Jumpin Jimena - http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml?#JIMENA Stay safe in Baja Mike!!!...
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Michael Wirths
mikewirths
Sep 1, 2009 8:04 pm
Thanks for the concern Len! Not going to be venturing south the next week thats for sure! Jimena should (I hope) have weakened to a tropical storm strength by...
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Pierre Martin
meteorshowersca
Sep 3, 2009 5:13 am
Hello all, To be honest, this year's Perseids were the most active I've ever seen of them (not having been in the right area of the world to see the 1991-94...
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dfedos
Sep 3, 2009 1:13 pm
Awesome report, Pierre! Thanks for sharing....
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InQ
inqlaing
Sep 3, 2009 7:52 pm
Probability of Clear Skies = (Age of newest equipment in days) / [(Number of observers) * (Total Aperture of all telescopes present in mm)...
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keith.hadley
Sep 3, 2009 8:39 pm
While dimensional analysis suggests that the equation for the so-called "new-gear effect" is correct(except for an arbitrary constant with dimensions of...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Sep 3, 2009 9:03 pm
The equation is incomplete. It disregards he effect of planting new sod. It also leaves out the weekend-potential, which is a function of your employment...
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Robert Alexander
countstar16
Sep 3, 2009 9:53 pm
Another important factor for the equation, as is currently being demonstrated: the probability of clear skies increases in direct proportion to the area of...
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keith.hadley
Sep 3, 2009 10:56 pm
... Wow. I feel like the proverbial frog in the slowly-heated pot... The sky is finally clear at night, but visibility is only down to Mag 2. I hadn't...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Sep 3, 2009 11:06 pm
... Easy. When you plant fresh sod (i.e. lawn) the gods punish you by denying you rain, an therefore you get clear skies. So plant an acre or two whenever you...
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OAFs@yahoogroups.com
Sep 4, 2009 3:43 pm
Reminder from: OAFs Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/cal OAFs Dinner Friday September 4, 2009 5:45 pm - 7:15 pm (This event repeats every month...
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attilladanko
Sep 4, 2009 4:17 pm
Liang's village won the poll. I counted 8 unique people voting, plus votes to bring 2 others who didnt vote. So I made the reservation for 10 people at 17:45...
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johndouglas2001ca
johndouglas2...
Sep 4, 2009 5:19 pm
Surely this should be an inverse square law, shouldn't it? That is, inversly proportional to the area of telescope aperture, not diameter. Just a thought. ...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Sep 4, 2009 5:27 pm
More likely proproational to how much the scope cost times the length of time you've been wating for delivery. "scope cost" includes factors of area of scope...
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lindy5050
Sep 4, 2009 5:55 pm
Hi Attilla, Can we get 2 tables? There are 18 votes. It looks like a tie with Kelsey's, but I guess some of us voted late. Past experience suggests that...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Sep 4, 2009 6:10 pm
Note that several people voted twice. This vote allowed peopel to vote for two restaurants meaning "either is ok by me". I counted only 10 unique votes. -ad ...
I think it's simply directly related to the phase of the moon Couldn't get better skies than at this full moon :(...
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OAFs@yahoogroups.com
Sep 8, 2009 4:01 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the OAFs group: Vote if you're brining a scope to the Sept 12 star party at the carp library (aka...
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rmgpz
Sep 8, 2009 4:09 pm
... The poll uses Radio Buttons - can only select one. There is no way to say I'll do solar and evening, which is what I will do (if the sky is ok)....
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Sep 8, 2009 4:36 pm
Mike Moghadam (RASC) and Linda Meier are organizing a star party at the Carp Library (next to the Diefenbunker) on Sept 12. They've called for solar party in...
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Robert Alexander
countstar16
Sep 8, 2009 5:08 pm
We should try to get the lights turned off on this garage-like building as well (I *think* it's part of the site, but don't know for sure.): ...
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attilladanko
Sep 8, 2009 7:57 pm
Oops. Sorry. I screwed up. I'll fix the poll. But that means I'll have to ask everyone to re-vote. -ad...
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attilladanko
Sep 8, 2009 8:00 pm
I fixed the poll so you can indicate that you'll be comming to both star and solar portions or the star party. ...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Sep 8, 2009 8:04 pm
Would someone like to volunteer to organize the poll and reservation for the next OAFs dinner on October the 2nd? (I find i'm pretty busy with rasc-meeting...
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Mike Moghadam
mike.moghadam
Sep 8, 2009 11:15 pm
Hi all, Accroding to Spaceweather.com, "Space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station today, Sept. 8th, at 3:26 p.m. EDT. The two ...
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neil_ws2001
Sep 9, 2009 12:12 pm
I had posted earlier that I had found a site at a soccer park on Old Almonte Road between Corkery and Howie that would be good for viewing. Went there last...
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Mike Moghadam
mike.moghadam
Sep 9, 2009 4:37 pm
Hi Bill, The Carp library (Diefenbunker site) event is planned for Sat night (Sept 12th) - not Friday. I'll announce if the event is cancelled due to cloudy...
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InQ
inqlaing
Sep 9, 2009 4:59 pm
If you don't mind driving a little bit further, there us a site that I have used a few times now, just outside Almonte. I think it is still DND property that...
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neil_ws2001
Sep 10, 2009 12:15 pm
I go by this site every week on Monday nights ( after band practice ) and have thought about using it. I thought someone at a neighbouring house might call...
