The duplicity of Hermes is discussed at http://SkyandTelescope.com/news/article_1088_1.asp, with amateur astronomer David Higgins mentioned prominently....
J & P Howard
jphoward@...
Nov 2, 2003 1:07 pm
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Thanks John, I should point out that my involvement was as a very minor contributor due mostly to poor weather/sky conditions. I'm suprised that he put my...
That would involve a) getting off the couch and b) going outside. Dincha take a photo? (Whine) ... From: "Kimberley Rawlings" <kim@...> To:...
nicole kennedy
waylandr@...
Nov 3, 2003 7:42 am
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This started out as an attempt to take one more Mars image but the seeing conditions were not very good so I decided not to proceed with that. I therefore...
Steve Crouch
stevec@...
Nov 3, 2003 11:50 am
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http://www.princeton.edu/~rvdb/images/ic434Ha.html shows the Horsehead taken with a 90mm aperture. John H...
J & P Howard
jphoward@...
Nov 5, 2003 12:05 am
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People, If you're interested (and in case you haven't already heard), ACT Planning and Land Authority (nee PALM) are planning a meeting with interested parties...
Andrew & Ursula White
a_u_white@...
Nov 5, 2003 12:33 pm
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Astrometric updates have identified 3 asteroidal occultations coming to our region in the next month: * Nov 09: (185) Eunike: SE Australia directly across...
Albert Brakel
abrakel@...
Nov 5, 2003 2:05 pm
2454
About 3 MB of Hubble pics in a slide show presentation at http://wires.news.com.au/special/mm/030811-hubble.htm Have your monitor at high resolution to avoid...
J & P Howard
jphoward@...
Nov 5, 2003 10:57 pm
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Although there will be no more storm level activity from the Leonids, this years display should produce a peak from the 1499 rubble trail of C/Tempel-Tuttle...
Hello everyone This has been going on for some now, so lets hope its all over by Tuesday night. We need at least 3 scopes for this evening. So far I have only...
Morland, John
jmorland@...
Nov 10, 2003 1:21 am
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Hi all, For those wondering what beauties are in the sky this month for telescope viewing, please visit my TOP 10 deep-sky observing objects for November at: ...
Jennifer
jennifer@...
Nov 10, 2003 9:49 pm
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John, I am a southerner, but can assist if needed. Please let me know. Cheers, Joe. ... From: Morland, John [mailto:jmorland@...] Sent: Monday, 10...
John, I called but you are not there, I called your home, hopefully you will get this message. I cannot make it tonight, the aircraft accident in Bankstown...
Hello everyone Finally it happened! The evening went off quite well and CAS collected $30. The weather cooperated, but we had to find another place for the...
Morland, John
jmorland@...
Nov 11, 2003 11:43 pm
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Well done to John Morland for all those years of organising school nights. It's not a straighforward task, having to gather together enough bods and scopes for...
Mike Nelmes
Miklyn@...
Nov 12, 2003 5:19 am
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Thanks, John, for all the effort you've put in to the School Nights. Not only for the financial help they create, but for the great interaction with the...
wombats1@...
Nov 12, 2003 5:59 am
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ABC Radio in Darwin are looking for someone to interview on Monday, around noon our time, about the current Mars missions - what they might find, what they're...
J & P Howard
jphoward@...
Nov 14, 2003 1:10 am
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Heard that sunspot 484 had rotated back into view, so I got out my solar filters and had a look. It was visible through binoculars, by not by unaided eye....
Albert Brakel
abrakel@...
Nov 15, 2003 7:29 am
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Hi all, I have been asked by Lyons Primary School to assist with a Solar Eclipse morning that they are holding next Monday morning for the Partial Solar...
"Baracchi discovered 2 NGC objects on Dec. 18, 1884 visually using the 48" reflector at Melbourne Observatory (the last with speculum mirror, erected in 1869)....
J & P Howard
jphoward@...
Nov 16, 2003 11:57 pm
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Hi Paul Albert Brakel, Steve Crouch and myself cannot make it as we will be flying into the Moon's shadow that very morning thousands of km away. Nicole...
Morland, John
jmorland@...
Nov 17, 2003 12:09 am
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Hi John, Do you have any doubts about the validity of these two clusters? Or is your note about the very interesting website you've pointed out below, which I ...
Jennifer
jennifer@...
Nov 17, 2003 3:55 am
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Jenni as expected makes a good point. A quick check of the new Star Clusters book (Archinal & Hynes) doesn't show these in the LMC clusters list. Both have...
Ross Gould
rgould@...
Nov 17, 2003 6:13 am
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Hi, Could anyone let me know what percentage of the Sun will be eclipsed from Canberra at maximum eclipse on Monday morning? Thanks, Paul Floyd....
If you go to http://www.mreclipse.com (Fred Espanak's site), click on solar eclipses, then click on the 2003 solar eclipse, navigate around and you will come...
Morland, John
jmorland@...
Nov 17, 2003 10:58 pm
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About 10% at 7:44am (mid-eclipse) ... -- =============================================================== Vince Ford Research/Outreach Officer Research School...
Vince Ford
vince@...
Nov 17, 2003 10:58 pm
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... Hi, Looking into the identifications of NGC 2072 and NGC 2043, here are my findings: Regards NGC 2072: I don't have any problem with the identification of...
Jennifer
jennifer@...
Nov 17, 2003 11:03 pm
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This is nearly as good as Albert Brakel's description of Baade's window as one of his challenge objects in 2002, essentially an area of empty space- so it...
Morland, John
jmorland@...
Nov 17, 2003 11:35 pm
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Hello everyone If you go into: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/TSE2003/TSE2003tab/TSE2003-Tab08.html You will see that the eclipse magnitude is .311 and...
Morland, John
jmorland@...
Nov 17, 2003 11:54 pm
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Hi All Please note that Monday morning has been taken care of. Rock on, CAS. Nicole ... From: "Morland, John" <jmorland@...> To:...
