RECENT EVENTS
SCORE Laughlin (Jan 13-16, 2005)
OffRoad Racing: season opener of SCORE 2005 season
Rose Bowl (2005)
INCREDIBLE nail-biter game between Michigan & Texas, down to the last 2 secs!! Mangum "ices" the FG..
Geiser Bro's D&D Open House
REAL TIME coverage (pics/video) of Geiser Bro's D&D offroad race-shop. An off-road racing FIRST!!
Comet Macholz (2004)
photos & observations of Comet Macholz (Hungry Valley, Los Padres National Forest)
Aug 2004 Perseids
photos & observations Perseids (Hungry Valley, Los Padres National Forest)
May 2004 Comet NEAT (C/2001 Q4)
photos & observations Comet NEAT (C/2001 Q4) (Hungry Valley, Los Padres National Forest)
Nov 2003 Leonid Meteor Shower
photos & observations of 2003 Leonid Meteor Shower (Hungry Valley, Los Padres National Forest)
Dec 4 2002 Solar Eclipse
photos & observations of Dec 4 2002 Solar Eclipse (Messina area, South Africa)
Nov 2002 Leonid Meteor Shower
photos & observations of 2002 Leonid Meteor Shower (Hungry Valley, Los Padres National Forest)
Aug 2002 Perseid Meteor Shower
photos & observations of Perseid Meteor Shower (Hungry Valley, Los Padres National Forest)
June 2002 Comet Partial Solar Eclipse
photos & observations of partial eclipse (near Mt. Wilson/Angeles Forest)
March/April 2002 Comet C/2002 C1 Ikeya-Zhang
photos & observations of naked-eye Comet Ikeya-Zhang
Oct 13/14 Jupiter/Saturn Astronomical Observing
Observing Jupiter/Saturn thru 10" Zeiss refractor, from metro-LA
June 28 Angelie Almendare Birthday Party
Angelie Almendare's Birthday Bash in Beverly Hills, CA (Joya Club): Wine, Women, & Song
June 21 '01 Solar Eclipse
Expedition to western Zambia (Kabompo): solar eclipse, Southern Night Sky viewing & astrophotography, wildlife safari
Nov 16-17-18 '00 Leonid Meteor Shower
Leonid Meteor Shower Expedition to Mt. Wilson, 2 night/morning sessions of meteor-patrol photography
Comet S4 (Linear)
July '00 Comet Expedition to S. California deserts, documenting Comet S4 (Linear)
SCORE Baja 500
SCORE 2000 Race #3 in SCORCHING Baja Del Norte, Mexico: HOT Racing Action. J. Street takes overall win, Ragland takes Trophy Truck & 4-wheel overall, . Class 5 racer George Seeley makes it 3-straight
Jan 20 '00 Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse Expedition to Mt. Palomar, 1 night/morning session of lunar photography
Dec 13-14 '99 Geminid Meteor Shower
Geminid Meteor Shower Expedition to Anza Borrego Desert, 1 night/morning session of meteor-patrol photography
Nov 16-17-18 '99 Leonid Meteor Shower
Leonid Meteor Shower Expedition to Anza Borrego Desert, 2 night/morning sessions of meteor-patrol photography
Nov 15 '99 Mercury Transit
Mercury-Transit Expedition. Time-lapse photos of Mercury,"grazing" the Sun's NE limb
'99 Solar Eclipse (Turkey): WOW!
Last solar-eclipse of the millenia. Bob Yen's solar eclipse expedition was an overall success. Internet eclipse experience: using photos, QT videos, QTVR panoramas.
Recent Desert Off-Road Races
SCORE Series
SCORE Fireworks 250
SCORE 1999 Race #4 in SCORCHING Mojave High-Desert of Barstow,CA: HOT Racing Action. Herbst Boys take Trophy Truck & Class 1. Class 5 racer George Seeley maintains points lead
SCORE San Felipe 250
SCORE 1999 Race #2 in BEAUTIFUL desert/ocean of San Felipe/Baja Mexico: Racing, Spring Break getaway, resort relaxation along Sea of Cortez. Class 5 racer George Seeley maintains points lead
SCORE Laughlin Challenge
SCORE opening-season race: Bob Yen's successful project w/Class 5 racer George Seeley, Jr.
Bob Yen's coverage of '99 Off-Road Racing Season
Same-Day coverage, using photos & QT videos
IndyCar Racing
CART Series
CART Long Beach Grand Prix
CART 1999 Race #3 in BEAUTIFUL ocean-side of Long Beach/CA: Racing along Pacific Ocean. J. Montoya takes 1st career win. Greg Moore of Team Forsythe maintains points lead
Recent Astronomical Events
Meteor Showers & Solar Eclipses
DEEP SKY Astrophotography: 1st Outing
Trek to Mt. Pinos, for Deep Sky Astrophotography. Interesting nebula in Cassiopeia & Northern Cross. Test run for new astrograph platform & newly built 4x4.
'98 Meteor Showers [ SUMMARY ]
VERY active Meteor Showers for 1998: Leonids, Geminids, Draconids
'98 Leonid Meteor Shower
FIREBALLS dominated the apparition, but was it THE predicted STORM?
'98 Geminid Meteor Shower
interesting FIREBALLS, generally speaking very active rates
'98 Giacobinid Meteor Shower
HUGE fireball observed from California, WAS it a Draconid Meteor?
'98 Caribbean Solar Eclipse: WOW!
"One of the BEST solar eclipses ever", according to NASA. Bob Yen's solar eclipse expedition was an overall success. Same-Day coverage, using photos, QT videos, QTVR panoramas.
