Mike's MoK star party was last night. Quite a few scopes attended - 8? 9? - including a variety of size SCTs, refractors, newtonians, and binos. No dobs, big...
I must say I'm puzzled by the "political event" concern. This is a Kanata community event, and a bunch of people will be outdoors in the dark. That's all I...
The sponsoring by the counciller doesn't bother me. However, this is a big organized party. I'm wondering if we need to ask permission of anyone before we...
Hi Guys, I'm very glad to see my old observatory is still one of the focal points for the Oafs, although I must admit to feeling sad to miss out on the...
Oafs, I know Nirvana can be awesomw especially is fall, but now that a bunch of Oafs have those thermacell mozzie devices, why not consider Nirvana for the...
Attilla, How did your scope/ mirror re-coating go? What news if any did you hear back from the manufacturers of the mirror cleaning agent people? --Piz ... ...
Hi Mike, It was a long saga. The short version is a the mirror is recoated and is working fine now. The Photonics Cleaning solution people agreed to pay for...
I'm one of the beginners who got to see the universe last night at the MoK star party. I can't count how many times I was left speechless (or more accurately,...
I agree with Richard. It is great to "go where the people gather". Nice to be able to show a bit more than just Jupiter and the Moon (although that is OK as...
... I, too, saw spiral structure in M51 for the first time by visual observation in my 11" -- stunning. A few other first time objects for me, including a few...
There were a half dozen or more tents and cars at Nirvana this weekend with a few more people than that to fill them. A few brought more than one scope so it...
Does anyone know what the maximum camping equipment is at Nirvana? I know tents are OK but what about tent trailers? Just wondering, Jamie SImms From:...
I've restarted to poll to decide where OAFs will congregate to have dinner this friday, 17:30-ish. Afterwards, may OAFs goto the RASC meeting at the museum of...
Stephen, Thanks for the post and the pics. I'm sad to have missed such great observing conditions at Nirvana....maybe next new moon? Cheers, Albert. ... ...
Our site is back online with a new version of the wiki software. A couple of additional anti-spam measures are now in place. OAFs should not see any...
I got to Nirvana Saturday about 7:20 pm by the time set up tent scope was dark got to giving Eric Benson a hand mostly with lite as he got there later than me....
Hi David: I think that I can "fix you up" for the controller and a 2" strap. You will still need an 11" strap for your scope however. Call me this weekend......
... Looks like the weather will make this a non-issue. But just in case it clears... We have permission; in fact, we're invited (a contact I have in the ...
... I've added it to the calendar. The midnight update of the CSC actually shows clearing about 6:00 PM Saturday - here is hope! Anxiously awaiting the noon...
Reminder from: OAFs Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/cal OAFs Dinner Friday September 5, 2008 5:45 pm - 7:15 pm (This event repeats every month...
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The Sandrella restaurant has one the poll. Sandrella doesnt take reservations, so just show up. I suggest the first OAF to arrive should grab 10 seats. I...
... I think Kent and Penelope from Focus are probably joining us tonight as well. Rob Live Music: ================ - Sat Sep 06 7:30pm: Wicked Grin @...
I was most impressed by Rolf's jupiter images and by Bob's deep sky image. I particularly like the "iris nebula" (irc). The combination of an emission nebua...
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