Hi gang, Thought you might enjoy this short article with some little-known history about the Voyager missions: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/9263496.html...
Sorry - should have waited to send that last message. Last month we watched the movie Roving Mars - the end of the movie pointed out that the rovers, though...
Hi folks, Saturday the 13th is the day for our monthly Ryukyu Astronomy Club meeting. I will not be able to attend - is anyone willing to take the reins and...
Hi Monty, I just realized this didn't go to the Group but rather just to me. So, here it is for everyone. Very interesting stuff. Best regards, Mike ... ...
Hi Becky, I would normally be glad to help but I must be up very early the next morning. I'm copying this message to our club mailing group and hopefully ...
Hi folks, Here is the latest Sky Map. Be sure to check out Comet Holmes the next clear night. It is a very cool site in binoculars or any scope. Easy to ...
Hi! Currently we aren't holding meetings - lack of interest :-( I don't have the USNO catalogs, but I do have a lot of other electronic data. What exactly are...
Mike, Well its too bad about the lack of interest, there have only been a hand full on nights where we could even see the stars this year. I downloaded the...
This is pretty cool: http://kokogiak.com/solarsystembodieslargerthan200miles.html And for science fiction fans :-) http://www.merzo.net/ Best regards, Mike...
Hi, My name is Ken. I've been living in Okinawa since August 2002, currently working on a SOFA status contract at Camp Kinser. I live near Camp Courtney, so...
Hi Ken, Welcome to the Ryukyu Astronomy Club (RAC) Yahoo Group. As you can tell by the lack of replies to your post, RAC isn't very active. In fact, we ...
Hi Ken, I'm new to Okinawa and astronomy, and have no photography experience. Like you, I never expected to find anyone from the site still on the island. ...
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Salvatore, Nice to meet you! Currently i do not have a telescope with which to use, and am having a bit of trouble finding a company that will ship one here...
Hi Ken and Salvatore, My name is Robert, the currently jobless RAC "webmaster", living in Nanjo-City, the Wild South of Okinawa. If you have a military address...
Robert, I was telling Ken that Orion ships to FPO addresses, which is how I got my scope. It's the first one I've ever purchased and it only took about 2 ...
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Hey all, I'll throw in my 2¢...even though I have moved back to the 'States last week. I ordered a Meade ETX-125 PE via Oceanside Photo and Telescope's ...
Hi folks, Sky and Telescope just published a blog about a new tool on the Internet, the Astroweather Panel (APanel). Some of you may be familiar with the...
Mike, Thanks for the links! That's great! I guess while we're sharing, here's something. I found a nice little program a few months ago, http://www.slooh.com ...
I have been trying to purchase a 2 inch eyepiece and have had no luck infinding anyone that will ship eyepieces here to Okinawa. Does anyone have someone that...
Hi Carl, Do you have an FPO/APO address? Best regards, Mike ... From: RACAstronomy@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RACAstronomy@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
APO, I just found that Orion will ship here so ordered from thier site. ... From: Michael Swanson <swanson.michael@...> Date: Sunday, December 14, 2008...
Hi, I bought a couple of 2-inch eyepieces from Moonfish Group. Quite pleasing for the price,especially the wide-angle. Maybe they ship to Taiwan. Hope to visit...
Hi gang, Lately we seem to have had some newcomers to the island interested in the Ryukyu Astronomy Club. Are you all interested in starting up meetings ...