John, I wonder if our geographical positions are affecting the timing on the charts, considering the astreroid will be so close (astronomically). My chart...
Dennis, Could be. I can't find much of a pattern for earth geo locations in the S&T map, except that the further west you observe from, the later the asteroid...
Dennis, I went back & entered the full orbital elements; there was no change at all in my plot. John C ... in ... web ... was ... decimal ... a ... for ... ...
I planning on setting up at the Parkway overlook, just south of where Hwy 215 crosses. Per Nancy, is about milepost 424. Remember there are 2 overlooks there....
this is David the new guy. I just wanted to say thank you for your kind welcome. I was very pleased to meet all of you at Thursday nights meeting. I had a...
David, We enjoyed having you at the meeting. I was the guy sitting on your left. I'm sorry for the late start of the meeting, but I got back from a site-visit...
Dan & Butch, I've always had a very hard time seing those dark neb's. I guess it's either an untrainded eye or my low-contract SCT scope causing it. John C...
What I found that gave away the first dark patch I spied was the absence of stars in an area. I couldn't see the patch itself , no black whisps, just a sort...
I recently bought a sextant but I don't know how to use it. I read several pages of instructions online and did what they said, but I have no idea if I'm doing...
Yeh, I've tried to see the nebulae by not seeing the stars, but still wasn't sure I was seeing it. I need a bigger scope to see more of the surrounding stars...
Sounds like something for us to figure out at a meeting! John C ... From: AstroAsheville@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AstroAsheville@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Yes, Friday July 21 at Mt. Pisgah. I don't know how complicated the instructions are, but if we can't figure them out at the gaze then we can tackle them again...
The August indoor meeting has been postponed 1 week, until August 10th. Neither Tim nor I will be able to host a location. Also, the web page host "migrated"...
Hello everyone! Does any one know of any other good websites for used scopes besides the ones listed below? Meade factory outlet. Orion clearence. Astromart. ...
Charlie, You're just being silly. We all know that a sex-tent is just one that doesn't have a fly. (And yes, it took about a week to come up w/that one.) And a...
Joel, No others come to mind immediately. I'm leaving today on vacation for a week, I'll keep a'thinkin on it. John C ... From: AstroAsheville@yahoogroups.com ...
this weeks's Fairview Town Crier has Mars on the front page and an article about it's near proximity to earth during August and September. Pretty impressive...
David, The FTC is seeing a web posting that is not only left over from the 2003 close approach of Earth to Mars (and still floating around the web through...
as soon as i sent that post, i did a 7 second web search and found dozens of articles about this obvious hoax. I was suspicious for several reasons: 1) FTC...
You're correct, Mars is approaching "conjunction" on Oct. 23rd -- opposite side of the sun from Earth - and therefore "invisible". It is not easily observable...
Thanks Neil, Ill check it out tonight. ... From: ncarz@... To: AstroAsheville@yahoogroups.com Cc: John Chappell Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 12:40 PM ...
... From: Susan Shope To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 10:12 AM Subject: Mark your calendars for the Red Planet Mark your calendars...
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