CMC is forecasting "good" seeing tonight for kanata and "average" for equuleus for a few hours after midnight. If people evaluate the seeing tonight, let me...
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robr
rob2otham
Apr 3, 2002 10:35 pm
From a week on the cloudy rainy west coast. I see that (among other things) the OAFs did get together last week for dinner. Now, I'm not going to suggest that...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Apr 3, 2002 10:40 pm
I'm booked friday night. Otherwise I'd be up for dinner again. I believe the multi-party system is the best system. -ad ... From: robr...
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zeidler01
Apr 4, 2002 12:54 am
With the comet just to the left and above M31 it makes quite a sight in the ST80. Unfortunatly my C11 is out of commision for the next 2 weeks waiting for an...
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albertsaikaley
Apr 4, 2002 1:01 am
Thanks for the heads up Zig. My intent was to image tonight, I totally forgot about the comet. I'll have to have a peak at IZ. Cheers, Albert....
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Apr 4, 2002 1:03 am
Indeed. The sky is quite bright from my driveway. M31 is barely detectable in 10x70 binos. But the comet is obvious. The tail is even quite visible. cool. -ad ...
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albertsaikaley
Apr 4, 2002 1:13 am
Didn't see M31 but comet IZ was unmistakable. Very bright with an obvious tail that seems wider now? ... in 10x70 ... sight ... 2...
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zeidler01
Apr 4, 2002 1:21 am
Tail does indeed look wider than last week. Comets are quite the changing thing! ziggy...
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keith_w_hadley
Apr 4, 2002 2:28 am
... I got a great view of the comet with tail estimated about 3-degrees long in my 10x50 binoculars. The core of M31 was barely visible starting around 19:20,...
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keith_w_hadley
Apr 4, 2002 3:04 am
... sight ... 2 ... I meant to say that I estimated the tail to be 3/2 degrees long, about 3 times the distance between the coma and Nu Andromedae. I also...
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Pat Browne
pbrowne2002
Apr 4, 2002 5:41 pm
Hi Vicki, Yes, it is Spring and it's now the dark time for the moon. I'm wondering if you can do a quick poll to see if people can come out to a Public Star...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Apr 4, 2002 6:09 pm
Other than this weekend, I can come. -ad ... From: Pat Browne <brownep@...> To: Vicki Haydon (E-mail) <VHaydon@...>;...
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attilladanko
Apr 4, 2002 6:14 pm
... The FLO clock would be the right one to use. The Ottawa clock location is far enough away as to be less accurate. http://cleardarksky.com/c/FLOkey.html -ad...
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Richard Harding
elleray14
Apr 4, 2002 9:31 pm
I'm up for it depending on the date. Let me know. Richard ... From: Pat Browne To: Vicki Haydon (E-mail) ; OAFs (E-mail) ; Martin Bluethner Cc: Hilderic...
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albertsaikaley
Apr 4, 2002 11:55 pm
Last night was an absolutely fine night for imaging. GC's are always better visually but here it is nonetheless. ...
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rob2otham
Apr 5, 2002 1:03 am
I see that the information has been updated - http://www.manitoulin-link.com/starparty/ Dates are August 12th to 18th (which is actually the week after the new...
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Frank Bayerl
frankbayerl
Apr 5, 2002 2:00 am
I'm game -- for dining on game, fish, fowl or other fare, that is. Is anybody else out there going to be hungry tomorrow -- so far there seems a deafening...
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albertsaikaley
Apr 5, 2002 2:19 am
Here's my first attempt at M104. I think the focus is slightly off which affected the guiding which caused the stars to be a bit bloated. ...
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janeshaca
Apr 5, 2002 2:41 am
... Is anybody else out there going to be hungry tomorrow -- so far there seems a deafening silence ... Roland and I would be interested in dinner tomorrow...
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Richard Harding
elleray14
Apr 5, 2002 2:41 am
I will be going to the meeting tomorrow night and would be up for Kelsey's. Let's see who else is interested.... Richard PS Just got in from outside with the...
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mweekscan
Apr 5, 2002 2:51 am
I, also, would be interested in dinner tomorrow night. I'll watch here for details. I didn't get out tonight, Richard, but I did manage to get out last night...
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mweekscan
Apr 5, 2002 2:56 am
Session: 02-006 Date: April 3, 2002 Time: 8:50-11:10 Limiting Magnitude: 5.8 Seeing: 8/10 Location: Carp, Ontario Telescope: 8 inch SCT and 7X50 Binos ...
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Attilla Danko
attilladanko
Apr 5, 2002 4:07 am
Last year some of us speculated about going to manitou but staying at a nearby resort instead. There was even talk of having a mini-starparty on our own...
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Frank Bayerl
frankbayerl
Apr 5, 2002 1:33 pm
So far I count 6 people for dinner and one vote for Kelsey's. I'll plan to make a reservation there around noon today (for 5:30) for six (or should it be...
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Pat Browne
pbrowne2002
Apr 5, 2002 3:28 pm
You can tentatively count us in, Me Hilderic and John.. Hilderic and I won't be arriving until 6:30 earliest ... From: Frank Bayerl [mailto:moxie@...] ...
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roland_prevost
Apr 5, 2002 3:46 pm
... Jan & I will see you there. Rol...
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robr
rob2otham
Apr 5, 2002 4:39 pm
... And I will be there - it looks like eight (or maybe even ten) might be the right number. There are a couple of usual suspects that tend to not ...
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Mike Wirths
mwirths
Apr 5, 2002 5:36 pm
Count me in too! -Mike ... From: robr <rob.robotham@...> To: OAFs@yahoogroups.com <OAFs@yahoogroups.com> Date: Friday, April 05, 2002 11:39 AM Subject:...
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Saikaley, Albert
albertsaikaley
Apr 5, 2002 6:05 pm
Please add Lynn and I to the dinner list. We'll be there by 6. Thanks, Albert. ... From: robr [mailto:rob.robotham@...] Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002...
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Frank Bayerl
frankbayerl
Apr 5, 2002 6:34 pm
OK -- I've made a reservation for 10 under the alias Bayer to make it easier for all concerned. ... From: Mike Wirths To: OAFs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,...
