Just a quick note to let people know that CSIRO and Telstra providing a webcast of the Transit of Venus from our headquarters in Canberra. The address is...
Hi Here's what the sun looked like in H alpha today so maybe there will be a few prominences present next Tuesday. This image was processed using the method...
Steve Crouch
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Jun 3, 2004 12:31 am
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Is CAS running a public event for the venus transit, either a public one or a semi-restricted one? I havent seen mention of anything yet, only the narromine...
Yes, we intend to hold a Venus transit viewing event for members and friends. A venue we're considering is Red Hill Lookout, but this is yet to be confirmed....
Albert Brakel
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Jun 3, 2004 2:14 pm
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I'll be here and intend to observe with a 4-inch refractor fitted with a projection screen - the only thing I hadn't decided was where to set up. Red Hill...
P Ogilvie
Peter.Ogilvie@...
Jun 3, 2004 10:59 pm
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Andrew White and myself just saw Venus above the Brindabella's at 5:07pm with the naked eye. It was hard, very hard. You definitely needed binoculars to see it...
Morland, John
jmorland@...
Jun 4, 2004 7:36 am
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Sorry, All of my equipment is being utilised by CSIRO for their webcast. Cheers David Higgins Observations Officer ... and ... is yet to ... have ... the...
MessageI had a last try for the oldest Venus from Mt Ainslie this evening. The sky was clear except for a thin layer of murk along the lowest parts of the...
Albert Brakel
abrakel@...
Jun 4, 2004 12:17 pm
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Ready for Tuesday? For sale or hire: Full aperture (200 mm) solar filter. Fits a C8, and probably a Meade 8-inch or Vixen VCL200. Features: 200 mm aperture. ...
Just a reminder that we're running a special evening for beginners - and anyone else who would like to attend - THIS AFTERNOON! Where:- Black Mountain...
Andrew & Ursula White
a_u_white@...
Jun 4, 2004 2:40 pm
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Due to space requirements and the arrival of my 14" im selling off my older stuff. The following is for sale at the stated prices. Will set up for inspection...
If you want a nice elevated peak to view the transit, without the public, you are welcome to join us at CSIRO Headquarters. The location is the same area used...
Okay, due to popular demand, CAS will be hosting our own official (non public) event for Tuesday's transit of Venus!... * Tuesday, June 8 * Red Hill Lookout,...
Andrew & Ursula White
a_u_white@...
Jun 6, 2004 1:52 pm
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The following asteroidal occultations are predicted for this month. In both cases the star is a faint mag. 11.8, so a large-ish telescope will be required. ...
Albert Brakel
abrakel@...
Jun 6, 2004 2:52 pm
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Hello everyone I watched Venus just after sunset from Red Hill on Saturday - less than three days before the transit. There was a golden haze over the...
Morland, John
jmorland@...
Jun 7, 2004 12:07 am
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Apparently those of us who went blind after observing whatever total solar eclipse we last saw are about to suffer the same fate again. ...
Greetings all Calling for volunteers for the Evatt Scouts, Tuesday the 16th June. Slides at 7pm, viewing from approx 7:15 to 8:15-8:30. We'll need four scopes...
nicole kennedy
waylandr@...
Jun 7, 2004 10:52 am
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Folks, In case CSIRO gets log jammed by ophthalmologists, try this site at James Cook Uni in Queensland: http://www.jcu.edu.au/events/TransitVenus/ ...
Message----- Original Message ----- From: Morland, John To: 'CADG@yahoogroups.com' ; 'cas@...' Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 10:07 AM Subject: [CADG]...
Mike Nelmes
Miklyn@...
Jun 7, 2004 11:51 pm
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Did anyone get this message I sent earlier??? _____ From: Hattley Joe Sent: Tuesday, 8 June 2004 8:30 AM To: CADG@yahoogroups.com Subject: Alternate Venus...
I got it- thanks JM ... From: Hattley, Joe [mailto:joe.hattley@...] Sent: Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:27 AM To: CADG@yahoogroups.com Subject: [CADG] FW:...
Morland, John
jmorland@...
Jun 8, 2004 12:30 am
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Sure did. Thanks Joe :-) ... *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Kim Rawlings School Administration Research School of Chemistry The Australian National...
Kimberley Rawlings
kim@...
Jun 8, 2004 12:32 am
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... Or, in case cloud covers our monthly meeting place! Or, in case Australia's premier government-funded Science organisation has an equipment failure. But...
How's this for something taken following thin cloud, and just above the horizon....... Taken with a handheld digital camera at the eyepiece of a my MAGNIFICENT...
Rawlings
rawlings@...
Jun 8, 2004 8:27 am
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People, We don't all have ADSL lines so please do not 'clog up' the email with attachments..... Cheers David Higgins ... From: cas-bounces@......
ADSL = A damn slow line ????? Actually I don't have broadband either so I keep all my attachments UNDER a meg, which even on my PDSS ( = pretty damn slow...
