Hi everyone, I just checked with the latest weather maps, and the clouds are thin and dissipating quickly. It's looking promising for tonight! It's a "GO" for...
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jean_dorais@...
Sep 1, 2001 8:56 pm
... <SNIP> Bryan, Thank you so much for the advice and such! Not sure if I'll be making the trek out to South Keys this evening or not, but would certainly be...
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Eric Amyot
e_amyot@...
Sep 1, 2001 8:56 pm
Hello everyone, I'm looking to upgrade my diagonal and would appreciate any comments/suggestions from the group. Right now it looks like the Televue Everbrite,...
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William Skallerup
william1@...
Sep 1, 2001 9:05 pm
OK Pierre, I will see you at South Keys. Bill Skallerup ... From: Pierre Martin <p.martin@...> To: <oaog@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, 01 September,...
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fcharron@...
Sep 1, 2001 9:11 pm
Hi Eric, What type of scope do you have? Do you want a 1.25" or 2" diagonal? I bought the Antares 2" diagonal for my 8" SCT and like it very much, and the...
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Claude Fairfield
claude.fairfield@...
Sep 1, 2001 10:05 pm
I too have the 2 inch Antares, both in SCT and regular formats. After consultation with Rock who collimated and revived my 8" SCT, I recently bought a 2 inch...
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ycousin4485
ycousin4485@...
Sep 1, 2001 11:32 pm
Hello! My name is Yanik Cousineau, and I've recently joined the oaog yahoo newsgroup. I'm just getting back into the stargazing hobby, after putting my...
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Pierre Martin
p.martin@...
Sep 2, 2001 7:19 am
Last night (Sept 1), we had another highly successful sidewalk astronomy! This session lasted from 8pm to 12:30am... it was a real hoot. This time, we tried a...
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nogarden@...
Sep 2, 2001 4:40 pm
How are you doing OAOG MEMBERS..? I just get back from Halifax.. I hope I can see you guys soon... good news..( I bought..CAMERA... ) Poor News..( not enough...
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Pierre Martin
p.martin@...
Sep 2, 2001 8:29 pm
The sky is expected to be clear early this evening, but with some increasing cloudiness later tonight... If the sky holds on, would anyone be interested for...
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Pierre Martin
p.martin@...
Sep 2, 2001 8:33 pm
Hello Yanik, Welcome to the OAOG group, and I hope you enjoy all the discussions and observing reports here! A great way to compare between different ...
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Pierre Martin
p.martin@...
Sep 2, 2001 8:38 pm
Hi Albert!! Glad to hear your back, and I'll look forward to seeing some of your night sky pictures. Even with a minimum of equipment, it's still possible to...
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Pierre Martin
p.martin@...
Sep 2, 2001 11:55 pm
It's a "GO" for a bit sidewalk session at the SilverCity cinema (Ogilvie road) parking lot. I'll be setup from about 8:30pm to 11:30pm or so. Rock has...
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Ricardo Borba
ric@...
Sep 3, 2001 1:50 am
Great images, Rock! Thanks for sharing them with us! Ricardo ... from ... were...
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Claude Fairfield
claude.fairfield@...
Sep 3, 2001 6:40 pm
Rock, rather inspiring, to say the least! To the uninitiated like me, you make it look easy, like light pollution is not a problem. (Don't let municipal...
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fcharron@...
Sep 3, 2001 7:12 pm
Either this guy made a typo or he's crazy... For $550 US that seems like a monster deal! http://63.169.124.5/viewad.asp?cid=89045...
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jean_dorais@...
Sep 3, 2001 7:45 pm
Greetings, Does any one happen to have the following copy of S&T available : Spring Counterbalance article from the Nov. 99 S&T Thanks, Jean...
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jean_dorais@...
Sep 3, 2001 9:57 pm
Howdy! I know, this is a tad late, but I just wanted to add some notes to Rock's post. First I'd like to thank Rock for putting up with me over 3 hours (that ...
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Michelle Darwin
4shelly@...
Sep 4, 2001 5:00 pm
Hi! I'm looking around for a telescope. I'm a student so I don't have much money, but I was wondering if anyone could recommend a telescope good for use in the...
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fcharron@...
Sep 4, 2001 5:29 pm
Give us a price range...and we can better help you then. Francois C. ... much money, ... use in the ... what I'm ... deep sky to ... kinds of ... Meade and ......
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jean_dorais@...
Sep 4, 2001 8:57 pm
... much money, ... use in the ... what I'm ... deep sky to ... Michelle, Without sounding too much like a used car saleseman....I just happen to know where...
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Pawlak, Marcin
mpawlak@...
Sep 4, 2001 9:04 pm
Hello All, My name is Marcin, I am a novice star gazer. I learnt about this newsgroup by total coincidence while reading the posting in the ott.forsale.other...
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jean_dorais@...
Sep 4, 2001 9:19 pm
Hi all, After spending a few hours on Saturday night at Rock's , it has come to my attention that the poor man is in desperate need of a blue bulb to put in...
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fcharron@...
Sep 4, 2001 10:24 pm
Hi Marcsin, Although the skies are clearing, the winds are definitely gusting, up to 30 km/h which might make observing a tad difficult, so I wont be going out...
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Pierre Martin
p.martin@...
Sep 4, 2001 11:39 pm
Last Sunday evening Sept 2, we had another public sidewalk session... this time at the parking lot in front of SilverCity cinema. It was an enjoyable, but...
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jean_dorais@...
Sep 5, 2001 12:15 am
As the title implies, I'd like to stop by with the 8" for a calibration run on the motors and the optics....I paged you earlier, but either the pager is DOA,...
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Pierre Martin
p.martin@...
Sep 5, 2001 12:18 am
Hi Michelle, As others have mentioned already, there are many excellent choices when it comes to buying a quality first telescope. Things to take into...
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Cliff Halliwell
challiwe@...
Sep 5, 2001 12:34 am
I went through what you are going through this Spring and early Summer. In the end, I did buy a telescope I knew I could live with for a quite a while: an 8"...
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Claude Fairfield
claude.fairfield@...
Sep 5, 2001 1:19 am
Michelle and Marcin, welcome to the group. I thought I would share with you 3 things: 1) The following web site which has a lot of help for new inductees to...
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Pierre Martin
p.martin@...
Sep 5, 2001 3:13 am
Hi everyone, When "replying", please don't forget to "snip" or delete as much of the content below your own message as possible (or keep only the 2-3 lines...
