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Re: Clear skies
I'd love to get it, but I have had many car repairs, and my?pocketbook is empty!? G3? ?Dale Carey wrote: ? George Reynolds, Deputy Commander, Tidewater South Section Royal Rangers Visit my Web page:? ? "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia ?Member, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)? Do you Yahoo!? - Powerful. Affordable. |
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Re: Clear skies
Dale Carey
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Back to Caldwell for a second
Ron Robisch
Now that we're all priming ourselves for the window of
opportunity to complete the Messier Marathon, can anyone tell me if there's a similar window (or windows) of opportunity to complete a Caldwell Marathon??? -Ron Robisch BTW - Some of you may have my old rrobisch@... e-mail address. It's obsolete now - got a new job! My new work e-mail is now ntirobisch@.... Home e-mail remains robisch@... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more |
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Re: Back to Caldwell for a second
In a message dated 3/7/03 4:29:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ronrobisch@... writes: << Yeah, and somebody with Auto GOTO is gonna do it in about 2 nights and think they deserve a certificate. >> Tsk tsk Ron, your anti-goto bias is showing. By the way, The Caldwell certificate, like the Messier certificate, requires that the observer not use goto or digital setting circles. Ted |
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Re: Directions for Saturday
In a message dated 3/7/03 5:44:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,
denice.k.woody@... writes: << How far away is the area where we will set up from the parking lot? That'll determine what scope I bring. Denice >> I'm afraid I don't know exactly, but I take it that we can offload in front of the education building and will be setting up behind it. She told me I could wheel the 18 through the building. So I assume we will have to carry or push scopes at least some distance. Ted |
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Virus Warning
In a note to me (see below) Mickey Baker warned of a virus he had
experienced. For detailed information about it, here is the URL for the McAfee AntiVirus Web site. George Please take note. Saturday, Monday, and again today (Weds.) I have received a virus via e-mail. Sat. and today I got two mailings. If any on the BBAA list have recevied a file advising of a Microsoft Upgrade, do not touch it. It looks very official, even to having registration update pages. This is virus know as W32/Gibe.B@mm, which is going around here in Tidewater via e-mail. I have removed 6 lists and am down to this one and Police-L, which is good a filtering their mail. I got two on my down load of e-mail today. Norton and other anti-virus programs should detect it if it is attached to another e-mail, but may not if it comes in as the upgrade file This was scanned prior to being sent, but it is good to scan everything. Mickey Baker 03-05-03 |
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Re: Back to Caldwell for a second
I have not seen anything worked out. Of course, the 109 objects span most of
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the sky, with declinations ranging from +85 to -81 so you would have to be located pretty near the equator to have a shot at them all. But Perhaps you mean a marathon session where you observe all the objects that rise above your horizon at your latitude? Its an interesting problem. Here at mid northern latitudes, I wouldn''t be surprised if its not close to the vernal equinox, just like the Messiers. Now in the forward to the Caldwell book, Sir Patrick ponders ... who will be the first to survey ALL the Caldwells and the Messier's in the fewest number of nights? Sounds like a challenge to me. Ted In a message dated 3/7/03 2:06:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ronrobisch@... writes: << Now that we're all priming ourselves for the window of opportunity to complete the Messier Marathon, can anyone tell me if there's a similar window (or windows) of opportunity to complete a Caldwell Marathon??? >> |
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Directions for Saturday
Re: the "Starry Night" at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens on Saturday March 8 for those of you that want to help.
(I'll be there if there is any chance of clear skies, but I'm not going if it is totally overcast.)... We want to be there, set up at 6 p.m. It is at the "Education Building". From the toll booth at the Bot Gardens: Continue down main garden road, road will curve sharply to the left (Administration building is also on left.) The road then opens up into the main parking lot, Baker Hall Visitor Center will be on your left (You will see a fountain and a Norfolk Mermaid Statue there)....Education Entrance is at the far right hand end of the building. (Also known as Rose Garden Hall)...use that entrance. We'll meet you there (5:30 is fine, come as early as you need to.) Telescopes will be set up on the terrace behind the Education building. |
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Re: Barska Binoc's
I'll bring them.
Rob From: "Rick Bish" <2bookworms@...> Reply-To: backbayastro@... To: backbayastro@... Subject: [backbayastro] Barska Binoc's Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 11:56:00 -0000 Whoever owns the Barska binoculars, that were purchased through Heartland America's website, could you bring them to the meeting tonight? I think it might be Rob, but I'm not sure. I'd like to take a look at them. Thanks! Rick Bish To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: backbayastro-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* |
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Richard Moncure
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If you've got a dedicated phone line for the computer, figure that into the cost too.
