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20072 Mike Wirths
pizzlespleas... Send Email
Sep 1, 2006
2:28 pm
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@...> ...
20073 Rolf and Linda
lindy5050 Send Email
Sep 1, 2006
5:02 pm
... 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...
20074 Attilla Danko
attilladanko Send Email
Sep 1, 2006
5:47 pm
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...
20075 Attilla Danko
attilladanko Send Email
Sep 2, 2006
4:10 pm
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...
20076 Bob Olson
r_olson2 Send Email
Sep 2, 2006
4:47 pm
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 ...
20077 rick.wagner
rainshower_d... Send Email
Sep 4, 2006
6:32 pm
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,...
20078 roland_prevost Send Email Sep 5, 2006
1:02 am
Hilarious, thanks! /rol...
20079 keith.hadley Send Email Sep 6, 2006
1:24 am
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...
20080 Attilla Danko
attilladanko Send Email
Sep 6, 2006
3:38 am
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...
20081 Ross Taylor
grrrooves Send Email
Sep 6, 2006
3:45 am
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,...
20082 keith.hadley Send Email Sep 6, 2006
11:24 pm
... 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,...
20083 keith.hadley Send Email Sep 6, 2006
11:26 pm
... 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...
20084 Ross Taylor
grrrooves Send Email
Sep 6, 2006
11:44 pm
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 ...
20085 rick.wagner
rainshower_d... Send Email
Sep 7, 2006
12:36 am
Another option used by many to improve the 'flatness&#39; of the paint (since most are quite shiny at low incidence angles), is to put on a layer of paint and then...
20086 Joe Silverman
joe1silverman Send Email
Sep 7, 2006
2:12 am
Model radio control airplane or model car hobbyists use flat black paint. Try a hobby store. Joe...
20087 pawb63 Send Email Sep 8, 2006
10:05 pm
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...
20088 keith.hadley Send Email Sep 9, 2006
12:54 am
... 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...
20089 keith.hadley Send Email Sep 10, 2006
6:30 pm
... 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....
20090 lknoll1234 Send Email Sep 10, 2006
11:56 pm
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...
20091 lknoll1234 Send Email Sep 11, 2006
3:16 am
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...
20092 Attilla Danko
attilladanko Send Email
Sep 11, 2006
3:25 am
... 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...
20093 rick.wagner
rainshower_d... Send Email
Sep 12, 2006
1:46 am
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...
20094 Andrew Ross
rossand2002 Send Email
Sep 12, 2006
2:06 am
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....
20095 lknoll1234 Send Email Sep 12, 2006
3:15 am
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...
20096 Attilla Danko
attilladanko Send Email
Sep 14, 2006
2:50 pm
Looks like we might have a sky friday night. Who's observing? -ad...
20097 Douglas B. George
maximccd Send Email
Sep 14, 2006
4:28 pm
... We're ALL photon starved... Doug ... Doug George dgeorge@... Diffraction Limited Makers of Cyanogen Imaging Products http://www.cyanogen.com 25...
20098 lknoll1234 Send Email Sep 15, 2006
12:48 pm
I get the impression that despite weather satellites and computers galore, weather prediction has not improved much (except for big slow obvious things like...
20099 Kevin Ferguson
buzzboy_ca Send Email
Sep 15, 2006
2:16 pm
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...
20100 Attilla Danko
attilladanko Send Email
Sep 15, 2006
3:12 pm
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...
20101 lknoll1234 Send Email Sep 15, 2006
3:39 pm
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...
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