Entries for October, 2008 in Sky Watch
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Halloween sky show
There won’t be anything scary about the night sky over Victoria Halloween. In fact just the opposite. Barring a cloudy sky, a crescent Moon and Venus will make for a nice starscape just above the western horizon after ... -
Chilly morning in Victoria
 Yep. It was definitely cold this morning. The temperature dipped to a chilly 36 degrees about sunrise. That ties the record low for the date set in 1957 and it’s 22 degrees below the normal low for ... -
A solution to light pollution?
 There may be light at the end of the tunnel for night sky watchers – or not. Light created by everything from street lights to tall buildings tends to wash out all but the brightest objects in ... -
Hurricane models made simple
Even as the 2008 hurricane season draws to a close, AccuWeather.com has made an interesting announcement. It has launched its graphical hurricane model spreads, making computer model data available to emergency planners and weather enthusiasts. The information ... -
Hubble repairs under way
 Possibly good news for Hubble telescope fans. Hubble suffered a technical difficulty last month that prevented it from collecting and relaying information. But NASA reported on Tuesday it will try to revive the ailing spacecraft so it ... -
The busy tropics
 This time of the year it’s easy for Texans to forget about the tropics as the cold fronts begin arriving. But looking at the National Hurricane Center Web site Monday afternoon shows why the hurricane season runs ... -
Astronomy Day 2008
 The George Observatory at Brazos Bend State Park southwest Houston will have its annual astronomy day on Saturday, Oct. 18. This year’s featured speaker will be comet hunter David Levy. Other activities include face painting, comet ... -
Of droughts and floods
 A Victoria businessman complained yesterday that he reads about droughts in the Advocate one day and floods the next. It seemed contradictory to him, I guess. And I can see where it might be confusing. But ...
