Fall Sky Tonight

  Looking overhead he saw that the stars had come out, but why should he seem to see Andromeda, Cepheus, and Cassiopeia? What had become of the constellations of midsummer? He began to cry.  

—John Cheever (1912–1982), The Swimmer (1964)

Spice program for Fall, 2005

   1 ' F A L L  2 0 0 5
   2 ' Public/Weekend Show
   3 ' September 2005
   4 '
   5 1 Fade 100          PROJ:       HIJ        S

Locate

   6 RUN
   7 LoCate 79           PROJ:         J          'Andromeda nebula (ll, 146, 150)
   8 LoCate 79           PROJ:       H            'title slide (ll. 36, 40)
   9 LoCate 80           PROJ:        I           'IDSA slide (ll. 213, 218)
  10 LoCate 14           PROJ:                  S 'Pegasus (l. 90)
  11 STop
  12 RUN
  13 1 Fade 0            PROJ:       HIJ        S
  14 LoCate 7            STEP:  C                 'space station (l. 21)
  15 LoCate 0            STEP: B                  'clouds (ll. 46, 49, 60, 67, 70)
  16 LoCate 3            STEP:     F              'overridden in l. 50
  17 LoCate 0            STEP:   D                'never used
  18 STop

Space station setup

  19 RUN
  20 ' International Space Station (point of light)
  21 1 Fade 100          STEP:  C                 'located in l. 14
  22 MotoroN             STEP:  C
  23 STop

Press ↓ when station is at correct position.

  24 RUN
  25 ' stop ISS at low altitude
  26 MotorofF            STEP:  C                 'reactivated in l. 78
  27 STop
  28 RUN
  29 ' fade off ISS
  30 1 Fade 0            STEP:  C
  31 STop

Title Slide

Audience enters while waiting at 38 RUN.

  32 RUN
  33 ' Lights ON; Title slide ON
  34 2 Fade 25           LAMP:  C                 'some yellow
  35 2 Fade 60           LAMP:A                   'more blue
  36 2 Fade 100          PROJ:       H            'title
  37 STop
  38 RUN
  39 ' Title slide OFF
  40 5 Fade 0            PROJ:       H
  41 5 Fade 0            LAMP: B                  'red off (was never on)
  42 STop

Blue sky

  43 RUN
  44 ' Start show
  45 ' Blue sky
  46 MotoroN             STEP: B                  'clouds
  47 10 Fade 0           LAMP: BC                 'red and yellow off
  48 10 Fade 100         LAMP:A                   'blue maximum
  49 6 Fade 100          STEP: B                  'clouds on
  50 LoCate 0            STEP:     F              'sunset clouds (overrides l. 16)
  51 STop

Sunset

Horizon west, moon, planets, stars.

  52 RUN
  53 ' sunset
  54 ' Illynsky Lullaby                           'Ilynsky
  55 ResetClock                                   'l. 184
  56 SwitchPulse 1.0     SWCH:A                   'cassette tape on
  57 MotorofF            STEP:    E               'was never turned on (l. 77)
  58 Wait 14.05
  59 8 Fade 85           STEP:     F              'sunset clouds on
  60 8 Fade 65           STEP: B                  'daytime clouds dim
  61 8 Fade 35           LAMP:A                   'blue
  62 Wait 14.15
  63 1:00 LongFade 0     LAMP:A                   'blue off
  64 Wait 11.10
  65 30 Fade 0           STEP:     F              'sunset clouds off
  66 Wait 9.95
  67 15 Fade 0           STEP: B                  'daytime clouds off
  68 Wait 8.75
  69 Wait 10.55
  70 MotorofF            STEP: B                  'daytime clouds
  71 Wait 1:17.90
  72 SwitchPulse 1.0     SWCH: B                  'cassette tape off
  73 STop

Space Station

  74 RUN
  75 ' ISS at sunset ON
  76 LoCate 3            STEP: B                  'Milky way, l. 156
  77 LoCate 9            STEP:    E               'meteors, l. 169
  78 MotoroN             STEP:  C                 'space station
  79 Wait 2.00
  80 2 Fade 100          STEP:  C
  81 STop
  82 RUN
  83 ' ISS at sunset OFF
  84 2 Fade 0            STEP:  C                 'space station
  85 Wait 2.00
  86 MotorofF            STEP:  C
  87 STop

Pegasus

  88 RUN
  89 ' Pegasus ON
  90 4 Fade 100          PROJ:                  S 'located in l. 10
  91 STop
  92 RUN
  93 ' Pegasus OFF
  94 3 Dissolve 0        PROJ:                  S 'Advance to next slide.
  95 STop

Andromeda

  96 RUN
  97 ' Andromeda ON
  98 3 Fade 75           PROJ:                  S
  99 STop
 100 RUN
 101 ' Andromeda OFF
 102 3 Dissolve 0        PROJ:                  S
 103 STop

Cassiopeia

 104 RUN
 105 ' Cassiopea ON
 106 3 Fade 100          PROJ:                  S
 107 STop
 108 RUN
 109 ' Cassiopea OFF
 110 3 Dissolve 0        PROJ:                  S
 111 STop

Cepheus

Looks like house with dot in center.

