Happy New Year, John! No guiding on the 20 second exposures. Combined the images in MaxIm DL with a one-star alignment clicking on the center of the comet...
January Sky is ready: http://www.astroasheville.org/Jan2005.htm Parkyway to Pisgah is closed at this time, both from north & south. We'll have a lot of warm...
Hey guys, I got these in my stocking for Christmas. At the next gaze I'll wear one on one wrist and someone else can wear another, & we'll see if these puppies...
The weather looks to be very cloudy tonight (Friday), so unless things change drastically later today, we'll postpone the gaze till tomorrow (Saturday). The...
Clear Sky Clock & Weather.com say it will be clear tonight! Who's up for a Dusk-to-Dawn???? Parkway is closed to Pisgah, so gaze will be at Mill Ridge: ...
for those with Nasa TV -- today on that channel: January 14, Friday 3 a.m. - 3:30 a.m. - Live Coverage and Commentary "Cassini Turns Towards Titan -...
watching & listening to live coverage on CNN and NASA web sites ATT!!! John C ... Towards Titan - Interruption of Radio Contact" - JPL/ESA ... Probe Enters the...
LAVA Aurora Visibility Alert - 111B Time and date of this statement: 4:45pm CST, 01/17/05 Timing of visible activity: Mon night/Tue morning (1/17-18/05) ...
has anyone else been out on one of these last couple cold nights? if so, what's been your experience with the seeing? i got a "new toy" and have been curious...
I was out a couple nights back and the seeing was poor. Couldn't achieve fine focus. Elliott XT8 Vista 10x50 ... if so, what's been your experience with the...
"new toy"? "pinched optics"? So what's up, guy? What you got? Inquiring minds want to know. You were asking about small refractors a while back. Is that it? ...
The e-group "WNC Dark Sky" is now active for discussion of issues promoting good lighting practices in Western North Carolina. Concerns include better safety,...
Todd, I'm not calling off the Tasco mirror cells until you tell us what your "new toy" is. If you choose to suffer until February, that's on your head (or...
The Orion 80mm semi-APO? You'll like that, if it is. I've looked thru Mark's several times and the images are excellent. There's something about the image thru...