Hi Attilla, I have yet to get my copy in the mail ;>( Cool though it goes to show that pestering pays off! --Piz ... From: "Attilla Danko" <danko@...> ...
... unusually ... the ... and it said ... town than you are! All I'm saying is I've seen it darker at my place than it appeared that night. Maybe I need to...
Kelsey's is leading in the dinner poll. So against my better judgement, I have made a reservation for 10 people at 17:45 under the name "danko". -ad Kelsey's...
The rasc talks were actually ok. If I hadn't previously heard so many hole-in-the ground talks before, I would have rated the last talk excellent. But the last...
Hi Folks, On the topic of Diet Coke and Mentos I thought you might enjoy these two photos. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/files/BobOlson/DC1.jpg ...
I was at Charleston as well on Tuesday, but on the other side of the lake canoe camping. I was disappointed to be so close to the event yet unable to attend,...
I have a Light Bridge truss-tube dob. If you've seen one, you will have noted that the cast-steel end-pieces that support the tubular sections are painted...
I heard the Krylon ultra-flat black paint, which was the ATM standard, was dropped from the Krylon product line several years ago. I'd sure like to know of a...
Keith, I just finished an airplane model with my son. I found the Testers Model Paint (brush-on flat-black) to be quite flat indeed. It may suit your needs,...
... Ummm... UTA? Unusual Tube Assembly? ... I've had my 12" since April, and I've really enjoyed it. We've spent some amazing nights together in my backyard,...
... flat indeed. Where did you buy this paint? Did it come in a decent size? (I always think og Testors selling in units of 2ml. I probably need at least...
Keith, I got it from Walmart in a 7.4ml bottle. Probably too small for your needs. Some auto shops sell high temperature flat black paint ... that may be a ...
Another option used by many to improve the 'flatness' of the paint (since most are quite shiny at low incidence angles), is to put on a layer of paint and then...
This suggestion is completely from left field, but what about the black paint that you use on BBQs. I had to touch up my BBQ, and I bought some black, flat...
... black ... Thanks for all the advice, everybody. I looked into getting some BBQ paint, but the store I was at only sold it by the expensive litre. I got...
... I used "Dynamic" brand Black Chalkboard Paint (www.getpainting.com), and the results are similar to the factory-applied flat black finish inside the OTA....
Am I just exaggerating, or is the Ottawa Valley the armpit of the entire planet for bad astronomy weather? :-\ Clear Sky Clock says, basically, pretty darn...
Okay, okay, so I was wrong about the clouds tonight. Guidedog has been recording my mount's drift and PE's for over an hour now ... time to get back outside...
... I think the maritimes, new zealand, and london england are worse. However there are lots of body parts to go around, so I think ottawa could well qualify...
Hey, that astro-camping at Sandbanks sounds cool. Especially now that the cool weather is here. One may even be able to get into the park at this time of...
Hi All, If anyone is interested, I own a 10 acre field approximately 10 minutes from Sandbanks. (in Milford) The property is flat with horizons 360 degrees....
Hi Rick: I find that when there are campsites available in the busier parks, they're quite often the sites in the meadows or other open sites (like #392 in...
I get the impression that despite weather satellites and computers galore, weather prediction has not improved much (except for big slow obvious things like...
If I observe tonight at all, it will be after the Who concert. According to the Ottawa CSC, that's about when the clouds will clear anyway. As I cannot attend...
I think long range forecasts a form of fantasy. The clear sky clock is useful only out to about 30 hours. Weather forecasting is hard (in the mathematical...
Nirvana is a long way from Barrhaven where I live. A couple hours of driving. Can people stay all night (ie: until 5am etc.)? Are only members of astronomical...