Folks ... Just in case this query comes up again, the boy's mother found this site within the linkages you kindly proposed for her. It's directly targeted at a...
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mweekscan
Apr 1, 2010 10:36 pm
I plan on heading out to FLO tonight, likely arrive around 8:30 - 9:00 and leave around 1 am. Cheers! Matt...
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OAFs@yahoogroups.com
Apr 2, 2010 3:50 pm
Reminder from: OAFs Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/cal OAFs Dinner Friday April 2, 2010 5:45 pm - 7:15 pm (This event repeats every month on...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Apr 2, 2010 6:36 pm
Ignore that. Oafs dinner is April 9 -ad ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Gary Boyle
astroeducator
Apr 2, 2010 8:18 pm
Remember the Ottawa Centre meeting is next Friday April 9th. Gary Boyle Astronomy educator Wonders of Astronomy www.wondersofastronomy.com...
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mweekscan
Apr 3, 2010 2:12 am
Well, I decided to continue my quest to view the Hershel 400. So I headed out to FLO to set up my c-11. I arrived around 8:30 and was surprised to find the...
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Pat
pbrowne2002
Apr 3, 2010 4:55 pm
Hi Matt, Nice report . It's also nice to be able to restrict your attention to one constellation, especially when getting your sea-legs back. I'm surprised you...
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roland_prevost
Apr 3, 2010 10:59 pm
Enjoyed your report, Matt. Great that you're back to observing. It's always fun to get lost in Leo & Virgo, this time of year. There's tons of galaxies to see...
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mweekscan
Apr 4, 2010 2:52 am
Thanks Pat, I didn't really notice cloud, but there was some along the eastern horizon, which did become more visible as the moon came up. I measured the...
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mweekscan
Apr 4, 2010 2:54 am
Yeah, tonnes of em. Galaxies have always been my favorite. I almost prefer to leave them until I'm at a darker site, like Nirvana, but sometime you just need...
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Richard
richard.hard...
Apr 4, 2010 5:23 pm
Hi all OAFs! checked out the Clear Sky Clock for the "local Hamilton club"'s normal viewing site called Binbrook Conservation area. It called for clear skies...
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mwirths@...
mikewirths
Apr 4, 2010 11:19 pm
Hey Ricardo! Glad to hear you are keeping the Oaf tradition of extreme observing alive! Oh yeah we just had a 6.9 quake here 10 minutes ago, our cats slept ...
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bruce
staglite
Apr 5, 2010 2:26 am
I my earthquake alert just notified me that there was a 7.2 earthquake in Baja Mexico @ 6:40pm near Puerto Asufre. Don't we have a member in Baja Mexico? ...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Apr 5, 2010 2:50 am
Hey Pizzle. Glad to hear you're still with us. You live in an exciting place. Emergeny supplies helicoptered in. Earthquake. A two hour drive from a drug-war...
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roland_prevost
Apr 5, 2010 3:08 am
LOL. Especially liked the contrast in your report between: TOTALLY CLEAR..WOO HOO and later, The viewing was cr**: The seeing was cr** Rol...
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mwirths@...
mikewirths
Apr 5, 2010 3:11 am
Attilla and all, Yep an exciting day, lots of aftershocks one a 5.4! I can say we have had our fill of mother nature excitement for this year at least. I was...
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roland_prevost
Apr 5, 2010 3:15 am
Relatively little observing, actually. Work and other hobbies interfering, I guess. Yet today, was tweaking up the Starmaster. Must be spring or something. Rol...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Apr 5, 2010 3:34 am
Some guy just emailed me asking where the best observing site was in north america. I told him about your place -- but didnt' mention the earthquakes and...
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Attilla
attilladanko
Apr 5, 2010 2:24 pm
I've restarted the poll so we can decide where to have dinner this Friday April 9th: <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/surveys?id=2475552> Many of us...
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mweekscan
Apr 5, 2010 2:35 pm
Mike, glad to hear you're all well down there. How did the airlift go?? From some of the other comments, I get the impression you may be planning on an...
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mweekscan
Apr 5, 2010 2:38 pm
Ah, a Starmaster. How long have you had that? What size? I've been eyeing up some 18 inch dobs...but it'll be a few years before I've saved enough I think....
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mweekscan
Apr 5, 2010 2:42 pm
I know this is a few years old now, but I was unable to find the ending to this cliff hanger!! What ever happened with your mirror, Attilla???...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Apr 5, 2010 2:49 pm
I had my mirror recoated. It's fine now. The maker of the mirror cleaning compound that damaged my mirror agreed to pay for a very small fraction of my...
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mweekscan
Apr 5, 2010 3:04 pm
Well, that sucks. I'll stay away from the stuff then. I'm glad they helped out a bit with the cost of a recoating. On a related note, did you notice a...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Apr 5, 2010 3:07 pm
... patches where I had ripped the coating off. -ad [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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mweekscan
Apr 5, 2010 3:20 pm
Yikes...that was one expensive cleaning then. Sorry to bring up old wounds!...
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mwirths@...
mikewirths
Apr 5, 2010 4:03 pm
Hey Matt, Yes that quake was pretty scary, 7.2 is up there, but I'm still amazed how well we were shielded by the huge granitic slab underneath us! The airlift...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Apr 5, 2010 4:13 pm
... Cool. I look forward to your oservatory construction. Still planning a 30ftx30ft roll-off-roof or something bigger? Hey, wasnt your plan to put the...
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mikewirths
Apr 5, 2010 4:27 pm
Attilla, Pamela and I figured a smaller 20X25 nearer the house would be a good way to start. I ordered plans from this company: ...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Apr 5, 2010 4:35 pm
... Cool. I think something designed for a roof motor is a good idea. The motor you had retofitted to equuelus observatory north considerably weakend the...
