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...
Greetings from Rainwater The Mid-South Satr Gaze will be earlier this year due to Easter coming in March 08. Our dates will be April 2-5, 2008. Soon after...
The Natchez Trace was closed because of fallen trees and school buses at a nearby school were on the collapsed roof of the gym, but we only had a few downed...
I just got through meeting with the new IT person at French Camp and he has the OK to put higher speed internet at the observatory. With no delays it might be...
The question was asked about having t-shirts this year. There will be t-shirts as well as buttons. (these were requested as well. Also, the new .65m Sangre...
Jim, Our IT person has hired someone to do a site survey and unfortunatelt, this won't be ready by next week. It is coming though. ... James G. Hill, Director...
Isn't there some way to set up something temporary and informal just to have something available, even if it is not the optimal solution that a site survery...
Darren, We have someone here already with satellite internet, but I'm not sure how much it could be used by a group. The school has a T-1, but it's not on...