'97 Comet Hale-Bopp from the Mojave/Colorado/Borrego Desert
One of the MOST unique comets ever: bright stellar nucleus & interesting ion/dust tail dynamics. Bob Yen's comet-track expedition in the SouthWest US Desert was an overall success. World-wide acclaim by professional astronomers (ESO & Univ. of Hawaii). Media credits included Newsweek Magazine (lead photo, for cover-story article), PBS, & others.
'96 Comet Hyakutake from California & Arizona Desert
A VERY unique comet ever: VERY long tail & CLOSE approach to earth. Bob Yen's comet-track expedition in the SouthWest US Desert was an overall success. Media credits included magazines, national & international
Stuff
Air Extremists..
Off-Road Racing
Warriors of the Desert, knarly "air-time"
Crashes
notable "out-of-shape" event-horizons..
Hang-Gliding & Para-Gliding
Ultimate "Air-Heads", incl Mad Mitch (aka "Boy Raised By Wolves")
"Mad Mitch" McAleer
The Ultimate AirExtreme Bad Boy: "Mad Mitch" (aka "Boy Raised By Wolves"), tearing up the airwaves with hang-gliders (2-time world aerobatic champ) & para-gliders (national champ)
Stuff
Women..
People (HOT babes)
Interesting & talented (as well as beautiful) actresses, models..
Misc Projects
4x4 Dodge Van Project
Complete suspension re-design & fabrication. Includes new bumpers (front & rear), & rollcage. Work still in progress..
About Bob Yen
Way Out Photography, Science/Engineering Consulting
Quickie Profile
Timeline history of Bob Yen
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Upcoming
EVENT:
2014 California Lunar Eclipse
Pasadena, CA (front lawn)
April 14/15, 2014
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Same-Hour coverage [ Eclipse-Chaser blog ]
On April 14/15 2014, Click HERE to goto
Same-Day coverage [ Flickr photostream ]
2013 Comet Pan-Starrs
Southwest USA Comet
California/Nevada/Arizona
March 2013
On March 9 - March 22, Click HERE to goto
Same-Day coverage
(webcast of pics/video)
Daily "CometPhoto" blog HERE
Upcoming
EVENT:
2008 TEST
China Solar Eclipse
Santanghu, China (Inner Mongolia Desert)
Aug
1, 2008
On July 24 - Aug 1, Click HERE to goto
Real-Time coverage
(webcast of pics/video)
Mar 29 2006 Solar Eclipse (Egypt)
2nd contact diamond-ring (mausoleum, Libyan Plateau W. of Sallum/Egypt)
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Perseids (2005)
Fireball on 8/12/05
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Comet Macholz (2004)
Comet Macholz on 12/15-16 (PST), anti-tail & active/dynamic ion-tail
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Aug 2004 Perseid Meteor Shower
Bolide over Hungry Valley (Los Padres National Forest)
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Comet NEAT (C/2001 Q4)
Comet NEAT (C/2001) over Hungry Valley (Los Padres National Forest)
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Nov 2003 Leonid Meteor Shower
Leonid Meteor Shower over Hungry Valley (Los Padres National Forest)
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Dec 4 2002 Solar Eclipse (South Africa)
solar eclipse over Broekmann farm (18km east of Messina, South Africa)
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Nov 2002 Leonid Meteor Shower
Leonid Meteor Shower over Hungry Valley (Los Padres National Forest)
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Aug 2002 Perseid Meteor Shower
Perseid Meteor Shower over Hungry Valley (Los Padres National Forest)
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June 2002 Partial Solar Eclipse
partial solar eclipse over Mt. Wilson/Angeles National Forest
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March/April 2002 Comet C/2002 C1 Ikeya-Zhang
Comet Ikeya-Zhang: 5 degrees of tail!
Click HERE to goto Comet C/2002 C1 Ikeya-Zhang page
October 13/14 2001 Jupiter/Saturn Viewing (metro-LA)
Jupiter
Click HERE to goto October 13/14 2001 Jupiter/Saturn Viewing page
'01 SOLAR ECLIPSE (Zambia)
prominence within coronal loops @2nd contact
Click HERE to goto Zambia Solar Eclipse '01 page
'00 LEONID
METEOR SHOWER
50 deg fireball through Gemini
(crop) taken w/16mm fisheye [ zenith ] @12:15 - 12:20am PST 11/18
Click HERE to goto Leonids '00 page
Comet S4 (Linear)
Nearing Perihelion in July
tail-length at least 3 deg
10 min on hypered TP6415, BORG 500mm/4 APO refractor
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Baja 500
Racing under the SCORCHING Sun of Baja Del Norte
3-straight wins in 2000 for George Seeley (Class 5)
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Baja Astrophotography
astrophotography from San Jose, Baja Mexico (31 deg N lat)
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'99 GEMINID
METEOR SHOWER
HUGE fireball on 12/14/99 12:38AM PST
Click HERE to goto Geminids '99 page
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'00 TOTAL
LUNAR ECLIPSE
totality phase
Click HERE to goto Lunar Eclipse '00 page
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Nov 15 1999
MERCURY TRANSIT
Mercury grazes the NE limb of the Sun
Click HERE to goto Mercury Transit page
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'99 LEONID
METEOR SHOWER
near-radiant meteor on 11/18/99 AM PST
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'99 SOLAR ECLIPSE (Turkey)
Click HERE to goto '99 Solar Eclipse page
Click HERE for MAIN solar eclipse page
'98 GEMINID
METEOR SHOWER
90+ deg meteor fireball 12/13/98 ~10:45pm PST
photo taken over the (Borrego Desert), as Orion+Gemini was rising
Click HERE to goto Geminids '98 page
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'98 LEONID
METEOR SHOWER
50 deg meteor fireball 11/16/98 11:40pm PST
photo taken over the (Borrego Desert) eastern horizon, as Leo was rising
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DEEP SKY OBJECTS
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