Can anyone recommend a good paint shop in the Anchorage area who can shoot some scope tubes for me? Projects are coming together, and four tubes will be in my ...
3/25/03 I see some high cirrus at 7 p.m. and if it doesn't worsen I plan on trying to spot Comet Jules-Holvercem and Vesta in Binoculars tonight. But at 8:05...
Wow. You folks are great. Send donations for the Green Laser Pointer to the Eagle River Nature Center: Eagle River Nature Center 32750 Eagle River Road Eagle...
I sent a wish list in to the Eagle River Nature Center directors for some equipment to improve the Astronomy experience at ERNC. One of the items on the list...
Scott, Seeing detail on the planets has been difficult this season. I suspect air turbulence is the main problem, as there is a lot of shimmering going on,...
Re: Viewing around Anchorage My observatory is open to the group as well as interested students of any age. The seeing is not quite equal to Kit Peak and there...
I'm sure you're referring to Sirius, the Dog Star. Jupiter wouldn't sparkle or scintillate. By the way, I very grateful as a newcomer to this group for the...
Last night I was looking at Jupiter from around 10 till midnight. For the first time ever from Alaska I saw the Great Red Spot (GRS). I first saw it when it...
Bob has some good locations here... We used to have Perseid parties in Hatcher Pass. The seeing there was great if you were on top, but turbulent on the sides...
I think that would be a wonderful idea! And Anchorage would be next! -Chris ... -- -Christopher Erickson Network Design Engineer We Byte 5432 E. Northern...
Hi, It was a bit chilly at a few degrees below zero, and a 15 mph north wind, but seeing was fair. I spend most of my time with my ETX90 looking at the moon....
I've got the Short Tube 80 out tonight, it's putting up a nice display of Saturn. I can see cloud bands and the Cassini division a good quarter of the time at...
That was a cool night. My favorite views tonight: * M81 and M82 in the Taki FSQ106 (awesome) * M51 in the Taki CN212 & Coulter 13.1" * The moon w/ (Nagler 22...
This Friday night is an Astronomy night at the Eagle River Nature Center (ERNC). It starts at 8pm. Let's hope these clear conditions continue as it would not...
Hi guys....I've been out of town for close to a week and am just now catching up on all my emails and group postings. On AP 180 front, I'm having a hell of a...
Found this posted by Clevis on the TMB board: Io and it's shadow, follow behind the Red Spot Hollow and transit Jupiter tonight, Sunday the 23rd (9 PM to 11:49...
Last night was pretty-good observing for Anchorage, Alaska. The sky was mostly clear, turbulence was lower than usual, the moon was down until about midnight...
Hi guys...my name is Bob Reynolds and I've lived in Anchorage for almost 17 years. Good to see that there are some other astronomers in Alaska...in spite of...
Now an Alaskan star party...that sounds like a great idea! Count me in.... The only other astronomers that I met in Alaska are Dr. Steve Menaker (awesome home...
Anyone getting observing in? Skies have been very stable here the last few nights. Unfortunately I've had three bonfires running in the yard which are like...
As Saturn daily inches towards the west... Geeze Louise, I was trying to hold out for the best tubing option for the 6" APO project. I was looking for SEAMLESS...
For those who check your email first....NASA has lost contact with shuttle STS-107 as of 8 a.m. Central time. No official word as to the fate of the space...
Hi people. Now that we have managed to get our group restored after the Yahoo fiasco, I would like to encourage volunteers to repopulate the links and photos...
Here is the resurrected AlaskaAstronomy group. I created this group at the request of Chris, who is still doing battles with Yahoo and the troublemaker who...
