... Yes, It was "Opening Night" of the Alaskan astronomy season. I was setting up my scopes for winter viewing and imaging. I decided to try the 7" refractor...
The sky was crystal clear at Deep Creek Friday night.. kicking myself for not bringing a scope.. but I did take a few pictures of the milky way with my Canon...
Yes, it was gorgeous out here at the Butte. I didn't get my telescope out, just sat out on the deck with the binoculars for a couple hours, welcoming our old...
Hi Steve That was a quick DDP and save to jpg in Maxim. I miss Photoshop I have not installed yet it since the great Windows crash a few months back. I will ...
That thing is HUGE... imagine all the toys it will carry this time. I wonder how the power design is compared with the current rovers. That thing looks hungry....
Mike, The power design of the new Mars rover is completely different from the current rovers Opportunity and Spirit. These rovers use solar panels to charge a...
I was just wondering where the good dark places were here, and if there was a local group. Glad to be back up here, was stationed at Elmendorf a few years ago....
Welcome, I live in North Pole and like going out to the Chena Lakes dam, just to get a little bit of out of the trees and into a large open area. There is...
I think that Astronomical Units has been dormant for a number of years now. This Yahoo group has sort of been the virtual defacto Alaskan astro club for about...
Hi All: We just moved up to Chugiak AK about 3 months ago and am finally ready to get back into the swing of things :) Are there any get togethers for...
Welcome, you've come to the right place! Throughout the Winter there are meetings at the Eagle River Nature Center on some Friday evenings. Several of the...
There are astronomy presentations and sky viewing the first and third Friday of the month throughout the winter months at the Eagle River Nature Center in ...
Hi Barbara, The first astro presentation at the Eagle River Nature Center for the 2008/2009 season will be on Friday, Oct 3 at 7 pm. I'm in Chugiak too....what...
Thanks for the info from everyone. I've penciled in the 3rd of Oct. and hopefully we'll see some of you then. I'll keep checking the calendar/messages for...
I am accustomed to some good late August early September observing. Not this year! ( I guess a couple years ago it rained nearly continuously from August to...
We have starlight here? katy (joking!) ... observing. Not this ... from ... the time. ) ... it on. ... its ... of-focus ... equal to 0 ... maniacally if it ......
Hi I am relatively new to the group and have been enjoying reading the e-mails. Since I am from California we never get to see the Auroras but would really ...
... I've read some quantum physicists can make a compelling argument for the moon not being there when nobody is looking. Perhaps I will roll back the...
Aurora are dependant on streams of energized particles coming from the Sun, colliding with the atmosphere in your viewable area, and being able to be seen - by...
Hi Jim, What I would do is hook up with an aurora tour group. I think they will give you the best opportunity to see the aurora with the short time-frames you...
Well....Mr. Erickson and his lovely wife departed Anchorage for the last time around 10:30 a.m. AKDT...... Vaya con low gas prices! Tom D p.s. I'm helping...
There is a workshop on Astrophotography and Image Processing being organised at New Delhi, India, from the 3rd to the 6th of October 2008. Please see ...
Well I finally tested out the robo-focus, and even without profiling the system exhaustively with these "V-curves" you make, the thing out-focused my eyes on...
Yes it was clear at my house last night too. It's nice to get in a little eyepiece time. My daughter is taking an astronomy class in high school and has...
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