Howdy! My name is Dirk Thayer and I just ran across this group. I got a new scope for Christmas!! Actually, my wife told me a month or so ago that she would...
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Bill Dean
billdean_ski...
Jan 2, 2002 7:39 am
Welcome aboard Dirk! I think you'll find you're right on target with your impression- these folks are a good lot. Hope to see you out there some night (or day...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Jan 2, 2002 4:35 pm
Welcome, Dirk! And congratulations on the new scope...though now we know who to blame for the clouds ;-) There's a hard-core subset of the group here that gets...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jan 3, 2002 5:46 am
Dirk, Welcome to the group. Hope to hook up some time. In the mean time, sounds like you have pretty good conditions at home. Enjoy yourself and feel free ...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jan 3, 2002 5:52 am
Hi all, Just back in town after my New Year's celebration. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and that the new year brings you all clear skies and ...
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dthayer_777
Jan 3, 2002 6:16 am
Thanks to everyone for making a newbie feel welcome! I would love to host some people up here some time -- that is if the clouds ever go away and I can see...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Jan 3, 2002 5:25 pm
Well I've about had enough of rain and clouds... Friday night looks pretty good right now, and I have an observing friend in town from the Bay Area, so we're...
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Nanz Family
nanzfamily
Jan 3, 2002 10:23 pm
If it looks good out I will try to get up there. Bob...
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dthayer_777
Jan 3, 2002 10:33 pm
Tonight is going to be the best night of seeing in recorded history!! I know this because after waiting nearly a week for the sky to clear with my new scope...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Jan 4, 2002 5:52 pm
... Hope you can make it -- looking gorgeous outside right now! Paul...
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Jeffrey D. Gortatowsky
indanapt
Jan 4, 2002 6:01 pm
I've going to OPT and then on to Anza with the TMB180 Saturday night.
Have a good time all! Wish LBV weren't such a haul... ...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Jan 4, 2002 6:13 pm
... Have fun at Anza, Jeff -- weather should be good Saturday night as well. Jamie Dillon from Bay-Area TAC is here staying with me for a few days, he'll be...
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Mark bentley
mbentleyx1
Jan 7, 2002 4:12 pm
Good Morning, I am a newbie to the group, how often do you go up to palomar and stay at the camp grounds, star parties ect? Mark ... ...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jan 7, 2002 4:29 pm
We never heard how Palomar was on Friday night. I fought with bands of clouds passing through on the coast but had a half hour here and there until midnight...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jan 7, 2002 4:34 pm
... Jeff, Thought I might run into you at OPT Saturday. Had to meet my brother there on Sat morning. I guess you were there later in the day. I spent some...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jan 7, 2002 4:39 pm
Mark, Welcome to the group. If you look back at the archive on the yahoo website you will see the messages regarding get togethers at various sites. ...
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Nanz Family
nanzfamily
Jan 7, 2002 4:49 pm
I met Paul and his Bay area friends up at the turnout on Friday night. It looked like the coast was somewhat socked in but it was quite bright to the...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jan 7, 2002 5:01 pm
... Tried for the Rosette from home on Friday and Saturday nights under Mag 4.0-4.5 skies. Could not pick up the nebulosity only the associated cluster....
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jan 7, 2002 5:08 pm
Hi all, I know its not my place (Bob Nanz is the official school star party guy) but I thought I would inform this group that there is an SDAA star party at my...
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Nanz Family
nanzfamily
Jan 7, 2002 5:50 pm
I would think you could see it from your house with an OIII filter. It was very prominent up at Palomar. It is very large however so you need low power. It ...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jan 7, 2002 5:57 pm
... Didn't drag out any filters. I knew it was big so tried my 40 mm Optiluxe (thanks for the tip, Bob). Not a great eyepiece at f/5 but a nice big field. I...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Jan 7, 2002 5:59 pm
... Hi Mark, Well, the observatory campground is currently closed for the winter...and honestly it has limited use anyway (the horizons aren't that great, the...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Jan 7, 2002 6:02 pm
... The cluster (NGC 2244) was naked-eye up on Palomar Friday night, and the nebula was visible (slightly) visually in my TV-85, and plainly evident in Bob's...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Jan 7, 2002 6:03 pm
... Have fun, guys. I'd probably come, but Tuesday is my birthday...family has plans for me at home :) Paul...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jan 7, 2002 6:13 pm
... Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy...... Now make a wish and blow out the candles. Happy Birthday Paul!...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jan 7, 2002 6:16 pm
... BTW, for clarification, that's Tuesday the 15th...
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Paul LeFevre
welltraveled...
Jan 7, 2002 6:20 pm
... (whoosh) Thanks, Curt :) Now that I see that the party's on the 15th, I might just make it after all. Birthday is the 8th...me, Elvis Presley, and Richard...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jan 7, 2002 6:26 pm
... Great, that would be fun! ... I knew I noticed a resemblance....
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Nanz Family
nanzfamily
Jan 7, 2002 7:45 pm
Did you use the Pentax 40mm in your scope? I tried it my 8" f5 and found that the focus at the edge of the field was not in the same place as in the middle....
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jan 7, 2002 8:04 pm
... Bob, I tried it in my 12.5" f/5. There was curvature at the edge but the performance was significantly better with the in focus (no coma) portion of the...
