Hi all, Just finished up two new images, one a close in on the Flame Nebula in Orion, near the Horsehead, the other a nice barred spiral galaxy NGC925 in...
Lovely pix, Tom. Thanks for sharing them with us. Elliott XT8 Vista 10x50 ... Nebula in Orion, near the Horsehead, the other a nice barred spiral galaxy NGC925...
Hi to everyone! The order for the calendars & books is in. I plan to be at the meeting Thurs. 11/10/05 & will bring them. Tom, your images are wonderful to...
Thanks, Nancy! I'll be out of town tomorrow, so hang on to my book. Just finished up two galaxies, NGC2336 in Camelopardalis, and NGC772 in Aries, both 100...
One of the nights at MASP, I had laid down in the tent for a few minutes to get some rest before going back out under the stars, & I heard 100 voices say,...
Cut from the S&T weekly news bulletin: SEE VENUS, EARTH, MARS ALL LINED UP You learned in school that Venus is the next planet toward the Sun from Earth and...
Orion has added monthly star charts to their web site. They are more detailed than the ones in the center of S&T or Astronomy magazine, showing more Messier...
In a message dated 11/23/05 12:28:21 PM, AstroAsheville@yahoogroups.com ... Thanks, JOHN, good looking for 'turkeys' after dark! CAB [Non-text portions of this...
Just a reminder that the indoor meeting is tomorrow (thursday) night at Sims Group Engineers building. Outdoor stargaze is the next night, Friday, at Pisgah....
Has anybody tried this, found on: http://www.nexstarsite.com/Reviews/BaaderFringeKiller.htm "One last note on the uniqueness of this filter. Baader suggests...
The weather looks good for tonight for the gaze at Pisgah. I'll probably just bring my new Hardin Optical 80mm F5 since it's already in the car from the...
See their web site: http://www.celestron.com/prod_pgs/tel/c20_index.php I don't see a price, but it seems to be their come-back to the Meade Richey-Chretien. ...
Here's a good bi-monthly(?) newsletter on astrophotography, and it's free to download: http://www.skyinsight.com/astrophoto/ Sept edition,.pdf version, is...
Hey, I bought my Celestron NexStar 5i about this time last year, but haven't had the time to get it out and use it as much as I thought I would be able to. It...
PARI aims to reveal secrets of the stars: http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=/20051212/NEWS01/51211012 or http://tinyurl.com/bslhw There...
Hello.. My name is Bryan... I am 28 and am interested in joining your club. I am an astronomy novice but interested in learning more... Thanks... Bryan...
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I'd like to clarify something for all you owners of ubiquitous 8"SCT telescopes. A 5mm is actually a good eyepiece (EP) for this scope on nights when "seeing"...
Hi Bryan. If you have any questions about anything, fire away. Looking forward to meeting you at a meeting. Where in the Greater French Broad Basin do you...
Here's a good article on rating "Seeing": http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/astro/seeing_e.html It explains the "seeing" rating that is on the Clear Sky Clock...
Hi All, I'm new to the group, and new to amateur astronomy. I have a 10x50 Pentax binocular and a new 80mm William Optics scope with an Alt-azimuth mount on a...
Hello John... I live off of Hendersonville road, right about where the parkway crosses it. I dont own any binocs.. looking at buying a telescope, but not sure ...
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