If the weather improves I'll be at Tim Hortons from about 9:15 to 9:30. Good luck with the upgrade! - Robert ... birthday...
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Pierre Martin
dob14.5@...
Jun 1, 2003 2:14 pm
I would just like to remind those planing to go to Casselman, to please ensure that you follow the simple rules that we are required... For instance, only OAOG...
Hi all, I'm planning to attend at Casselman this evening. I will have my cell phone and should be reachable if people arrive at Timmy's and find no one there....
I will also be attending at Casselman tonight, but alas with no scope yet....but hopefully soon... I will be bringing bino's and camera perhaps. Steve ( photon...
OAOGer's were the first to get an accurate forecast for Sunday. Predicting the opposite of the 5 day Environment Canada forecast works - at least this time. It...
Thanks Todd I'll be at Timmy's before 9pm.Have cell.ph. will travel 613 349 4498 I guess I will have to leave my car outside on the road until I receive my...
I just came across this info that answers my own question. If the Universe is only 10 billion years old, how can we see objects that are now 30 billion light...
Good day all, I'll be heading out to Casselman tonight as well. Can't stay too late but I think I'll set up early and have a good look at the bright yellow...
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C.L. Hall
chall@...
Jun 1, 2003 8:43 pm
Ken et al - I know I tend to be on another latitude... but don't despair if you don't see the ISS at 21.41! ;> Heavens Above (www.heavens-above.com) says...
should be there early tonight. Finally a cloudless night in the forecast. I need some photons. Raymond [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi all ... Thanks to all who for their suggestions. I tried out a number of them. Bottom line is that neither Hyperterminal or the Autostar Update (ASU) ...
I should be at Tim Horton's in Casselman just before 8:00. I will leave at 8:10. I'll wear an OAOG tag.If anyone needs help in finding our observing site, I...
Simon, If the flow control was set to none by default, did you try Xon/Xoff (software) flow control? You are welcome to visit me at the shop with computer and...
Last night's observing session at Casselman was a fantastic success! It was amazing to see so many people out observing. I logged 33 objects in what was...
... Yes, it was indeed enjoyable to be out again under darker skies. When I arrived at 11:30pm, I was surprised to see so many cars. There must have been at...
That was an amazing turnout last night and, despite the poor transparency, it sure was nice to be out again. I spent the entire evening with my new toy (35mm...
It was busier at Casselman than downtown Ottawa. Although the transparency was poor, and it was cold, the clouds were not around to block our universe. I...
Hi all, Just to confirm my plans that I plan to return to Casselman again tonight for meteor observations. But first I'll need a long evening nap to recharge...
Hi folks, My family went up to Nirvana (Irvine Lake Airstrip) near Bon Echo overnight for some binocular observing with 18x50's. We observed Messiers, Aurora,...
Although some people suggested using the hand-brake trick to shut off headlights to prevent bothering other observers at Casselman, I personally don't advise...
Hi Todd! What is iridium flare? Last night around 10:35 I saw an incredible sight - something I've never seen before & I'm going to sound like a little kid...
I checked my observing notes. I located M101 for the first time on Apr 29 from my driveway between 1:30 and 3:00 in the wee hours. It is fairly dark here...
Hi Marion, I saw an earthgrazer meteor last night at about that time, it came from the Big Dipper and headed south for about half the sky (90 degrees). Glad to...
Simon, If you have a modem installed in your computer, it is probably using COM1. This usually involves turning off the computers built in serial port via the ...
Howdy! Hi, my name is Jean, and I am photon-deprived! In need of some nice , quiet photons this evening in order to regain my sanity. I'm not certain if I'm...
Marion & Michel, What you folks saw may be the same thing I saw just past Bone Echo Park last night at 10:30. I also observed a fire tail ... in fact we saw...
Hello Ross, What you experienced last night was a magnitude -8 (or so) Iridium flare. All of us at Casselman stopped what we were doing to observe this...
