It's glorious out there! Clear skies, no moon, good transparency. Capella, Pleiades, Mars, Aldebaran ... what a splendid grouping. Even the Milky Way is...
... Nice transparency tonight. I thought I might finally see the dust lanes in M31 and I was right ! Immediately upon panning to the object they were visible,...
Reminder from the Calendar of AlaskanAstronomy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/cal What's Up With Mars Friday October 7, 2005 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm...
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Amazingly, it's a mostly clear night in South Anchorage. Found the Andromeda galaxy and the Ring Nebula. I'm giving the ring nebula a shot with DSLR focus. If...
Found Uranus tonight, pretty darn low, naked eye visible but right on fuzzy borderline of direct/averted vision. At 75x it was just large enough to convince me...
Hi Mike, Thanks for your daily review of last nights sky. I enjoy reading them. I'm glad someone else is having success seeing details on Mars. I have a...
... Hi Tom, thanks. ... I think it was around 12:30 AM when I found Uranus. I say this because the planet was just about dead South from here at the time,...
hello to one and all from someone who constantly lurks around the edges of this group, with a lot of interest. I live on the Kenai peninsula, where I sleep...
... IIRC, the Canon 10x30 IS, their cheapest, lightest IS binoculars, have quite a reputation for being optically excellent. I'll try and borrow a pair ...
... have ... borrow a ... moons ... hold. ... people ... Thanks Mike, exactly what I was looking for. the sci.astro.amateur group looks to stand me in good...
Woke up at 2:50 am to see if it was clear. It was. Observed Mars from 3:05 am to 3:40 am. Conditions were clear but seeing was only fair. Used 4" refractor. ...
... Thanks for the update. I've exhausted myself I think for a few days. I got up at 4 AM to let the dogs out and saw Mars glowing high and gorgeous, and ...
Reminder from the Calendar of AlaskanAstronomy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/cal What's Up With Mars Friday October 7, 2005 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm...
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Another clear night, I wish I had some open horizons furthur to the East, nothing a chainsaw couldn't fix... I've always thought it a bit of a bummer that...
How exciting for Martian astronomers, at closest approach on October 30th, the Earth will subtend a whopping 37.9 arcseconds as seen from Mars. Unfortunately,...
I am very new to astronomy and I am very intrested in finding a nice spot here in the anchorage area to do some observing. does anyone have any recommendations...
Besides my (so-so) South Anchorage back yard, the back left end of the parking lot at the Flat Top trail head is a reasonably good spot. Go a little ways up...
Of course! I try to err on the side of optimism. I will probably bring a 100mm APO. -Chris ... From: Scott <scottupnorth@...> Subj: [AlaskanAstronomy]...
I wish I could go but I promised my wife dinner. I will try to come next time for sure. I have been looking through a spotting scope and binos! I will be...
Several of us often plan for dinner at Garcia's in Eagle River before the ERNC presentation. Probably around 6:30 to 7pm while the presentations start at 8pm...
Well, observing wasn't the greatest tonight at ERNC. But Scotts presentation on Mars was worthwhile. It was nice to see familiar people again and to meet Tom...
For those who might be interested, I am building a 12' by 12' observatory in my back yard with a geodesic dome on top. Pictures will be accumulating here: ...
Hi Chris, Those are some great photos of your contruction progress! Seems like it'll be one stout platfrom. And, what looks like all treated wood too. Do...
Mike, when I reached home last night Mars was visable from my deck. Capella was flickering like crazy, and since I was so tired, I reasoned that the seeing...
... Seeing for Mars at ERNC, and here afterwords, was awful. I score it a 2/10 for the entire night. Transparency at ERNC kept improving steadily though. I...
Yes, the skids are pointed directly at the escape route if and when I need to move it somewhere else. It won't have a concrete pier. I have an alternative...
Check it out, January is the most cloud free time at my house. http://cleardarksky.com/clmt/c/LnLkObAKct.html I didn't know Clear Sky Clock was keeping track...
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