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Jeff Hartzer's Blog – September 2010 Archive (3)

Trinity Site Open Saturday 10/2/2010

As if there wasn't enough going on this 'Mass Ascension' weekend, the world famous Trinity Site opens it doors (ok, Gates) to visitors on Saturday. Instead of getting up early to see beautiful balloons, you can head south before sunrise to pass through the highly secured gates of the Trinity Site for a bit of nostalgia. On the way home you can zip over to see the VLA (Very Large Array) as well, and still be back in 'burque in… Continue

Added by Jeff Hartzer on September 30, 2010 at 1:17pm — 10 Comments

A FIREBALL Over New Mexico ?

This linkage came in today from: Spaceweather.com but I have neither read nor heard anything about it locally...Anyone in 'burque area see it or know more about this Giganto FIREBALL which apparently rivaled the moon in brightness...?

"SOUTHWESTERN FIREBALL RIVALS THE HARVEST MOON: Last night, sky watchers in the southwestern United States witnessed a brilliant fireball. It was almost as bright as the full Harvest Moon and caused a loud sonic boom over parts of New Mexico.… Continue

Added by Jeff Hartzer on September 22, 2010 at 3:30pm — 9 Comments

On The Bus: a narrative journey through Ravenland

Rio Grande High School is made up of a vast array of students from the largest sized land area of any high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Recently (and forever it seems), the news about RGHS has not been good in the media. A new Principal threw out (deleted) everyone's schedules this summer and much ground in getting this year's school year off to a smooth start was lost. That Principal is… Continue

Added by Jeff Hartzer on September 21, 2010 at 8:46pm — 5 Comments