Greetings, Denis Legault and I are on our way to Belleville / Kingston Center Star Party. We are schedule to give a talk about light pollution and how many...
Hi everyone, on Sunday, some of your fellow members, who also belong to the SD&G Backyard Astronomers Club, will be set up at the Upper Canada Bird Sanctuary...
Absolutely, I answered the question based on what he was asking...namely if there was a shop , with a bunch of telescopes setup, so he could compare. You've...
Folks ... According to my reading of the Clear Sky Clock tonight will be cloud-free but there will be a thin veil over the land north of Lake Ontario,...
Hello, I am most interested in going to my first field trip with the G9.25 . I have been trying my recent aquisition in my own backyard, with varying success....
Hi all, The skies may be clear, but the latest forecasts show below-average transparency (2/5) and cirrus clouds likely tonight and Sunday night. I do not...
Hi Simon, I think Winchester Bog is the place to go. I was considering Boundary Rd but the light pollution from Ottawa will compound the poor transparency...
Joe ... I agree ... I'll expect to arrive at Winchester Bog at about 6.00. See you and Gi there ... and anyone else who's up for it tonight. Simon ... ...
Anyone close enough to Carleton Place to offer a ride to the "Winchester Bog" ? My scope and eqiupment packs up to about the size of a back seat, so a van or...
I've been on the Fall n Stars comittee for the last several years and its usually a great weekend - even those few times we were met with bad weather. This...
Hi all I think that I'll arrive at Winchester bog around 6:30pm Never been to this site so may take time to find. Jamie ... Boundary ... transparency ... views...
The latest CMC forecast (http://www.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/htmls/seeing_e.html) is predicting a forecast of between above-average quality (4/5) to excellent quality ...
Hi Pierre, When I return from Montreal, if the seeing remains very high, I intend to go to Boundary Rd or just stay home to observe Mars, since you do not need...
Joe meant Winchester Bog folks ... I hope he found his way home OK if he thought he was starting back from Biundary Rd <grin> More on last night anon Simon ......
Well wanted to go observing all weekend and have not been able to do so, since I got a wicked cold about Wednesday. Hopefully I'll get better soon and get...
Hi everyone Last night at Winchester Bog was a very productive night considering that the transparency was poor most of the night until about around 1:00am...
Hi all ... Last night's trip to Winchester Bog was the best all night dark sky observing session I have ever experienced !!! The skies were not the most...
I forgot to mention ... all observations were live on screen ... <image.tiff> ... <image.tiff> ... <image.tiff> ... Simon Hanmer Geological Survey of Canada,...
I just came back from Montreal. Is anyone heading out to Boundary Rd? The seeing is excellent. My intention is to be there at 11:00pm and stay until 1:00am. ...
Sky and Telescope has an online JavaScript utility that will show the features of Mars for any particular time and day. It's called the Mars Profiler, and...
As I was cleaning out the apartment, I found something that immediately made me think of Pierre. I will bring it along on Friday to the gabfest, hope Pierre...
Hi Jean, I don't know yet if I'll be at the gabfest. If the skies clear anytime this weekend, I plan to be out for all-night of meteor observing. Not at all...
I had a great observing session last night. I observed Mars until 1:40am. (It is great to be retired!) The seeing was 4/5. When I did a star test, I noticed...
Pierre, If you don't make the gabfest, I'll keep it for the next one. No worries! I know you'll get a laugh out of it. Jean D. ... anytime this weekend, ... ...
Hi Pierre, I know it's a little early, but what are the prospects for the weekend? This time of year is nice because even if moonset isn't until 10:30, you can...
Oh great, so now you'll have me wait and wonder what all this is about! Maybe we should schedule a special "gabfest" to exchange all our gifts. I still need to...
Hi Mitch, My thoughts too. This is the best time of the year to do observing! This weekend, we'll be able to easily do a bit of everything all in one night...
Looking forward in time, I see a iss satellite transit on Sat Oct 18 at around 9:05 am EDT so far. It predicted to occur, east of chapters so far. Will keep an...
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