Hi folks, First off, a few of you are not yet members of the Yahoo Group (John O., Gary H., Lisa and Geoff, Mike B. and Ed M.). I have included you in this ...
Mike, Bill Montgomery here. The 24th works for me. It will be my last opportunity to meet everyone. I leave the island on July 15th. I will think a little bit...
Hi gang, Thought you would find this interesting: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/09jun_moonlets.htm?list117725 We're still on for the 24th. I'll send...
Wow, very interesting article. Thanks! Mike. There is another object, a man-made one, that performs the same trick. Dubbed J002E3, it is really the 3rd-stage...
Mike, The 24th sounds great. I'm looking forward to hearing what everyone has been up too. Can't say that I've done much lately but watch the clouds roll by...
Mike, I'm not sure what would be appropriate for a topic since we haven't gotten together for a while. I'm can always bring in a few toys and give a basic...
Hi gang, OK - we are definitely on for a meeting on 24 June. 7PM at the Lester Hospital Conference Room. Just come in the front door (flag pole), go ...
Hi gang, Don't know if any of you are online right now - but the sky is clear and the seeing is pretty darn steady. Jupiter just experienced a moon transit...
Wow--indeed! After these last weeks of bad weather, that sunset last night drew me out like a moth to a flame. Read your email after I got back inside. Thanks!...
Hi gang, We really had a grand meeting last night. We started off with a great presentation from Mark introducing everyone to astrophotography. A load of ...
Mike, I think the Thanksgiving and Christmas weekend meeting times will be fine since the Holiday's themselves aren't on Saturday. The AFN announcements are a...
Hi gang, Check out this site to get a feel for just how small the Earth is in the grand scheme of things: http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm Best regards,...
Hi Mark - nice photos - particularly M8 and M20. These were with the Digital Rebel and 80ED? Thanks for checking into the materials at the library. Here at...
Mike, Thanks. Yes these were the 80ED and the Digital Rebel. I tried shooting a bit last night with the 8" LX200 for comparison, but the clouds were rather...
Hi folks, Some of you have likely found this before, but Google has built satellite-eye views of the Earth, Moon and Mars: http://maps.google.com/ See if you...
Everyone, I don't know if the weather will cooperate with a typhoon coming at us, but we've got a pretty good opportunity to view a pass of the ISS/Space...
Hi everyone, Monty here. Hope you all had a great holiday weekend. My family and I went to Okuma, and I took advantage of the dark northern skies to really...
Hi gang, Last night I spent a little time (45 minutes) capturing video with a Celestron NexImage camera in my NexStar 11. Today I spent a lot more time (2...
Hi Monty, Does indeed sound like a good time. I forget where you are headed next, but I'm glad you got one last look at Sagittarius and Scorpius will you were...
Hi Mark, I just viewed the shuttle/space station fly straight over my house here in Crete, Greece. It was at 9:46 P.M. It was very bright! I would say it is...
Sorry Michael, I should have said something like that. Yes I am coming back to Okinawa after being gone for almost 16 years. My wife and I are very excited to...
Mike, Great job with the Jupiter pictures! The increased detail you get with the 11" turns me green with envy. The smaller one looks expecially clear. I've...
Dean, Greece sounds like a great place for viewing! I've never had a chance to view a flyover, and am looking forward to the opportunity...though the weather...
Thanks Mike, The software looks interesting. I was planning on just trying to align my finder really really good, loosen the locks, start the video and try to...
Satellite Tracker is pretty slick. I beta tested it for Brent (the author) and it is very cool to watch it kick the scope into overdrive and track a ...
