I've got a Celestron 4" f/10 refractor - OTA only, no mount - for sale. The objective has a small chip on the edge which appears to be completely outside the...
I had an emergency at work and had to stay here this weekend. My friend Dennis had a death in the family and some other BSAS members decided not to go since...
I only made it for Saturday night, due to work. But Saturday night was pretty good, borderline great. Maybe it was great - 3:00 AM and still no dew, no...
Wednesday night storms and rain (this is not an "eye witness" account as I intentionally wasn't there after seeing the "red hooks" on the weather radar. :-) ...
Lonnie, Sorry you could not make it. The skies were not as cooperative as they have been in past years. On Wednesday, tornadoes were reported just to the SE...
Harry, Don't forget the young moon just over the tress to the west during twilight. Jack Huerkamp ... I only made it for Saturday night, due to work. But...
... Also, Jack gave a great talk Saturday afternoon on use of the Mallincam. Harry B I had an emergency at work and had to stay here this weekend. My friend...
I just created a photo album entitled "MSSG 2005" under my name. It contains several images depicting the live screen views of several DSOs seen on the night...
I just added to my MSSG 2005 photo album an image of the gravitationally lensed binary quasar Q0957+0561B obtained on the night of April 9th.It is about...
I've deleted that last message and banned the author. In addition, I've changed the group settings so new members are automatically moderated. Now let's...
Harry, I'm getting ready for it. This year my wife and I plan on bringing a travel trailer to the event and setting up home behind the dorm. That assumes...
Mid-South Star Gaze Dates April 26-29. Sorry about the delay in getting flyers for the MSSG out. Our new IT person moved our web hosting and lost our scripts...
The schedule of events and talks is about ready. You can go to the rainwaterobservatory.org web site to get the latest info. So far we have about 100...
This year will be my first time at the MSSG. Looking forward to it. I haven't seen any dark skies since the hurricane in '04. Hope we catch some geat weather...
Hi, everyone! For those of you who don't know me, I am the former curator of the Louisiana Arts & Science Museum in Baton Rouge. For the last six weeks I have...
This year we will be trying to keep a radio channel free and active for anyone with either an FRS ("Family Radio Service") or GMRS ("General Mobile Radio...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the MidSouthStargaze group: Would you be interested in a Yahoo Group for Rainwater Observatory events,...
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If anyone read my note from early this morning on FRS/GMRS radios and decided to rush right out and buy one, hold off for a little while. When I stopped off at...
It took a little longer than I had anticipated, but after going up and down several blind alleys on the Internet I was able to come up with the best value for...
I don't know how long it will last, but I continue to get a frame on the Weather Underground where I can give an unlimited number of free annual memberships to...
One factor in the maximum distance you can transmit to with your FRS or GMRS 2-way radio is the output power, expressed in watts or milliwatts (one watt equals...
If you haven't gotten here yet, be sure to come for the talks and the observing tonight. After the cold front went through yesterday the clouds slowly...
Last night showed that you can never take anything for granted at a stargaze. When we exited the main meeting room last night greatly looking forward to an...
Wayne, What are you going to do with the picture? Hang it in the air so you pretend you got good seeing? ;^) In a message dated 28-Apr-06 10:39:06 A.M....
If you thought you got left out in my previous post concerning the free annual subscription to the Weather Underground Website, at http://www.wunderground.com...
If I've thoroughly confused you about FRS/GMRS 2-way radios for use with amateur astronomy activities such as observing grazing occultations, here is a good...
Great star party vehicle! V6/auto, 100K miles, very good condition, new refrigerator, roof air, 6-gallon water heater, rear bath, Colorado awning and screen...
Greetings Everyone! I just wanted to remind everyone, just in case, of the 2007 Mid-South Star Gaze, April 11-14, 2007. Jim has a draft schedule of programs ...
