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Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center

Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center Happy New Year! 2010 is an exciting year for BHOSC. The 125th anniversary starts 1/30 to 2/1 and continues with special events through the year. Please attend as many things as you can and get all your friends and relatives to come as well. Our next scheduled tour day is Monday January 18, ML King day 10 am to 4 pm. Yo...u can always call to schedule a tour or program for any day of the year. Don McCasland 617-696-0562

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December 31, 2009 at 10:12am
Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center

Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center Happy New Year! 2010 is an exciting year for BHOSC. The 125th anniversary starts 1/30 to 2/1 and continues with special events through the year. Please attend as many things as you can and get all your friends and relatives to come as well. Our next scheduled tour day is Monday January 18, ML King day 10 am to 4 pm. Yo...u can always call to sshedule a tour or program for any day of the year. Don McCasland 617-696-0562

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December 31, 2009 at 10:11am
Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center

Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center Looking forward to an exciting 2010. Many celebrations for the 125th year of BHO. Saturday January 30 is the first with lecture by Lou Uccelini and Paul Kocin at Fuller Village on Brush Hill Road call 617-696-0562 or e-mail dmccasland@bluehill.org for more details or to order tickets.

December 29, 2009 at 10:35am
Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02186 ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA SPECIAL REPORT...
John
John
Another great wx day atop Big Blue!
December 3, 2009 at 5:51am
Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center
Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center
Looking out the window right now, I see some blue sky! It is awesome to work up here. It must be amazing to work at the Mount Washington Observatory!
December 3, 2009 at 5:57am
John
John
I was a weekend observer atop Big Blue in the late 1980s. I've seen some cool things up there including an undercast that showed only the top of the Hancock & Pru.....
December 3, 2009 at 10:51am
Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center

Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center There is still room for more at the Southern New England Weather Conference. You can register on-site. Come and enjoy lots of great presentations.
http://www.sneweatherconf.org/

www.sneweatherconf.org
If you missed any of the presentations from previous conferences, you can now view or download them by clicking on the links on the left side of the page. The presentations from the 2008 conference are now available!
Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center

Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center Comments on: Remembering The Great New England Hurricane Of 1938
Boston's NPR News Source
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Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center Our condolences to the folks at Mt. Washington Observatory for the loss of Nin, faithful companion for many years.

July 24, 2009 at 10:19am
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Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center
I had a great time meeting and seeing Nin several times. A wonderful cat I am sure thousands of people miss.
July 24, 2009 at 12:00pm
Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center

Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center NEW RECORD WIND GUST FOR JULY 24 We have recorded a new record wind gust for today's date of 46 MPH from the northeast. The peak gust for the day so far occurred at 4:32 AM EDT. This surpasses the previous record for July 24 of 41 MPH S IN 1975 and 41e M

July 24, 2009 at 8:53am
Leanne Chase
Leanne Chase
That's not what I want to hear when I have a flight out today...hopefully no more of that!
July 24, 2009 at 9:02am
Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center

Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center JULY 2009 IS NOW THE 9TH WETTESTE JULY ON RECORD: The rankings for July precipitation in inches, dating back to 1886 are: 1. 11.67 in 1938 2. 10.66 in 1988 3. 10.43 in 1921 4. 9.52 in 1915 5. 8.47 in 1889 6. 7.55 in 1916 7. 7.41 in 1898 8. 7.31 in 19

July 24, 2009 at 8:52am
Steve
Steve
and a week to go still.
July 24, 2009 at 10:07am
Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center

Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center It's official! Reed Timmer will be the dinner speaker at the 10th annual Southern New England Weather Conference. http://www.sneweatherconf.org/
Registration can be for the conference and dinner with a discount on the combination or you can register for just the conference or just the dinner. You can call for more information at 617-696-0562

www.sneweatherconf.org
If you missed any of the presentations from previous conferences, you can now view or download them by clicking on the links on the left side of the page. The presentations from the 2008 conference are now available!
Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center

Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center Here's a new easy way to raise money for Blue Hill Observatory. Just start using Yahoo! powered GoodSearch.com as your search engine and they'll donate to BHOSC every time you do a search!
You can link at www.bluehill.org also
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Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center

Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center We've had a lot of good media exposure this week. The Boston Globe and this clip on WBZ http://wbztv.com/video/?id=78195@wbz.dayport.com

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Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center

Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center Check out Chief Observer Bob Skilling in today's Boston Globe.

www.boston.com
MILTON - Since the sun virtually disappeared on June 5, hidden behind an impenetrable pall of cement-colored clouds, Robert Skilling has tracked each overcast moment, anticipation building with each gray afternoon.
Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center

Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center Earlier this week, we did a tagged balloon release with students from the Center School in Stow, MA. One of the first balloons release was called in within a few hours from someone at the Honeydew Donuts near Canton Junction. That's as close to instant gr

May 29, 2009 at 2:32pm
Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center

Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center Open Access to the Observatory, build a kite, fly kites you bring or buy a kite at the Observatory, tagged balloon releases, weather and ecology displays and exhibits. Free Admission Materials fees for some activities.

Time:10:00AM Saturday, October 3rd
Location:Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center