I had a question for anybody who can help me out. This morning around 6 am I was out with my skywatcher 4.5 and I could see a planet in the south east aprx. I...
Chris : I am going to go out on a limb here and say you might of seen Jupiter low in the south-east horizon. Saturn should be in the south-west sky....
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Chris Cloutier
mattressking@...
Dec 1, 2005 12:11 pm
Yes it was pretty low on the horizon. Also I believe there was 2 stars beside it? One on the top of planet, and one on the bottom of it. Very close to it. well...
Mercury was rising this AM at 603 am and is -1.7 in magnitude, so bright. It's also only .18 in it's cycle so possibly a crescent in view. Saturn is high in...
Hi Chris, At about 6:00, Jupiter would have been about 12 degrees about the horizon in the South-East. Normally you would see banded markings in the...
Congrats, Raymond! I'm looking forward to seeing this beautiful new scope of yours! (Maybe at the gabfest?? ;0) Hope it gives many years of observing...
Hi all, I know the forecast doesn't look good, but *if* the skies suddenly clear tomorrow night, is anyone planing to setup scopes on Tim Horton's parking lot?...
I just placed a filter and a SteadyPix camera adaptor in the Buy and Sell section. If anyone is interested, I'll bring them tomorrow. I'm finally going to...
Hi all, We'll have door prizes at the gabfest Friday night inside Tim Horton's. Be there at 10pm or be square. There's a number of items (great books...
Hi Allen Last night, I regreased the RA axis with new grease. It seems to feel a little smoother. I will look at the DEC axis this evening. I wonder if there...
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Chris Cloutier
mattressking@...
Dec 1, 2005 6:24 pm
I would like to know if anybody can give me some advice on what to do with my reflector telescope when I'm done with it at night? (when I bring it in the...
Hi Chris, Normally when I bring my scope and accessories inside and a lot of condensation forms, I leave off the lens caps. I do the same for any eyepieces...
Hi Paul, You'll have to tell me where you placed the gear on the worm axles. About the washer replacements ... can't help there, you could make your own out of...
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Chris Cloutier
mattressking@...
Dec 1, 2005 9:05 pm
Thanks Greg. I will look into maybe starting with a free download. The problem is I need to get my wife to download it for me. Like I said I'm not very good at...
Pierre,.... Keep On Begging... Actually, I may be interested. Here's why. I'm coming out with a new MallinCam (again!) and this one will kick major butt!!!...
Hi All, I would have liked to bring my new LX-200 to Timmy's tomorrow but...I have to work early Saturday and therefore won't be able to stay long. I also...
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OAOG@yahoogroups.com
Dec 1, 2005 10:32 pm
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Next OAOG Get-Together: December 2 Date: Friday, December 2, 2005 Time: 5:30PM - 11:00PM EST (GMT-05:00) ...
Wow! I can't believe it! I actually saw a clear skies this morning and the Big Dipper was up above my head! Cool! Its going to be galaxy time soon... If we...
Hi all, We have not had a Messier Marathon star party since Spring 2002. It was quite an unforgettable dusk-to-dawn event, where we even had pizzas delivered...
============ Space Weather News for December 1, 2005 http://spaceweather.com EXPANDING SUNSPOT: In a span of only 24 hours, sunspot 826 has grown from a...
Bruce, I'm glad it makes you laugh. That's the whole point! Pierre and I always been picking at each other since he joined OAOG back in the 90's. As always it...
Hi Bruce, Don't laugh... it has nearly happened. Of course, by now everyone must know about my pathetic attempt to install batteries and wiring stuff inside my...
Hi all, I added a new item in the buy/sell area: Brand new in box Celestron Advanced Series heavy duty tripod. This is the new 2" stainless steel tripod that...
On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:17:21 -0000 ... Don't forget that I have a book to give away as a door prize, it is to go to any member of OAOG who has been with our...
Hi, Next March, the new Moon is during the last week. This gives us 2 possible week ends to do the Messier Marathon, March 25 or April 1. This will be a good...
Hi, The OAOG web site (http://www.oaog.ca/) is updated for December. You can also find the archived .PDF file of the latest newsletter. (Thanks Shane!) See...
