source of food.

ANSR77 Mt. Lemmon Ground Station Test 9 Nov 2013

This is a test of the ground station to track high altitude balloons from 9000 foot summit of Mt Lemmon in Tucson Arizona. The test was conducted by Prof. Iadevaia, KF7MZY on 9 Nov 2013 tracking the beacons on ANSR 77. The cross band repeater was also used. The test was a success.

Prof. Iadevaia's Venus Transit 2012

In this short video Prof. Iadevaia shows 3 hours of the transit of Venus across the disk of the Sun in 3 minutes. He and Linda hosted a Venus Transit 2012 party. A good time was had by all at this once in a lifetime special event. Onward to 2117!

Prof. Iadevaia's Fun Flight

Sometimes even a professor has to have some fun! Here is a short video from around the 'hood. Toward the rising Sun is Sabino Canyon...to the north are the Santa Catalina Mountains...to the south, in the distance, is Mount Wrightson and Mount Hopkins, home of the MMT telescope.

Prof. Iadevaia and Annular Eclipse 20 May 2012

Prof. Iadevaia and Linda Proctor, take you on expedition to SP Crater near Flagstaff, AZ to view the 20 May 2012 annular solar eclipse. Using various cameras, telescope and appropriate filters they document the eclipse in video as well as still images. SP Crater is a cinder cone volcano about 7 miles in from highway 89. The eclipse was annular for about 2m13s. The approximate GPS coordinates for the observing site was 35.5762N and 111.571W. One experiment was not performed because of high winds. The HD video camera was not flown.It was a successful expedition and Linda, once again was a valuable assistant and photographer.

Prof. Iadevaia Shows a Safe Method to View the Sun with Binoculars

Prof. Iadevaia shows how to use a pair of binoculars and a tripod to view the Sun. With the upcoming Solar Eclipse and transit of Venus, this method will work very nicely. Never look directly at the Sun with either a telescope or binoculars useless the appropriate filters are used. This method is a projection method and is very safe.