Actually that picture has some problems with it. The terminator is fake and it is a mosaic of a lot of smaller images through what appears to be an achromatic...
... You'd need a telescope which can enter lunar orbit and look down upon the moon from a perspective impossible from Earth. That moon picture may be 1/2 phase...
... Yes, that shot is maybe a day or two within full moon as seen from Earth. It is an extreme space-borne view very North and quite East of what humans...
What types of media can be operated for the group viewing, meaning such as TV/VHS tapes? or is the center use only Computer projected screen? It appeared that...
In spite of the moon, tonight might be an excellent night to get out and chase down Saturn. From about midnight to one in the morning, Saturn is going to be ...
There are a few good spots, all things considered. My favorites include: My back yard in South Anchorage. Flat Top Trail Head parking lot (maybe snowed in at...
Reminder from the Calendar of AlaskanAstronomy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/cal Quadrantids Meteor Shower Sunday January 4, 2004 6:00 pm -...
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We use MS Windows ("ME" I think), on a fairly old CD-ROM equipped computer. We use Powerpoint for presentations, and usually VHS for movies, unless someone...
... In June, 2003, the ERNC computer didn't have quite a number of codecs, including the one I happened to be using for my presentation's animations. (This is...
I order 50 inexpensive 3D glasses, I think it would be great to have a slide show of various images of the landing site on Mars. I already have a dozen or...
I understand and can provide/install the codex nessessary for playing the file. It will be most likely Indeo 5.x being it provides excellent compression and...
Okay, I just picked up a stand-alone DVD player for $45 for donating to the ERNC. I also found another duplicate astro DVD for the ERNC too. "Eyes on Mars". ...
Did anyone catch the recent NOVA program on PBS about the martian probes? Wasn't the closing picture from the surface of Mars just released by NASA that same...
Ok you guys... stop talking about equipment and tell me why the moon has been so FANTASTIC these past 10 days or so?? The cold, crisp air, the moon coming into...
Maybe because we have actually had some clear nights so you could see it at all! I agree, beautiful moon. However it sure frustrates me when the full moon and...
... probes? ... by NASA that same day? ... addition to Chris's DVDs. Brett, I saw that NOVA as well. Indeed, the last 5 minutes of the special were taken from...
Did you see the article about the "Navigating by Sextant" lecture at the museum? http://www.adn.com/life/story/4613714p-4577802c.html Might make an interesting...
I've frequently heard how handy binoculars can be in star gazing... Has anyone played with a stand like this... http://www.wyas.fsnet.co.uk/binocular_stand.htm...
I have seen a number of variations on a binocular mount like the one shown on that web site. I assume because the design seems to be rather popular, it must...
Reminder from the Calendar of AlaskanAstronomy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/cal ERNC - Astronomy Series - The Rise of the Modern Observatory ...
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So you better get out there and enjoy it while you can! Moonrise at 11:05pm. "My advice is free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Network Design...
Set the scope out to cool off when it was clear but by the time I was set up at 9pm the sky had clouded over with only the odd sucker hole. This morning at...
Who is attempting to see pluto this weekend in the morning hours? Scott <scottupnorth@...> wrote:Set the scope out to cool off when it was clear but by...
I don't have a big enough scope for that! At Magnitude 13.9, it will take about a 16" Newt to be able to pick out Pluto given our latitude, seeing, light...
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