Re: Seeing/Saturn
Hey, I love this BackBayAstro Group! Thanks, Ted, for setting it up. We get to hear from many more members, and get a lot of timely and interesting information this way. We even get to hear from the
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George Reynolds
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Re: Seeing/Saturn
Well, Joe, by the time I lifted my fingers off the keyboard telling everyone how great Saturn was it had clouded over. I could see Jupiter through the clouds but the seeing was only so-so. Looks like
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Kent Blackwell
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2003 Convention of the Astronomical League
Hey folks, Just wanted to let you know, the 2003 ALCON is going to be hosted by the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society in Nashville, TN this year on July 9-12th. If you'd like more information,
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Georgie <[email protected]>
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Re: Seeing/Saturn
Kent, The view up here in Williamsburg was terrible, high clouds all evening. Kept going outside from about 9 til midnight but saw no reason to drag out the scope.And it's a pity since I just got all
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joseph_piotrowski <[email protected]>
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Re: Seeing/Saturn
In a message dated 2/20/03 5:21:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, dickinson@... writes: << I must say the seeing up here in Richmond the last few weeks has been awful. I believe that the snow and ice
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twforte@...
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Re: Skywatch Canceled
Since we don't have a nightwatch yet can we have NWRP on the 28th?
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Dale Carey <stargaz@...>
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Re: Seeing/Saturn
In a message dated 2/20/03 3:06:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, pathfinder027@... writes: << Hey, I love this BackBayAstro Group! Thanks, Ted, for setting it up >> I like it too, but I can't take
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twforte@...
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Re: Skywatch Canceled
"Nightwatch" is on the 28th. "Skywatch at Northwest River Park was scheduled for tomorrow night, Friday February 21. Ted
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twforte@...
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Re: Skywatch Canceled
Skywatch is on the 28th? They don't think it will clear by then? Dale
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Dale Carey <stargaz@...>
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Skywatch Canceled
Just got off the phone with Northwest River Park, they were inspecting the equestrian area as I was talking with them. The entire parking area is underwater. Skywatch is cancelled (Park insists we
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twforte@...
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Re: Mars, Something that might be neat.
Hey Mat, Mars is going to present a spectacular target all summer. It will certainly be a "pretty sight" in binoculars but will require a telescope to see any detail. If you haven't yet, check out the
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twforte@...
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Re: New product for Binos
I made one almost identical about 6 months ago out of a piece of 1/8"X1" aluminum stock. Got a bb gun red dot finder for $10 from Wally World, and it works great. Rob From: twforte@... Reply-To:
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Robert Schonk
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Re: Mars, Something that might be neat.
Mat, The lowest power you can effectively use with an 8" scope is 28x. That magnification would yield a 7.1mm exit pupil. Any lower power would be empty magnification, since the exit pupil diameter in
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Kent Blackwell
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Winter Star Party
Dale Carey's report on the Winter Star Party has been uploaded to the BBAA website http://groups.hamptonroads.com/bbaa ... click on Observing Reports. Ted
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twforte@...
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New product for Binos
A new product: Red-Dot Finders to be attached to binoculars to aid in astronomical observing. >
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twforte@...
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Mars, Something that might be neat.
Hi all I was playing around with Starry Night checking out Mars. On the 19th of June around 3am in the SE, it looks like Mars will be just above the Moon and should make a really nice view. Using the
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matsnellings <[email protected]>
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Re: NLES Pics
A telescope rigged up through the skylight above someone's hot tub? Wow, now that's someone who just can't get enough stargazing. I wonder what kind of heaters one would need for that telescope's
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Kent Blackwell
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Re: NLES Pics
Thanks, Ted for taking such great pictures! What a neat thing for all of us to be able to access those pics! I'm begining to like this Yahoo thing! I hope everyone had a good of a time at North
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Rick Bish <[email protected]> <2bookworms@...>
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Seeing/Saturn
I don't know how many observed on Wednesday evening but the seeing was just stunning. I rolled the 25" out to do some tweeks. After tweeking the alignments of the mirrors a bit I pointed the telescope
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Kent Blackwell
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Re: It's a BIG DAY!
Now everyone --- HAPPY BIRTHDAY Give me a L give me an E then L and an A now what do you have? LELA ?(ne) Dale
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Dale Carey <stargaz@...>
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