Hi Wally, Yes, there will be astro programs on the first and third Friday night, October to April. All programs start at 7pm. The first program will be about...
Reminder from: AlaskanAstronomy Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/cal The Lunar Moon Crash Experiment Friday October 2, 2009 7:00 pm...
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gorgeous night last night let me add a couple hours to my fireworks http://www.scopenews.com/astrophotos/galaxies/ngc6946.jpg Thats 6.8 hrs now. Transparency...
Lookin good! I'm jealous of those nice tight stars and fantastic contrast. A far cry from what my C8 can do. It was clear here until dark, and then clouds and...
Got my NGC891 times in: http://www.pbase.com/mclemens1969/image/117487421/original That was an (its all relative) incredible night the other night. The...
Great sky last night! Globular clusters M15 and M2 showed grandulation at moderate magnifications in the 5" refractor. Veil Nebula was awesome. All the...
Thanks for the report Scott glad you got out. I bet the new scope is a beauty. As I understand I am about 1-2 months off on the AP130 list myself. (Two months ...
Great images, Mike. Only 1 to 2 months away....will you keep it? :) When I was mounting mine the other night I thought how light weight it really was. I don't...
... Actually, after all these years waiting for an AP, I dont know if I'll have the $$$ to order one if my name comes up. I'll have to squeeze by with the big...
Hi Mike, Your pictures look great, can you even see the Bubble Nebula in an eyepiece? It looks so faint I would think it would only be visible in a photo. I...
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Oct 20, 2009 1:43 am
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Chris left the continental US for parts Kona..... Tavvauvutit......
Is anyone celebrating the visibility of Jupiter's four moons this weekend (http://www.galileannights.org/) by standing around outdoors with a telescope or...
I MUCH prefer the greater Anchorage area for astro versus Fairbanks. Fairbanks is just TOO DANG COLD!!! The Eagle River nature Center is great place for...
Hi Guys, I'm Off to Puerto Rico at the end of November. I shipped my old trusty C-8 that way last week. Its less than half the cost of living of Alaska or...
Yep, forget stargazing in Fairbanks....too cold...too hard on the equipment. Fairbanks has great aurora but if I lived up there (again) I would never take my...
Coral, North of Anchorage toward Birchwood / Peters Creek offers some nice dark skies. The Glenn Highway is not lighted out there reducing skyglow. South of...
Hi Chris, I'm afraid swaying in those warm tropical breezes has left you a little behind on local developments. Where the dark far end of Glen Alps / Flattop...
ARGH!!! "My advice is always free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Network Design Engineer Waikoloa Village, HI 96738 N19°57' W155°47' Meade 16"...
Greetings all. We are in need of one speaker to round out our astronomy lecture series. The open date is Thursday January 14. Programs begin at 7:00pm and the...
The BLM Campbell Creek Science Center's astronomy lecture series begins THIS THURSDAY with... The Big Bang and Cosmology What is the Big Bang and how does it...