EXPEDITION:

Who:
1. Dr. Timothy Young (Assistant Professor, Physics department @ University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA).
2. Dr. Ronald Marsh (Associate Professor, Computer Science department @ University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA).

Where:

1. World map:
Original map courtesy of: CIA World factbook
2. Country Map:
Original map courtesy of: CIA World factbook
3. For more about Grand Forks, ND, visit:


Weather & Climatology:

1. Current weather:
Click for Grand Forks, North Dakota Forecast
2. Cloud Coverage:

Image courtesy of Jay Anderson, University of Manitoba.


Equipment:

Telescopes:

  1. One Celestron Nexstar 8" reflector.
  2. One TeleVue Ranger 40 mm refractor with Coronado H-alpha filter.
  3. One Advanced Series GC celestron mount.
Cameras:
  1. Two JVC GR-DV500u video camcorders.
  2. Two Philips ToUcam Pro II webcams.
  3. One Logitec webcam.
  4. One Cannon Powershot S2 IS digital camera.
Computers:
  1. Two Sony Vaio laptops.
Miscellaneous:
  1. One Garmin GPS receiver.
  2. One BlackBoxCamera GPS OSD time insertion unit.
  3. Miscellaneous power supplies and outliet strips.