Hi ya'll, It's about time we got an astronomy group in this corner of the state. My thanks to the person who started this list. Allow me to introduce myself....
Looks like we have picked up a few new folks so we almost look like a real group :-) Sorry if I have been slow in getting any of the new member approvals but...
Just saw the Orion Nebula for the first time with my cheap binoculars tonight after work. Undoubtedly due to the remarkably clear and cold night tonight. Not...
Does anyone know of they've proved or disproved the Nemesis theory? That's the one about Sol being one of a binary system, the other being an undetected brown...
Just saw the Orion Nebula for the first time with my cheap binoculars tonight after work. Undoubtedly due to the remarkably clear and cold night tonight. Not...
Have you seen the newe stuff out about the Sedna discovery? It would be like our 10th planet except it's really small and has a huge elliptic orbit. In...
The last Discover magazine had a cover story on Sedna and its ilk. Sedna has been classified as a Kuiper Belt Object, and there's some controversy over Pluto...
Just wanted to ask that you be patient if you see multiple copies of the same message show up. A good example is tilt8's M42 post about seeing the Orion...
Welcome starryguy59! We're glad to have you here. That's a very generous offer to use your farm for a star party. I had hoped to get enough people to have...
hi all, we would be glad to have anyone up to our place to observe anytime there is clear skies. I could send my number to Jeff and we could go from there. I...
Actually that was me, as I thought Bellsouth hadn't sent it the other night and so re-sent. But you're right, Yahoo does sometimes do multiple posts for no...
Here here, I agree. Thank you for your offer! I've been stumped as to where people go if they aren't affiliated with an astronomy club or some such. And I...
Hi Ron, That all sounds great. I bet Santa brings a few astro toys this month to several members :-) I have the link to Heavens above posted and personally am...
I had that same thing happen with one of my posts too so I thought there was a glitch. I guess I'm the glitch in this case :-) I know I only approved each of...
For Tilt8 or anyone else using or contemplating a Meade ETX scope of any size there is a great site with tons of info. http://www.weasner.com/etx/menu.html The...
Also about the ETXs, I was just on Meade's website a couple days ago and they now have a video tutorial on aligning the scope and using the Autostar. Quite...
there are as many scopes as there are observers. My scope selection process had to take into account my viewing preference. I started astronomy, like everyone ...
I've been on Heavens Above and tried to see various satellites but never managed it. I'm up on the GA side of Chattanooga so the light pollution and frequent...
I definitely agree with the 'buy what you will use' theory. Sometimes it's hard to know until you try a few different designs which is one of the great things...
in about 8 min from northwest to south mag.2.5. hurry iss is crossing washington state now ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My...
Hi all, I have a question. Do all messages need to be approved prior to being posted to the list? I only ask this because at times there may be a time...
Hi Ron, Yes they do all have to be approved. I even have to approve my own before they go through. I saw your message about the planned transit and knew I...
Hi Tilt, and all, Sorry for the mistimed reply about the ISS pass. The next pass that looks like it will be spectacular is the morning of December 11 from 6:46...
It's okay, I was at work at the time anyway. Here's a thought. Has anyone ever tried to find the old Eagle lunar module that should still be in some sort of...
hi Jeff, I thought that the approval procedure had to do with spam control. That is a good thing. Thanks for answering my question. We can just post a little ...
hey Jeff, Have you ever tried to repair a filter? I've got a nebula filter that has moisture "in" it. It will frost up on the inside where you can't get to it....
I never tried it with a filter but I did try it with an eyepiece that did basically the same thing. It was a multi element eyepiece and has gotten moiture in...
Hi Tilt, I thought I remembered that the ascent stages were crashed into the moon. I went to the NASA website and searched and found that after the ascent...
