Hi Dave: I highly recommend Starfest for many reasons. For astro camaraderie, lively debate and great lectures, and downright fun, it has been my "staple" for...
Hi Oafs, It was very cold last night, but a good view of Comet Lulin was had. The tail was prominent in 10 x 50 binoculars and also in the 17.5-inch. I took a...
Funny, what I saw didn't look like the picture ;)Great colour in the photo! From just north-west of Kanata at about 10:00, it was still immersed in the...
Hi Richard Good to hear from you. Darn good idea. I Got time to put everthing in place to go. Been thinking about Starfest. Just checked out Starfest web page...
Hello Guys, It was a successful public solar observing session Mike Moghadam and I had at Pinhey's Point today. Pinhey's had a Family Day scheduled with horse...
Hi Ken, I can't thank you enough for volunteering at Pinhey's Point today. We had a nice set-up and left quite an impression on folks of all ages. I did not ...
I was able to image Venus yesterday at 4 p.m. Very nice and slender. The image is posted on the main page of my web site. Click below. Gary Boyle Astronomy...
Hi Folks, Ginny and I had a great time in sunny Florida at the Winter Star Party. We had some clear sky every night (passing clouds made imaging a challenge...
We've had a few new OAFs join the group recently. Welcome OAFlettes. It's a little quiet right now as we struggle to find the time and stamina to observe in...
Hi OAFs, Once again, OAFs are welcome to come join me for some observing tonight. There were three of us last time -- Michael and Stephen made it out. We did...
I was thinking of how to improve on our track record of new moon star parties at MoK. (Without having to control the weather.) Last summer i think there was...
Sounds like a good idea to me. It does require lots more prepration to make sure we have an entertaining material for a cloudy day. Picking dates early is a...
Great idea Steven! Organizing star parties at the Mill and setting the dates well in advance will also be a great benefit to those who have just made a...
Hello Oafs, I have always wanted to capture the earthshine in combination with a detailed image of the moon. I achieved this for the first time recently,...
Awesome. All other earthsince pictures I recall show no detail at all in the sunlit side. I suggest you present it at the next rasc meeting. -ad ... -- attilla...
Thanks Attilla, I'll try to present it. I forgot to mention a few noteworthy features: -the great brightness difference between Aristarchus and Grimaldi is...
... Wow, nice one, Rolf. I suggest you submit it to the astronomy publications. I'll bet it has a pretty good chance of being used. Best, Rob [Non-text...
Hi everyone, I'd like to remind you all again about the IYA Astronomy Concert this Friday March 6th at Dominion Chalmers United Church. The musical group that...
Hey, Attilla Was pretty cold, so I was out for short periods alternating between the deck and the wood stove. On to the annoyance... :-) Venus, of course,...
Thanks Rob! It will take a bit more tweaking before it is ready for publication, which is very time consuming. It's really tough to duplicate the high...
Hi Joe and Steve, Just to give you and update of the 'behind-the-scenes' payback of educating people about night sky conservation: There is now interest in the...
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