 112 RUN
 113 ' Cepheus ON
 114 3 Fade 75           PROJ:                  S
 115 STop
 116 RUN
 117 ' Cepheus OFF
 118 3 Dissolve 0        PROJ:                  S
 119 STop

Cetus

Whale below Pisces.

 120 RUN
 121 ' Cetus ON
 122 3 Fade 75           PROJ:                  S
 123 STop
 124 RUN
 125 ' Cetus OFF
 126 3 Dissolve 0        PROJ:                  S
 127 STop

Perseus

Algol, “the Ghoul” الغول

 128 RUN
 129 ' Perseus ON
 130 3 Fade 75           PROJ:                  S
 131 STop
 132 RUN
 133 ' Perseus OFF
 134 3 Dissolve 0        PROJ:                  S
 135 STop

All

 136 RUN
 137 ' All ON
 138 3 Fade 100          PROJ:                  S
 139 STop
 140 RUN
 141 ' All OFF
 142 3 Fade 0            PROJ:                  S
 143 STop

M31: Andromeda Nebula

 144 RUN
 145 ' M31 ON
 146 3 Fade 75           PROJ:         J          'located in l. 7
 147 STop
 148 RUN
 149 ' M31 OFF
 150 3 Fade 0            PROJ:         J
 151 STop

Milky Way

 152 RUN
 153 ' Milky Way VIDEO laser disc 7 chapter 8
 154 '
 155 ' Milky Way ON
 156 MotoroN             STEP: B                  'located in l. 76
 157 Wait 2.00
 158 2 Fade 100          STEP: B
 159 STop
 160 RUN
 161 ' Milky Way OFF
 162 5 Fade 0            STEP: B
 163 Wait 5.00
 164 MotorofF            STEP: B
 165 LoCate 0            STEP: B                  'clouds (l. 195)
 166 STop

Meteors

 167 RUN
 168 ' meteor shower ON
 169 MotoroN             STEP:    E               'located in l. 77
 170 Wait 2.00
 171 1 Fade 100          STEP:    E
 172 STop
 173 RUN
 174 ' meteor shower OFF
 175 1 Fade 0            STEP:    E
 176 Wait 2.00
 177 MotorofF            STEP:    E
 178 STop

Sunrise

 179 RUN
 180 ' Sunrise
 181 ' Geoffrey Burgon
 182 '
 183 SwitchPulse 1.0     SWCH:A                   'cassette tape on
 184 ResetClock                                   'l. 55
 185 ' * * * * horizon glow east ON * * * *
 186 Wait 19.20
 187 ' sunrise clouds
 188 45 LongFade 85      STEP:A                   'sunrise clouds on (off in l. 203)
 189 Wait 46.80
 190 ' colors in sky                              'stars, planets, moon off
 191 15 Fade 10          LAMP: B                  'red
 192 Wait 13.05
 193 10 Fade 10          LAMP:  C                 'yellow
 194 Wait 18.60
 195 MotoroN             STEP: B                  'daytime clouds (l. 165)
 196 Wait 9.20
 197 ' blue sky
 198 20 Fade 0           LAMP: BC                 'red and yellow off while...
 199 20 Fade 65          STEP: B
 200 20 Fade 20          LAMP:A                   '...blue appears
 201 Wait 23.80
 202 ' naked light of day
 203 1 Fade 0            STEP:A                   'sunrise clouds off (on in l. 188)
 204 30 Fade 75          LAMP:A                   'more blue
 205 20 Fade 100         STEP: B                  'daytime clouds on
 206 Wait 39.80
 207 ' room lights
 208 LoCate 80           PROJ:       H            'Andrus logo (on in l. 218)
 209 6 Fade 100          LAMP:ABC                 'blue, yellow, red maximum
 210 2 Fade 0            STEP: B                  'daytime clouds off
 211 Wait 5.90
 212 ' IDSA slide                                 'International Dark-Sky Association
 213 3 Fade 100          PROJ:        I
 214 2 Fade 85           LAMP:ABC                 'blue, yellow, red down a bit
 215 MotorofF            STEP: B                  'daytime clouds
 216 Wait 21.60
 217 ' stop tape; Andrus logo
 218 2 Alt 100           PROJ:       HI           'H is Andrus, I is IDSA
 219 SwitchPulse 1.0     SWCH: B                  'cassette tape off
 220 STop