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Rob From: George Reynolds <pathfinder027@...> Reply-To: backbayastro@... To: backbayastro@... Subject: RE: [backbayastro] Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 12:11:28 -0800 (PST) It's cheaper in the long run if you buy a cable modem at Best Buy, rather than rent one from Cox for $15 a month. "Woody, Denice K" <denice.k.woody@...> wrote: It'll run u about 50 smackers a month.....which when coupled with your TV cable bill totals a heck of a lot of smackers a month...... Denice -----Original Message-----
From: George Reynolds [mailto:pathfinder027@...] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 1:32 PM To: backbayastro@... Subject: Re: [backbayastro] I've got Cox also, Dick. I don't know what I'd do if I had to go back to a dialup line. George Richard Moncure <sundog@...> wrote: Thanks Guys. I check into it and my budget. Dick Moncure ----- Original Message ----- From: Louis Snellings To: backbayastro@... Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 1:22 AM Subject: RE: [backbayastro] Re: Trying to contact Dick Moncure COX is great...... Once you go to a cable modem you will never go back to dial-up.....Click and you are there. Mat -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Weiner [mailto:kevin.weiner@...] < Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 11:37 PM To: backbayastro@... Subject: [backbayastro] Re: Trying to contact Dick Moncure If you are in an area serviced by Cox, their cable modem service is great! Cox Hampton Roads: (757) 222-4663 (Southside) (757) 224-4663 (Peninsula) Coming soon to New Kent and Gloucester --- In backbayastro@..., "Richard Moncure" <sundog@h...> wrote:: George -- It appears that my ISP cannot keep their systemabout had it with Accessnet. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: backbayastro-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: backbayastro-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: backbayastro-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. George Reynolds, Deputy Commander, Tidewater South Section Royal Rangers Visit my Web page: "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Member, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: backbayastro-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: backbayastro-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. George Reynolds, Deputy Commander, Tidewater South Section Royal Rangers Visit my Web page: "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Member, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now v _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. |
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Cox High Speed Internet does cost a bit more, and you get a lot of
performance for the bucks: Your phone line remains free. If you have a second phone line, you may cancel it after you get the cable modem and save that cost. If you currently have a pay ISP (MSN, AOL, EXIS...) you may cancel that too and save that cost. Together, the price of a second phone line and an ISP are about the same as the Cox High Speed Internet price (with cable) so you should just about break even. You get: 3Mbps-download speed, 256Kbps-upload speed Always on 7 email addresses Up to 70 MB of Web space 24x7 Tech Support No long term contracts 30 day money back guarantee The service costs $39.95 w/cable. You can rent the modem ($10/month), or buy one from many sources. I do not want to turn this into a sale pitch, I know, too late, I'm sorry and I will stop here. I am just very passionate about the service I provide (yes, I provide). I work for Cox and I run the Master Telecommunication Center, the old term was `headend'. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to send them my way. kevin.weiner@... Kevin PS: Our scope (my wife Barb and I) is due tomorrow. We both do solemnly swear and promise that we will not open the box and let the clouds out until after Friday night :) See you tomorrow at TCC. |
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Dick, Yahoo is MUCH, MUCH better than Hotmail!? I am gradually migrating over to Yahoo for most of my correspondence.? It is more user-friendly, has a?better address book function (you cannot sort hotmail addresses by last name!!!), and seems more robust.? Hotmail has been giving me errors lately, in the middle of messages I was composing, with no escape -- I lose everything and the application terminates!? I get a tremendous amount of junk mail and sleazy spam?in Hotmail, and almost none in Yahoo.? I daily have to delete half a dozen ads in Hotmail for Viagra and breast enlargement (and other less reputable emails) without ever opening them. I say I am gradually moving to Yahoo, because I have almost 150 addresses and 15 group address lists in Hotmail.? It is taking me a while to move everything over, as I want to check and make sure all the addresses are current as I make the switch.? I may keep a small account as a "catchall" or backup.? I'm thinking, if I shut down the hotmail account, the spammers may come looking for me in Yahoo.? Maybe I can use the old account as my "flypaper'.? (!) George ?Richard Moncure wrote:
George Reynolds, Deputy Commander, Tidewater South Section Royal Rangers Visit my Web page:? ? "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia ?Member, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)? Do you Yahoo!? - Powerful. Affordable. |
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Don't miss the BBAA monthly meeting Thursday, 3/6/03!
ATTENTION all BBAA members! ? This month?s meeting will be a real winner!? Don?t miss out this Thursday night, March 6, at 7:30 pm at TCC, Room F-112.? ? Richard Dickson will show his ?must-see? video of the famous Texas Star Party and the recent Winter Star Party in the Florida Keys. ? Gearing up for Messier Marathon time and the East coast Star Party, we will have a brief panel discussion / Q & A session on how to do a ?Messier Marathon?.? (No, it?s not a 26-mile run carrying a peanut butter and jelly sandwich!) ? We hope to see you there!!! ? Cookies and (decaf) coffee will be available. ? George ?3? and the gangGeorge Reynolds, Deputy Commander, Tidewater South Section Royal Rangers Visit my Web page:? ? "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia ?Member, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)? Do you Yahoo!? - Powerful. Affordable. |
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It's cheaper in the long run if you buy a cable modem at Best Buy, rather than rent one from Cox for $15 a month. ?"Woody, Denice K" wrote:
George Reynolds, Deputy Commander, Tidewater South Section Royal Rangers Visit my Web page:? ? "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia ?Member, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)? Do you Yahoo!? - Powerful. Affordable. |
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