From an overseas contact: _______________________________________________________ Hello All, next 11th April the Moon and Jupiter will be close in the sky. I...
For those of you attending the conference on April 11-12: Dear folks interested in the Mid_America Regional Astrophysics Conference: Below is the tentative...
AAAA Members: I received this notice recently, and am posting it to the AAAA news group for your consideration. If any of you are interested in contacting...
This is from the New York Times today. The good news is the fact that high school students are doing in depth astronomy; the bad news is they are not using...
I want to acquire an equatorial mount for a 3" , f/6, refractor. Would prefer one that is motor driven. Does anyone have one that you not using? Possible to...
I found it in the New York Times - I subscribe. They often have Astronomy article in their science or technology sections. You can even subscribe to their news...
I'm looking for a Wratten 85 green filter, even in sheet form. I need one about 1.5 to 2" in dia. I believe 52mm is one of the standard sizes. The Wratten 85...
Hello, I need astronomy movies(DVD, VIDEO, AVI etc.)in 3D staill. Does any one know where I can buy/download astronomy and space movies? Especially in 3D? Kind...
... I've bought 2 videos from this website: http://www.videosforlearning.com When you get to this website click on store on the left then click on the science...
Don't neglect your local library as a loan source. My library, in a town of about 8000 souls, has around 8 or so videos. They are of course 2-D. Anyway check...
... I've bought 2 videos from this website: http://www.videosforlearning.com When you get to this website click on store on the left then click on the science...
Last night was one of the first chances I had to observe ( well, at least North of the Equator anyway) in quite some time. I went out and observed my 'ole...
Last night was a beautiful night for performing another Jupiter/moon estimation. Well, . . .the position of the moons that I saw last night weren't exactly in...
I'll look at this in a day or so, when some other items are closed out here. The predictor is off much more than expected. ... From: starsplitter@......
Discussions in another group asserted that just seeing the diagonal as a 45 degree mirror that had no impact on the telescope optical and performance was...
Hi Eugene, ... Yes, primarily at high magnifications/ narrow FOV's. Most people trumpet & parrot without ever making the effort to actually check things out...
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You are right, my diagonal is a prism rather than a mirror. I'll change the report to make that clearer. Thanks for reading the report. One of the Greek...
Hi Eugene, ... Absolutely ! Knowing the error limits is essential not only to the accuracy of any measurement but, that knowledge is often required to ...
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I have posted digital photos of activities at Texas Star Party 2003 on the website of the American Association of Amateur Astronomers. I will be adding my...
I'm working on editing a book about astronomy. It frequently refers to our nearest star as "the sun". I am asserting that Sun is the proper name for our...
In a message dated 5/7/03 1:21:09 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Eugene: According to the Associated Press Stylebook, the sun is never capatilized." We are...
Merriam Webster's states "often capitalized". For the context you're writing about, I'd capitalize it. I would bet that the rule is capitalized it's a title,...
The book is the Boy Scout merit Badge book on Astronomy. It was last updated in 1983, so there are a lot of corrections to be made. I do not know about the...
My wife, a technical writer and editor, said no. You may capitalize it in the title if you make The Sun the title of your book. You also do not capitalize...
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