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 ...
Hi Carl, Ha, ha, one light polluted area to another. Well, in any case, we do have our low latitude on our side. And the north end of the island is actually ...
Hi folks, The good success I had with imaging Jupiter a couple of nights ago was partly luck and partly tips I've picked up from the Internet and magazine ...
Hi gang, OK, we're coming up on the next monthly meeting - any requests/suggestions for a presentation or video? Here is a synopsis of the videos I have at ...
Mike, I'll go ahead and start putting a few notes on the slides and e-mail them to you (unless you'd prefer it some other way.) As for Saturday's presentation,...
Hi Mark, Yes - when you have the PPT updated, please forward via email. That's exactly the way I was leaning - show a couple of the Space.com videos. So - this...
Hi folks, Below you will find the link to the August Skymap. Lots of great objects to view with a telescope or binoculars. Our July meeting was fun. We had a...
Greetings from the clear skies of Virginia! everyone, Congrats on a successful meeting this month. My continued best regards to you all. I sure wish I could be...
Hi Monty, Glad to hear you made it safely to Virginia. We'll be looking forward to some observing reports once your gear catches up with you. Best regards, ...
Hi gang, The International Astronomical Union is soon to decide on the new definition for what constitutes a planet. Here is information on the brief...
Hi gang, For this month, I will put together a presentation on the proposed definitions of a planet and, if the International Astronomical Union (IAU) follows...
An additional thought about this, what I will present are the competing proposals, we can then debate which we favor and vote on which we like. In essence,...
Hi gang, Below you will find the latest Sky Map for your naked eye, binocular and telescopic viewing pleasure. For those who didn't attend the meeting and...
Everyone, Here's a link to the Japan Meterological Agency. It also has interesting info on volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunami's...it's pretty much a one-stop...
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