Reminder from: OAOG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/cal Ceres near star in Aries Saturday March 1, 2008 10:30 pm - 10:30 pm Notes: Ceres is...
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Mar 1, 2008 3:25 pm
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Reminder from: OAOG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/cal Iris near star in Virgo Sunday March 2, 2008 4:00 am - 4:00 am Notes: Iris is 6.8...
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Mar 1, 2008 8:55 pm
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Reminder from: OAOG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/cal Moon near M22 and M28 in Sagittarius Sunday March 2, 2008 5:30 am - 5:30 am Notes: The...
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Reminder from: OAOG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/cal Mercury at greatest morning elongation Monday March 3, 2008 All Day Notes: Mercury is...
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Mar 2, 2008 4:55 pm
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NASA Science News for March 3, 2008 A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has photographed an avalanche in action near the Red Planet's north pole. FULL STORY...
Hello, I have just bought a celestron C8 telescope on ebay and also just joined this group. I don't know much about astronomy but, I'm learning alot fast. I've...
Welcome to the group! I am not the expert on collimation, but you can bring it to the gabfest at Tim Hortons this Friday and people will be able to help you ...
Sean, Do you have any further information about this event you were asking assistance with? Do you have an address? Any other details? Glenn MacDonald ... ...
Reminder from: OAOG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/cal Next OAOG Get-Together: March 7th Friday March 7, 2008 5:30 pm - 11:30 pm (The next...
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I'll post more details when he gets back to me with a confirmed date etc. ... that you ... rest ... will ... works...
I will try to get out to Tiny Pizza for 5:30. Also, someone needed help with collimation? I am no expert, but can bring my cheshire eyepeice with me if...
I think that it's a SCT, which can't be collimated with a Cheshire. If someone had an artificial star, though, that would work. Cheers! MEADE!!! Michael...
Reminder from: OAOG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/cal Iris near star in Virgo Friday March 7, 2008 12:00 am - 12:00 am Notes: Iris is 17...
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Mar 6, 2008 5:01 pm
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NASA Science News for March 6, 2008 Imagine living on a planet where Northern Lights fill the heavens at all hours of the day. Around the clock, even in broad...
Sean, Thanks for your response to the collimation problem I am having with my scope.I also want to thank you for the invite to the gabfest at Tim Hortons but,...
Hello Cleon! Welcome to the group. It's always neat to see members that are from places out of our region. As for questions, remember that there's no such...
Reminder from: OAOG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/cal Next OAOG Get-Together: March 7th Friday March 7, 2008 5:30 pm - 11:30 pm Notes: ...
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Cleon, Check out Rod Mollise's article on collimating an SCT at: http://skywatch.brainiac.com/collimation.pdf In this article, he addresses what to do when the...
Hello Rob.L. Thanks for the information (article) on collimation.We are having a spell of cloudy weather down here but,the next clear night I have I'll put...
Welcome Cleon: As a native New Yorker I am having to adjust to the Canadian winter up here but after a while what I thought was cold in N.Y. doesn't phase me...
Orange tubes are awesome compared to those yucky blue ones. The orange tubes are so multi-functional and versatile. MMMMMMMMMMMMM donuts and astronomy!!!!!...
Joe, Don't you mean ... DONUTRON!!!!!!! Saw what I thought was a Orange-tuber at the end of the drive way ... turned out to be a safety cone. (I hit it...
Rob, only a Meade owner would hit a real telescope with their car. Meade owners are so jealous of us Celestron astronomers. Maybe that's why they put the...
Hi Jim (Sofia)! Hi All! I was ______ this far from hitting the road for gabfest, but the satelite image just looked ugly. So I will play hockey instead to- ...
Reminder from: OAOG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/cal Pluto near star in Sagittarius Saturday March 8, 2008 6:00 am - 6:00 am Notes: Pluto is...
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Looks like I'll be passing on Gabfest tonight too. Don't want to be trapped in Ottawa with Meade and Celestron owners!!! Notice how us Skywatcher guys never...
Hey, You guys are having too much fun up there in all that snow. I'm either going to have to get in my car and start driving north or sale my house and move up...
Sean, I think I will have to talk to Rob tonight about settling our "feud" and ganging up on those Sky Watcher guys. Your not coming tonight will give us a...
Hey Chris ... prudent move to stay put. Actually, I'm thinking that I'm gonna stay put tonight as well. I just looked at the radar images and there's a long...
Hi Rob! This weather sure is cutting into all our social lives and my monthly donut consumption. One thing we can be sure of is that next month will be here...