I am a new member of this group and would like to know if there any interest in radio astronomy and geomagnetism in this group? I participate in NASA's Radio...
I see this astronaut is living in Anchorage now http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Oefelein I wonder if he would give a talk. (And if he has already, or if...
Would you be interested in making a 45-90 minute presentation on Geomagnetism at the Eagle River Nature Center this fall or Spring? Have you attended any of...
Rich - I have not attended any astronomy presentations at the Eagle River Nature Center, but I would be interested in a making a presentation in the fall or...
Why don't one or both of you invite him? Let me know how it works out, and what day he'd like to speak. -Rich ... for one of our astro presentations! ... ...
Is this just in the valley? Or throughout Anchorage and Eagleriver/Chugiak as well? Everything and I mean EVERYTHING in our yard is coated with aphid honeydew ...
I am in south Anchorage, and we have it very bad. One of my white dogs went brown as a result of sleeping in the honeydew rain and then digging in the dirt. ...
Hi Everybody, I'm back down in Washington DC for a couple weeks and decided to look for a local astronomy group to see if they had any activities going on. I...
Wow! This is neat there is a section in this video where they do an orbital maneuvering rocket burn and a bunch of astronauts aren't expecting it ! ...
Cool Mike, That looks like a fun Disneyland ride. Here are some neat facts about the Space Shuttle Weight at lift off - 4,500,000 lbs (Shuttle, Boosters, and...
I'm imagining the shuttle and a dragster sitting at a light... "Hey buddy, when the light turns green, I'll race you to orbit!" ... From: Thomas Tyler...
A Lesson in Acceleration: * One Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower than the first 4 rows at the Indy. 500. * Under full...
68-1865 Pakanu St.Waikoloa Village Big Island, Hawaii The skies are AWESOME here. You can even see the Southern Cross! For those who are interested, you can...
Reminder from: AlaskanAstronomy Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/cal Man first sets foot on the Moon. Monday July 20, 2009 5:45 pm -...
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Are you guys(gals?) keeping up with this new Jupiter impact? Something slammed into Jupiter. An Australian amateur got the first pics. Check out spaceweather....
After careful evaluation and comparison between two outstanding candidate sites—Mauna Kea in Hawai‘i and Cerro Armazones in Chile—the board of directors...
Yes! I kept my presence here a secret from them! -Chris the incorrigible ... -- -Christopher Erickson Network Design Engineer 5432 E. Northern Lights Blvd.,...
I've been working on the observatory and have a question for you. I want to run power from my house to the observatory, does this sound like the correct...
Why not just get a 100', 12GA, 3 conductor extension cord? -Chris ... -- -Christopher Erickson Network Design Engineer 5432 E. Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 529...
That's what I'm using right now, but I'd like to make it a little less temporary. The snow plow truck and extension cords don't get along at all, it's amazing...
Thomas, in my own observatory I ran 10-3 UF (about 100 ft) to a 8 breaker panel, just like you describe. Working like a charm. A 30 amp breaker would be...