Thanks Jeff. I hadn't heard about it. We had a really great one in 1999. Big flash, "nearly daylight", loud boom. I missed that one too. I sent some of the...
Reminder from the Calendar of AlaskanAstronomy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/cal ERNC - Astronomy Series - Stars of Spring and Summer Friday...
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Hi, I have a problem with the motor LXDs 55, I want to adapt them on the fitting Losmandy GM8. Can someone recommend me how to do? I have intention to use the...
I think you want the RoboScope group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RoboScope "My advice is free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Network Design...
Beginning yesterday, a potentially harmful virus is being spread via email spoof attacks. These emails appear to be from official Yahoo group moderators due to...
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Mar 5, 2004 4:58 pm
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Public are invited to participate in an interactive discussion with NASA scientists about a rare astronomical event. The live webcast/broadcast will take...
Funny night, we spent more than an hour talking about stars and sights of spring and summer, only to have those completely washed out by the moon. Fortunately,...
Some Java applets courtesy of Sky and Telescope. Two will identify the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/article_1193_1.asp ...
It sure figures that I would be too busy packing for my upcoming vacation to make it to the ERNC when the great TMB152 made its debut. Well, I am going to miss...
It is really weird at 7 degrees North Latitude. The sun, moon and planets rise straight up from the East, go up to the Zenith and then drop straight down to...
Reminder from the Calendar of AlaskanAstronomy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/cal ERNC - Astronomy Series - Galaxy Clusters. Friday March 19,...
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During the late afternoon of March 25th, telescope users in Alaska can watch the 5-arcsecond-diameter disk of Mars slide behind the crescent Moon. As seen from...
Reminder from the Calendar of AlaskanAstronomy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/cal ERNC - Astronomy Series - Galaxy Clusters. Friday March 19,...
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... Isn't that a rub.......... Howdy Mike, Dosen't Chris E. have a 41mm Panoptic? I'm 99% sure that Chris has one but that won't help you Friday night since...
Good deal Mike....glad you guys are getting some EP time... Couldn't find the TermiNagler image.... Gonna have to bug Chris when he gets back <G> Tom D ... the...
It's clear out and the following Jupiter events should be fun to watch: GALILEAN SATELLITE PHENOMENA Table created using The Planets 2.02 A FREE program...
... Yes. I set up the scope on the GM8 mount and watched the whole thing unfold over the course of several hours. I was pretty cool. When Io moved in front...
... Jupiter and Saturn events can be found at the following link: http://www.cpac.org.uk/ The software is called The Planets v. 2.02. What's neat is that you ...
According to http://www.astronomydaily.com Fri 26 Mar 4:04 AM A double shadow transit of Jupiter's Galilean moons begins Sat 27 Mar 11:00 PM A triple shadow...
Reminder from the Calendar of AlaskanAstronomy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/cal Jupiter Triple Moon Transit Saturday March 27, 2004 5:00 pm -...
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Reminder from the Calendar of AlaskanAstronomy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/cal Jupiter Triple Moon Transit Saturday March 27, 2004 5:00 pm -...
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Mike- I ran this Sky and Telescope java applet and it looks like 11:20 p.m. is the best time for the triple event. Here are the UT times, according to the ...