Rain has stopped and looks like the night might be clear at LBV. Anybody interested? - Nilesh __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo!...
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Ray
rjsdotorg
May 9, 2003 3:08 pm
Greetings, I found this group last week and am hopeful to get together with some locals one of these days; I have been a QCUIAG member for some time but my...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
May 9, 2003 4:50 pm
Hi Ray, I am new to the area, having moved down here in December from the Bay Area. I was involved in the "parent" group of this one, TAC (www.observers.org)....
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nanzfamily
May 9, 2003 5:30 pm
It has been a long time since I took took a scope to Baja. I was thinking of doing around May 24 if I could find someone else to set up with. Bob ... From:...
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Paul Lefevre
welltraveled...
May 9, 2003 6:18 pm
Hi Ray, Welcome! This is a mostly low-traffic group, except around possible observing outings when you'll see more "I'm headed out" e-mails :) The desert,...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
May 9, 2003 7:05 pm
Welcome Jay, No imaging here. Just visual observing and ATM stuff when I have time. Unfortunately thatšs been in very short supply lately. By the way....
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
May 9, 2003 7:09 pm
Hecklers? Sounds like there was some history here. Is it in the Yahoo Groups message archive? I'll have to check this out. Paul S. ... ...
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Ray
rjsdotorg
May 9, 2003 8:26 pm
Hi Bob, ... I'll probably go to Laguna again next; Sierra San Pedro Martir (http://132.248.3.38/Opciones/text1.html) is still a bit cold and potential clouds,...
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Bill Dean
billdean_ski...
May 10, 2003 9:10 am
Vague recollection of those times here but I had no idea there was active censorship required- crazy man! 'Nother quick weekend in town. Anything going on?...
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Dennis Steele
densteele
May 15, 2003 3:31 pm
Hi. My name is Dennis and I'm a fairly active observer in the SF Bay Area. I'm in the Glendale area until May 27th or so -- but without a telescope. Are there...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
May 15, 2003 3:44 pm
Dennis, What about the big southern CA event of the year, RTMC. It is Memorial day weekend (Friday noon to Sunday eve IIRC). It takes place at Big Bear...
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Paul Lefevre
welltraveled...
May 16, 2003 2:49 am
Hi Dennis! Welcome down south :) Since it's so close to full moon, at least this weekend there really won't be much going on, though there may be some action...
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Paul Lefevre
welltraveled...
May 16, 2003 1:29 pm
Anybody get good views of the lunar eclipse last night? I'm in LA for a convention, but did manage to see most of it from my hotel room (as soon as it rose...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
May 16, 2003 1:45 pm
Beautiful view from an east-facing upstairs window here at our home in south Escondido. I set up my camcorder and recorded from the moment it cleared the trees...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
May 16, 2003 3:45 pm
I set up the ST80 on the back patio and had a very nice view through the trees and then through open sky. I agree with posts so far that the color was more...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
May 16, 2003 7:12 pm
Yeah, I used the term incorrectly. As I understand it, sunlight refracted through our atmosphere illuminates the moon during an eclipse. Otherwise, it would be...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
May 16, 2003 7:25 pm
Yes, I would think the atmosphere around the earth would act as a lens of sorts and refract the light such that a portion strikes the moon. This would explain...
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Jeffrey D. Gortatowsky
indanapt
May 16, 2003 7:59 pm
And the more dust in our air, the more chance that shorter wave lengths of light like yellow, greens, and blues, will hit a dust particle and be scattered off...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
May 16, 2003 10:09 pm
Hey Jeff. Thanks for that part of the explanation. Glad to see you are still lurking out there. Curt ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
May 16, 2003 11:48 pm
Hey Jeff, Thanks, I'm still curious about one thing. Last night's moon was both dim and -not- ruddy at all. This seems a contradiction. If there were a lot of...
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nanzfamily
May 17, 2003 2:17 pm
I posted some picts in the picture section. I only shot from a tripod (I should have got out a tracking mount). The pictures seem to show a lot more color than...
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Paul Alsing
palsing
May 18, 2003 4:31 pm
Hi All, Debbie & I are all signed up for Shingletown the last week in June, anyone else going this year? I think that Bill Dean will be otherwise occupied, but...
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Paul Lefevre
welltraveled...
May 18, 2003 6:11 pm
Paul, I'm going as well. Temperatures look to be much more moderate this year :) Leaving here on Wednesday morning, be there Wednesday afternoon. Paul ... ...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
May 18, 2003 6:59 pm
... Yup, should only be 105F in the shade this year. Have fun, I'll be thinking about y'all. Wish I could go too. :( Paul Sterngold ...
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Joe Gomolski
joegomolski9...
May 18, 2003 11:39 pm
Hello Paul, We are novice skywatchers, but we, my wife, 14 son, and I will be there. Oh, and while I have your attention, wešll be arriving in our new RV, and...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
May 19, 2003 1:16 am
... Hi ya Paul! I have over 100 emails to catch up on. :) So I don't know if someone replied. Long and short of it is, no, I do not have an answer. Hey! At...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
May 19, 2003 1:41 am
Paul I'll be there. Tougher drive without a dancing partner for the road <g>, but I'll be there. Man I'd love to go to the OSP. Sounds like last years was the...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
May 19, 2003 1:43 am
Wish I could go to RTMC. I figured now that I'm so close, it will be a no-brainer, right? Well, no sense in going with a cast on my ankle. I'll shoot for next...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
May 19, 2003 1:46 am
Leaving Tuesday, sleeping overnight somewhere, arriving Wednesday. ... Jeffrey D. Gortatowsky La Habra Heights, CA Telescopes: Teleports 14.5-001, 7-007, 18...
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Paul Alsing
palsing
May 19, 2003 6:18 am
Jeff Gortatowsky wrote...Man I'd love to go to the OSP. Sounds ... Jeff, Last year Debbie and I drove to OSP, and Sheryl simply flew to Portland and drove a...
