Gale, I don't remember which traffic light on Biltmore Avenue I told you to take a right at, but it is 4th one coming south from downtown. Anyway, it IS at...
Reminder from the Calendar of AstroAsheville http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AstroAsheville/cal Monthly indoor meeting Thursday February 5, 2004 6:00 pm - 8:00...
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Yes it does look like the trailer I was talking about. <A HREF="http://www.kuffelcreek.com/teardrops.htm">teardrops</A> Try out this site. I love the ...
Hey Guys, Just found your group and thought I'd join up and see what you are up to. I am a member of the Carolina SkyGazers in Rock Hill, SC. I normally attend...
Todd, Actully the advice was verbal, so I READ nothing, hence the misspelling. Thanks though. There was no star gaze last weekend. Clouds were predicted to...
i can't restrain from being a smarta$$ . . . hee hee. but was concerned with the irony of reading copy-it-write law while copying it to the web . . . anyway,...
Here's a neat make-it-yourself "fine focus knob": http://www.seds.org/billa/jif/jiffy.html In addition to the greater "moment arm" this provides, the rubber ...
Monty & Bernie, The meeting to help the Boy Scouts with their Astronomy Merit badges will be at 7:00pm on friday night, the 13th, at Sims Office Building. ...
Thanks for info Monte ... From: John C To: AstroAsheville@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 4:27 PM Subject: [AstroAsheville] Boy Scout meeting ...
Hi John, I will be there to assist as needed this Friday. I will bring 10 copies of info (2 pages, double sided) related to their requirement # 7, that deals...
Hi Nancy, At your suggestion at our last meeting, I will be dropping off about 25 back issues of Astronomy and S&T magazines at Mike's shop today. I hope that...
This S&T article http://skyandtelescope.com/howto/visualobserving/article_78_1.asp has some good info, especially the sections on "High Power" and "Averted...
MONTE, Can you bring your reflector Friday night? I'm bringing Morgan's refractor (w/mount & tripod) and my SCT (w/mount, but w/o tripod). As you probably...
Todd, This was for the Boy Scout Merit Badge class last night. We're still "on" for next Friday night. John ... From: Todd W [mailto:williams_tm@...]...
thanks John, i remembered seeing that boyscout post later and figgered it out. how did the boyscouts go? was it cloudy or ok? i'm ready to observe -- it's...
John, The image and animation should start after clicking on the link; otherwise, you may need an upgrade in animation software? Sorry I missed last night--my...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3490657.stm Hubble sees 'most distant object' By Jonathan Amos BBC News Online science staff, in Seattle The farthest...
Bob, You were asking about recharging batteries last week and I mentioned I use a "Battery Tender" to recharge my Deep Cycle Marine Battery after an observing...
Anyone know a good place to get a Newt's mirror recoated? Someone "off-group" has asked: "When I unpacked my newtonian, I noticed that the mirror looked a ...
Have them try http://www.spectrum-coatings.com/ There are several other places to go like QSP and Clausing but I have heard the best things from Spectrum....
John, I use Clausing for all of my mirrors. They are reasonable and relativly quick. They are at http://www.clausing.com I think the best coating is their...
Reminder from the Calendar of AstroAsheville http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AstroAsheville/cal Star Gaze Friday February 20, 2004 6:00 pm - 6:00 am (This event...
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To Scotty & Neil: From Dan: Thanks for the reply. Sounds like my problem will evolve from finding any place to get a recoating to picking the best place and ...
Hi, Just poking through here and saw this. I would try http://home.covad.net/~alcoat/ Much cheaper than the other guys and super fast turnaround. Turnaround in...