Re: Sad news from solar eclipse guru Fred Espenak
Sad, indeed. Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 4:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BackBayAstro] Sad news from solar eclipse guru Fred Espenak I just read this from Fred Espenak. Fred is and
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Ted Forte
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Sad news from solar eclipse guru Fred Espenak
I just read this from Fred Espenak. Fred is and always will be regarded as the authority of eclipses, both lunar and solar. I have all his books and guides. Dear Friends. I want to share some sad
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Kent Blackwell
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Saturday Night: YRSP outreach & open observing session
Our monthly scheduled outreach & open observing session at York River State Park <https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/york-river#general_information> is this *Saturday Night*. The extended
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Troy Riedel
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Confirmed the solar flare observation today at 1403 UTC
Confirmed the flare on the sunspot 4055 at 1403 UTC, 1003 EDT. It only lasted about a minute or two and then vanished. Data confirms my observation on spaceweatherlive.com
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jimcoble2000
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Re: Saturday no-SUNday
could be
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jimcoble2000
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Re: Saturday no-SUNday
I suppose that could explain the delay! [email protected]> wrote:
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Jeremy
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Re: Saturday no-SUNday
Are those pre tariff cloud filters?
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jimcoble2000
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Re: Saturday no-SUNday
Abandon hope all ye who enter here.............................
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jimcoble2000
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Saturday no-SUNday
Evening, folks! As some of you have probably seen, we are canceled for tomorrow. I am still waiting on the shipment of cloud filters. Hope to see everyone next week at Skywatch! (With hopes of
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Jeremy
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The moon at the public event
Mare Humorum was prominent Wednesday night for the public event. That is the circular dark Mare so prominent to the naked eye when the moon is approaching full phase. That would be 11.08 days of the
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jimcoble2000
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Re: Deep Creek Elementary School Friday 4/11
I would but I¡¯m working today. <pathfinder027@...> wrote:
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Roland
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Re: Norm Sperling
Yeah, pretty cool (but really not surprising since uncle Kent knows everybody who¡¯s anybody in this hobby!) Ted Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2025 5:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re:
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Ted Forte
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Re: Norm Sperling
classic
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jimcoble2000
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Deep Creek Elementary School Friday 4/11
Can someone RSVP to help Jeff Goldstein tomorrow at DCES all day from 0800 to 1500??? Back Bay Amateur Astronomers | Deep Creek Elementary School STEAM Day | Night Sky Network I had planned to be
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George Reynolds
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Norm Sperling
I just watched an interesting, but L-O-N-G YouTube about Norm Sperling. Back in the early 70's he visited the Chesapeake Planetarium. I invited Norm to come look through my 8" f/8 Optical Craftsman
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Kent Blackwell
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Astronomy 101
George Reynolds conducted the last lecture on the season at the Kempsville Recreation Center Wednesday night. Club members set up no less than 5 telescopes for the group when the group came outside to
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Kent Blackwell
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Re: Herschel Objects
Happy times
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jimcoble2000
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Re: Herschel Objects
I remember seeing your two copies of Uranometria so full of fly speck notes that it was difficult to see the plotted objects. Inspiring. We had some great times in Coinjock, didn¡¯t we? I¡¯ll never
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Ted Forte
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Re: Herschel Objects
That¡¯s quite a list, Ted. You and I enjoyed viewing some of those objects from Coinjock back in the day. Thank you for your many contributions to our hobby through the years. I have always liked
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Kent Blackwell
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Re: Herschel Objects
Holy crap that is a lot of info! v/r Chuck Jagow President ¨C Dark Skies of the Wet Mountain Valley Member ¨C Westcliffe Board of Trustees Member ¨C Westcliffe Bluff Park Committee Member ¨C
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charles jagow
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