Hi all, Did you see the latest apod? The Veil nebula already has me salivating about dark summer skies and observing... ...
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OAOG@yahoogroups.com
Jan 1, 2003 6:32 pm
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Double shadow on Jupiter Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2003 Time: 7:30PM EST (GMT-05:00) There is a double...
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Randy Desormeaux
randyisnow@...
Jan 1, 2003 9:43 pm
Well I guess leaving my scope outside is a bad idea . live and learn.. I went out to cover it in garbage bags (one wouldn't fit) to bring it in and when I...
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OAOG@yahoogroups.com
Jan 1, 2003 10:02 pm
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Next OAOG Get-Together: Friday January 3 Date: Friday, January 3, 2003 Time: 5:00PM EST (GMT-05:00) You are...
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Pierre Martin
dob14.5@...
Jan 2, 2003 1:46 am
=======Forwarded from skyandtelescope.com======= Saturn Hides the Crab During the night of January 4-5, North American observers are well positioned to watch a...
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Pierre Martin
dob14.5@...
Jan 2, 2003 2:03 am
==========Forwarded from SpaceWeather.com========= AURORA OUTLOOK: High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras on Jan. 3rd or (more likely) the 4th....
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Pierre Martin
dob14.5@...
Jan 2, 2003 4:53 am
The latest issue of the monthly newsletter "OAOG News" has now been issued via individual email. If anyone did not get the newsletter and would like to...
10207
OAOG@yahoogroups.com
Jan 2, 2003 5:02 am
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Quadrantid meteor shower Date: Friday, January 3, 2003 Time: All Day The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks...
I'm a few hours away from closing a few Ebay auctions, of which I will use the proceeds to support my new habit... er.. hobby. So I need some advice... The...
While searching the group's archives for info/opinions about eyepieces, I realized that there really is a wealth of knowledge contained within. I found...
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Pierre Martin
dob14.5@...
Jan 2, 2003 6:31 am
Hey Mitch, ... My experience is that Kelners or SMAs are adequate eyepieces to start out with. They give satisfactory images but usually are far from perfect....
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Pierre Martin
dob14.5@...
Jan 2, 2003 6:31 am
Mitch, Thanks for the note. I definitely agree with you about the wealth of information in the OAOG archives. So I also highly recommend the keyword search...
Hi all, I wanted to say that I found a few fascinating things when I studied Rock's video-CCD image of the Abell 426 galaxy cluster in Perseus that he took...
Mitch, Just for your information, you did get a chance to use my Antares Plossl 5mm eyepiece at Chapters in Dec. It gives a magnification of 240X with your...
Hi and Happy New Year I noticed a posting on the alt.astronomy newsgroup Jan 1st, from a British prof who is re-running a set of free online astronomy courses...
... learn.. ... it in and when I turned it over I saw a thin layer of ice on the bottom of it(looks like frozen condensation). ... Hi Randy, Sorry for the late...
Randy, I agree with Claude. However, I checked back on your previous messages and see that you have an 8" DOB. I have experience with that particular scope...
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OAOG@yahoogroups.com
Jan 2, 2003 10:02 pm
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Next OAOG Get-Together: Friday January 3 Date: Friday, January 3, 2003 Time: 5:00PM EST (GMT-05:00) You are...
Hi Everyone! I just got a basic telescope for Christmas and am looking forward to using it, although, at the moment I'm not too sure what I'm doing. I've been...
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Pierre Martin
dob14.5@...
Jan 3, 2003 2:46 am
Hello StarryGirl, Welcome to the group and glad to hear of your interest. Indeed, feel free to come and join us Friday night. We'll be at Harvey's until 8pm,...
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Pierre Martin
dob14.5@...
Jan 3, 2003 2:51 am
Hi all, Just a quick reminder, don't forget we'll be doing the photos Friday. This time we'll bring a wide-angle lens (to fit the whole gang :) - Pierre ...
Same here, Lise and I will try to make it also tomorrow night. We are new to the group but not new to the hobby without being expert. Looking forward to meet...
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OAOG@yahoogroups.com
Jan 3, 2003 4:02 am
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Sun is closest to Earth Date: Friday, January 3, 2003 Time: All Day The Sun is the closest to the Earth....
Hello to all! I am new to this group, also fairly new to astronomy. I checked this website, but didn't notice that it was starting again this year? Also,...
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OAOG@yahoogroups.com
Jan 3, 2003 4:47 am
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Quadrantid meteor shower Date: Friday, January 3, 2003 Time: All Day The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks...
Hi Cindy, It appears the January page is still written for Jan 2002, but some of the copyrights have been changed to 2003. And, he posted the message...
Cindy, There is a hard copy in the files section of this Yahoo group. You will need to join the group and log in to have access. Welcome aboard the star-ship...
Sounds great, let me know then, I read a few pages, it's very interesting! (I'd rather take a course, though...With a teacher, and books and real interaction....
