I apologize for the off-topic post by a new member today. This person has been removed from our membership and the post removed from our site. I think it will...
This is what you were looking for Friday night? http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/messier/more/cma_dw.html It says its 12 degrees (diameter? length?). I don't think...
I received a recent solicitation to bring a telescope to a 6th grade campout here in Haw Creek at the Evergreen Community Charter School this Thursday evening,...
... grade campout here in Haw Creek at the Evergreen Community Charter School this Thursday evening, April 4th. I will be out of town then. I wonder if...
Bernie, I went after our meeting, got there about 8:15pm. The kids were setting up their tents when I got there & had a blast when they came over to see...
Thanks, John. It is so satisfying to turn these young minds on to the heavens above. Sounds like you opened wider their window to the universe. Bernie ... ...
Check out the face-on spiral galaxy between the Ring & 73P: http://spaceweather.com/swpod2006/08may06/seip1.jpg And the sky getting brighter as 73P approaches...
What we talked about Thursday night: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barred_spiral_galaxy "The creation of the bar is generally thought to be the result of a ...
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2006/01/ or http://tinyurl.com/bp6w9 Click on "zoomable" to blow it up. It goes VERY detailed. John...
Joel, who was a the last gaze, is having a problem with the collimation of his Newtonian. I beleive he bought a Cheshire collimator and has tried that, but...
WX doesn't look to clear for Friday any more: http://www.weather.com/weather/wxdetail/USNC0022?dayNum=1 but Clear Sky Clock still says not very cloudy, but not...
Thanks J for the post. Seems after 2 consecutive trips to Pisgah Mt. the scope is out of alignment. I bought a Cheshire, but Im not use to seeing all the...
Joel, I will bring in my collimation tools to the meeting Thurs. They are the Tectron brand. I ordered them when I ordered my Starmaster dob. Also, the small...
Nancy, Thanks for the help. Since posting the help message last night I have had an offer from someone to buy the scope today(Sat.). I worked on the scope last...
Nancy, I sold the scope today. I have my eyes on a Orion 10" dob or the SCT 8". I like the tecron tools. Looks like somthing I could use. Thanks for the help! ...
Hi from Fairview. My name is David Braxton and I just got my first telescope this week. I have other commitments on thursdays, so I doubt I will be able to...
Welcome to the group, David. I don't know how familiar you are w/the night sky, or with your scope yet, but here's something I ran across in the IOTA Group. I...
David, Do you subscribe to any of the astronomy magazines, like Night Sky, Astronomy, or Sky & Telescope? They are our main source for up-coming events. ...
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