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...
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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 ...
John, I will have my MallinCam Color and B&W HYPER PLUS units at the stargaze and will be using them on my 17.5" TeleKit and 1981 vintage C-8. I normally set...
Schedule: 2007 Program: Talks and Presentations subject to change Wednesday April 11: 4:00 pm: Talk: A Visit to Chiefland Astronomy Village, Jack Huerkamp 6:30...
Hi All, I bought a starry night wireless bluestar controller to use with my C11 but I cannot get my laptop to connect with it. Is anybody going to Midsouth...
John, 4 of us arrived at Rainwater Observatory at about 1 PM today and set up our campers behind the meeting room. It was cold and windy and the skies were...
Can't wait to get there. I will be arriving Thursday with my friend Scott McCluney. Here's to clear skies! ... set up our campers behind the meeting room. It...
M81 taken from French Camp, MS on 4/11/07. Image is 24x5 min stacked images taken with 10" LX200GPS at f/6.3 and a SBIG ST-2000XCM imager. Processed in Images...
Here's my favorite image I took from the Mid-South Star Gaze 2007 from French Camp, MS. The image is M16, the Eagle Nebula taken early Thursday morning between...
