Hi Pierre, I've been leaving the gate open on the days I see from the list that someone is heading out. Otherwise its closed and the chain wrapped but not...
How do I open the actual pictures? I was'nt able to. Luce Denis Legault <denis.legault@...> wrote:Hi, I just uploaded 17 objects from the constellations...
================ Meteoroids in space since the Civil War will spice up this summer's Perseid meteor shower. The annual Perseid meteor shower is coming, and...
Pierre Martin
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Aug 1, 2004 9:55 pm
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============== Summer is the season for shooting stars, and this year could be among the best as the annual Perseid meteor shower promises to be better than ...
Pierre Martin
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Aug 1, 2004 10:33 pm
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Here's my report for the late-night of July 28/29 at Zion Hill site, located out west of Ottawa... On the way there, at exactly 1:45am EDT, I caught sight of...
Pierre Martin
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Aug 2, 2004 1:22 am
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Last Thursday evening at Chapters was indeed a fun sidewalk session, as always. I estimated we had at least 150 people stop by over the course of the evening....
Pierre Martin
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Aug 2, 2004 1:46 am
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Howdy, At Thursdays sidewalk session, I discovered to my dismay that I had lost one of the set screws, specifically the one that holds my diagonal to the...
Trying... not... to... can't... help... it... So Jean... your problem is that you have a screw loose. :-> Try "Ottawa Fastener Supply Ltd", 175 Robertson Rd,...
Andrew, I'm impressed...you resisted for an entire two lines! :) I know them well, just wondering if you know (or anyone knows) what size/type of screw this...
Jean, The best thing is probably just to borrow one that fit's from someone else (like me) and bring it to the store. Actually if they have that sort of thing,...
they were taken with my 300d ( hand-held ) and the Dobsonian that I rented from the group thx to Dennis ! lemme know what u think, comments appreciated, thats...
Jean, For fasteners there is Valley Hardware, 65 Bentley Ave, Unit 2. I use them all the time. Excellent place to pick up the odd stuff for onezees and...
Rock, It sounds like you are going to have a really nice observing site. Our club down here in Louisiana did the same thing several years ago. One of our ...
Hi there! How nice to hear from Louisiana. We were there two years ago and absolutely fell in love with the place. We want to go back sometime. Are our members...
Hi gang, As you may have noticed with the automatic reminders, there is a second star party at the Sandy Beach Campgrounds in Cheney on Saturday, August 7,...
Hi Jack! Welcome to the group! I was in southern Louisiana two years ago when I convinced Michael Vasseur to go directly to Jim Nadeau so that I could pick up...
Pierre Martin
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Aug 3, 2004 1:16 am
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Pierre, Jim is a member of our society and his wife, Debby, is the webmaster for the club's site (www.pasnola.org <http://www.pasnola.org/> ). Debby quickly ...
Dear Luce and Robin, If you are ever in the area, feel free to contact me. I'd be more than welcome to introduce you to our club. Pierre mentioned observing...
Hi Rock, I am impressed! You have done an incredible amount of work. Everything seems to be moving on nicely. I like the idea of a star party.Since Foymount...
Hi Jean, I checked the 1 1/4 inch diagonal I use for my refractor and the setscrew size is 3mm x 0.5mm (metric, 3mm diam. by 0.5mm pitch). I confirmed the size...
Rock ... Just let me know when you are organising a "raking" and stone-moving party at Foymount and I will be there ... Simon ... Simon Hanmer Geological...
I am taking my vacation in Ottawa again this year, I want to spend some time with my aging mother, she will soon be 88. I am wondering if I should try to bring...
Jean, I don't know if you've already solved your set screw problem, but if not, they do carry nylon set screws but you have to put in a rather large order. I...
Liv Very nice, thanks for sharing, btw what size was the dob? and what eyepieces were you using? I took some moon pics with my 10" F-6 through a 20mm...
Hi Rock and Everybody Wow, it's amazing how quickly things have progressed with the site! Thank-you Rock for all your very hard work and the head-ache issues ...
Hi Luce, The easiest way to open the pictures is to first save them onto you hard drive. After you click on a specific image, move your cursor over the...
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Neptune very near star in Capricornus Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2004 Time: 11:00PM EDT (GMT-04:00) At 11pm,...