Hi George, I am one of the CAS Introductory Group organisers. The Intro Group meets @ 7 pm before the main CAS meeting which will be on Thursday 25/11. The...
Albert, Details are in the last "Southern Cross" journal, however the venue (listed as the Canberra Space Dome in Downer) is now actually the "Hayden Allen ...
Andrew & Ursula White
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Nov 1, 2004 1:08 pm
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Thanks Andrew. When I posted my question I'd just returned from overseas, and had not yet received my Journal because I'd asked the PO to hold all mail (I've...
Albert Brakel
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Nov 1, 2004 1:47 pm
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Who do i submit newsletter article to these days? I dont have the current newsletter with me so cant dig it out of there. Cheers Ross...
Hi send it to Albert if it's ready by Sunday/Monday, for the November journal; otherwise send it to me for the December journal. Any item sent to either of us...
Here's an object that I haven't imaged before, the planetary nebula NGC 1360 in Fornax. You may notice some slight star image distortion near the edge. This...
Steve Crouch
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Nov 4, 2004 12:25 am
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Very good Steve ! As you are imaging in that vicinity and just in case you are wondering what else to image (as if , ha ! ha ! ha !, I know :-) :-) ) my ...
Kimberley Rawlings
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Nov 4, 2004 1:32 am
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Where better to spend a couple of pleasant hours out of the rain than at the Canberra Planetarium and Observatory, Hawdon Place, Dickson. That's where this...
In spite of the threat of further showers, strong winds and cloud, there will be at least two people at Denver's fire shed tonight - with 'scopes. John H...
Hi to all I tried for NGC 1365 but couldn't find a suitable guide star (I'm sure the Starlight Express fraternity would have no trouble). This galaxy in...
Steve Crouch
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Nov 15, 2004 11:38 pm
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Hi to all Here is another Fornax cluster galaxy, NGC 1316 with its companion NGC 1317. I last imaged this pair with the ST9 two years ago and I think this ...
Steve Crouch
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Nov 17, 2004 1:40 am
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Fantastic picture Steve. The resolution is amazing in the smaller 1317, as visually this is a pretty small object. Well done. Peter O....
May be relevant to users of Mt Stromlo (or Mt Schmidt, as it was referred to last Thursday). Forwarded by John H ... From: "WCCC" <info@...> To: "WCCC"...
Hi, I have been contacted by Shirley Cole from ANU seeking suggestions for the name of a speaker for the above. The relevant part of the email from her is...
Hello everyone See below. Further to Paul Floyd's email, I send an email to Shirley Cole informing her of a possibility that some of us could help in the ANU...
Morland, John
jmorland@...
Nov 22, 2004 11:54 pm
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Greetings, Here is a wide field shot of C/Machholz taken with a 200mm Nikon telephoto + ST8XE in bright moonlight. FOV ~ 3 x 2 degrees, N at right. ...
... is NE of ... LOL!! sounds like one of those instruction sheets that come with some electronic/mechanical devices made somewhere in Southeast Asia that has...
Sid, John (Lord How-ard), and the rest of you You are missing the vital point here. 500 Km north-east of Sydney puts it on Lord Howe Is. That seems like an...
Vince Ford
vince@...
Nov 29, 2004 10:24 pm
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John Morland ( jmorland@... ) suggested you might be interested in this http://theaustralian.com.au report. Moon still a mystery to scientists AFP ...
John Morland
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Dec 2, 2004 12:31 am
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... a Mars-shaped body Well, duh, like sort of spherical or something? Bring back sub-editors! The evidence for this theory is, I believe, Mars-shaped in two...
Thanks John. But aren't most large bodies Mars-shaped? "Russia and Japan have already carried out missions to the moon and China..." Hopefully their lunar...
Mike Nelmes
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Dec 2, 2004 9:59 pm
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Actually I think its more likely to be sun-shaped myself, or perhaps even basketball-shaped. Peter O ... At 08:59 AM 3/12/2004 +1100, you wrote: Thanks John. ...
P Ogilvie
Peter.Ogilvie@...
Dec 2, 2004 10:32 pm
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A reminder that at 4.31 am on Tuesday morning 7 Dec (Dec 6 at 17h 31m UT), the asteroid 261 Prymno will occult an 11.4 mag star, and the whole of Canberra lies...