John Morland ( jmorland@... ) suggested you might be interested in this http://theaustralian.com.au report. Asteroid will get two shots at Earth ...
John Morland
jmorland@...
May 2, 2005 3:31 am
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Here's an early attempt with the new CCD camera. No colour yet because either the filter wheel is malfunctioning or I'm doing something stupid (probably the...
Steve Crouch
stevec@...
May 2, 2005 11:42 am
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With cooperation from the Weather and Seeing gods (or goddesses), I plan on lugging my planetary imaging gear up to stromlo and setting up near the tardis on...
... Astrophysics in Cambridge, >Massachusetts, expects the close encounter to increase the frequency of the asteroid's orbit, >creating the possibility ...
Hi Could anybody point to a good web resource on how to align a equtorial mount for a relfector telescope. The instructions i got with the scope are not clear....
There are several ways of doing this. But an initial question is - are you aligning the mount for a permanent setup with good accuracy. Or is it a portable...
Kunal, Although it's not too hard, there are a few tricks involved with successfully setting up an equatorial mount. Depending on your type of EQ mount, a...
A&U White
a_u_white@...
May 3, 2005 1:26 pm
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Some very nice online video documentaries with Patrick Moore: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/spaceguide/skyatnight/proginfo.shtml...
Hi All, In "Australian Sky and Telescope", June 2005 there is a writeup of the South Pacific Star Party, 2005 at Wiruna near Ilford including a photo that I...
Latest Minor Planet Electronic Circular announces 12 (yes, 12) new satellites of Saturn. And the discoveries were not from Cassini, but from Mauna Kea using...
Anyone want to express an opinion on David's choice of telescope? Cheers Hi I don't know who to ask but I am thinking about buying a Saxon F1149EQ 900x114...
There is a good article by Steve Johnson in the Amateur amateur section in an issue of the excellent Southern Astronomy (which always came out on time)....
Morland, John
jmorland@...
May 5, 2005 12:12 am
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You want us to vote before we listen? Hmm. I had a listen first and found it hard to wade through the unfunny, self indulgent, fairly light content. Sorry -...
... From: Peter Enzerink To: CADG@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 11:27 AM Subject: Re: [CADG] Slacker Astronomy Podcast You want us to vote...
... If I lived in Adaminaby, I'd get a bigger telescope than 114mm - I'd go for 200 or 250 mm. Also, I'd get a proper finder - 24mm is useless. I'd shy away...
Pretty amazing shot. I do have some infrared filters but I don't have a reliable supply of liquid helium unfortunately. Seriously, I think most CCD chips...
Steve Crouch
stevec@...
May 5, 2005 10:15 am
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This is surely a purely astronomical scope. If it is at all like my old 900mm flocal length, 110mm aperture Tasco , it is not useful as a spotting scope and...
Have to agree with our Prime Minister - A Dobsonian will give you the best bang for your viewing buck and much better astronomical performance. Andrews...
What an amazing image the infrared is! Karen ... From: Dave Herald <drherald@...> To: CAS List <cas@...>; CADG <CADG@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
KnC Brown
kjbrown@...
May 6, 2005 12:57 am
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ANU MEDIA RELEASE FRIDAY 6 MAY 2005 NEW STUDY: HELL NOT AS BAD AS WE THOUGHT The very earliest years of Earth have long been presumed hot, violent and terrible...
Denys, According to the good book, (CAS 2005 Ephemeris) this month's DSN is TONIGHT (May 7) - Northside at Denver's place near Gundaroo - weather permitting. ...
A&U White
a_u_white@...
May 7, 2005 12:27 am
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... TONIGHT ... Weather Bureau expects easterly to bring cloud at some stage tonight, but when is the question. The event is on, and the fireshed will be open...
These would have to be just about the best ground based images I have ever seen of Jupiter, infact they are genuinely comparable to Hubble images! and they...
... Agreed, they are spectacular images. I guess Jupiter is transiting pretty much directly overhead there, and the author of these images understands how to...
They are amazing images huh? Mind you, your recent efforts aren't too shabby either Anthony! :-) Mike ... have ... Hubble ... ever seen ... pretty much...
... Ta Mike. I think I've about hit the limit for the 10" scope and camera that I'm using - mostly the camera, it was the cheapest I could find and has various...
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