Remember to confirm re weather... Current situation - large mass of cloud developing over the NSW/Vic border, now affecting Canberra skies. I'm hopeful it is...
We had a success with the graze this morning. But it was an interesting time. The following write up from Dave Gault provides an excellent description of what...
... Dave Higgins for astrometry (asteroidmetry?) and light curves of minor planets. Tom Richards got the 2006 medal for similar work. Vello Tabur for...
Those are the three I would propose, too. Mike N ... From: John H To: CADG@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [CADG] FW:...
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Odds summary Jan 9, 2008:10,000-1 Jan 8, 2008: 40-1 Jan 2, 2008: 28-1 Dec 28, 2007: 25-1 Dec 21, 2007: 75-1 From JPL/NASA: 2007 WD5 Mars Collision...
Here's my first image of 2008, the open cluster M46 with the superimposed planetary NGC2438. I don't think this image reaches any great heights but it's...
Thanks guys but I can think of far more worthy candidates..... John Broughton: NEO Survey, followup and discovery. He has 500 Asteroids and 1 comet to his...
FYI - a news release about Messenger, including a link to a very nice image, + further info. [Good to see our John Howard in the press today!] Dave Herald ...
FYI Dave Herald Canberra, Australia http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/status_report_01_16_08_2.html MESSENGER Mission News January 16, 2008 [Evening...
There is a very good lunar graze on the morning of Monday Feb 4 - at 4.28am (yuk?) Basic details. Star is mag 7.3, and it is grazing 11 degrees from the...
This NEO will pass quite close to the Earth on Jan 29 - a minimum distance of 1.4 lunar distances. The asteroid will get bright enough to be visible in amateur...
Attached is an animated GIF image of this asteroid that I shot this evening between the clouds - and as you will see, I was lucky to record the asteroid before...
Since it is clear tonite (at long last), I'm planning on taking some video of this object. If anyone wants to drop in and see a fast-moving asteroid - you're...
Just did a short interview with MIX FM104, which they are going to use on the news this afternoon. WIN TV news are coming around this afternoon. Dave Herald ...
Last night I was able to finish of an image of Eta Carinae in narrow-band colour according to the palette often used by HST which has Sulphur II in the red...
Had to pass this gem on..... **************** This months issue of _Space Times_ (bimonthly publication of the American AstroNAUTical Society) has an article...
... Yoji Kondo was the author. Perhaps he was confused by the magazine's advice: "A few style suggestions: units of measurement should be conveyed in metric,...
Dave Herald Canberra, Australia ... From: "Dave Gee" <dave4gee@...> To: "RASNZ" <RASNZoccultations@yahoogroups.com>; "ASNSW" <asnsw@yahoogroups.com>;...
... Potentially two people will be coming down from Sydney for the event.... HOWEVER, at this stage the weather prospects look pretty lousy. The Canberra...
The following are the times for a range of suburbs in Canberra. The times are in UT. Add 11 hours to get Local Summer Time (& then subtract 24 - gives you the...
Thank=you very much for getting the times to us, Dave From: CADG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CADG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave Herald Sent: 01 February, 2008...
Last night there was a hole over Eta Carinae for about an hour which was long enough for me to take enough Hydrogen Alpha to "fill in the gaps" in my previous...
Basically - its off. however if you are up at 2am, and it looks clear - give me a ring - cause if its clear I may well go. Dave Herald Canberra, Australia...
An event for those that are prepared to travel a long distance. The graze of Antares is against the dark limb of a 90% moon. The graze path is a km or two...
Hi my old Canberran astro mates Long time since my last image post, over 4 months I think? Life has had its road spikes chucked out under my feet so sorry for...
Good to see you are back in action.....And, as usual, a VERY nice image. Dave Herald Canberra, Australia ... From: "Mike Sidonio" <m.sidonio@...> To:...
