Hi , I went to the meeting at Mission Trails with the representatives of the Park Service. The main theme was that overnight vehicular campers do more damage...
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Bob Nanz
nanz1959
Apr 14, 2010 3:53 pm
Hi , I went to the meeting at Mission Trails with the representatives of the Park Service. The main theme was that overnight vehicular campers do more damage...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Apr 14, 2010 4:13 pm
Bob, Thanks for your report. Was there any discussion of the efforts by astronomers to leave open specific sites such as the LBV Spur Road? Was there any...
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Bob Nanz
nanz1959
Apr 14, 2010 4:28 pm
Hi, Yes they said now that they were aware of the astronomers they might put the LBV spur outside the reserve. I may be misinterpreting what they said. It...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Apr 14, 2010 5:04 pm
Bob, Thanks. I think that is very good news and speaks to the power of public response from responsible citizens. I am actually one of those who feels that...
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Bob Nanz
nanz1959
Apr 14, 2010 5:19 pm
Kurt, I am not against protecting the desert and I have no idea why so much off road driving is allowed. The problem is they initially wanted to coral everyone...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Apr 14, 2010 5:55 pm
Point taken!!!! We should even consider advocating for restricting LBV to dark sky activities. Overnight use only without fires and lighting, even in the...
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Bob Nanz
nanz1959
Apr 14, 2010 11:08 pm
Hi Curt and all, Here is what I sent to Joan Schneider. I am sure others can write better suggestions. Bob Hi, It was nice meeting with you yesterday. It has...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Apr 14, 2010 11:21 pm
All great ideas Bob. I'll follow up with something similar and hope that others will too. Maybe we can make this into a huge win win! Curt ... [Non-text...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
Apr 25, 2010 2:12 am
Hey All Just got back from the RTMC planning meeting. Things look fine for RTMC from May 12th to 16th. Registrations of fine, vendors are coming... etc. ...
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Bob Nanz
nanz1959
May 3, 2010 2:54 pm
Hi, Next week is the May 2010 Explore the Stars Program at Observatory Campground on Palomar Mountain. May 14,15 John Garrett will give a talk on Saturday May...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
May 7, 2010 4:26 pm
Unemployed, must sell. Please contact me privately if interested. Stellarvue SV90TBV - 90mm fluorite triplet apo with two-part tube for binoviewing without a...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
May 17, 2010 1:04 am
Sorry I am late to this... just got back from 5 days at RTMC. Regarding our sojourn to Fort Davis: I have been VERY remiss on getting all my pictures organized...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
May 17, 2010 1:27 am
What can one say except "Wow, that is impressive!" Congratulations on the opportunity to have that experience. Curt ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
May 23, 2010 2:03 am
And whatcha looking forward to? Just got back last weekend from 5 nights at RTMC and had blast. Thanks to Alan, Richard, and Eric for hangin out! I'd forgotten...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
May 23, 2010 2:12 am
Write me off list if you have one to sell. I could be persuaded to buy the whole Paracorr, but would have to be an incredible bargain as I have the non-tunable...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
May 23, 2010 7:34 pm
Below are my observations from RTMC 2010 from Camp Oakes near Big Bear California. Altitude is roughly 2500m. Most of the temps were (-1C to 5C). Winds were...
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joel cook
jcook3s
Jun 1, 2010 3:13 am
I have a wonderful Plettstone 18" that I am going to sell. Michelle Stone suggested that I discuss it on this forum. I have not sold one of my scopes before...
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Don Kotelko
dkotelko
Jun 1, 2010 5:12 pm
where to list, in no particular order: http://www.astroclassifieds.com/ http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/ http://www.cloudynights.com/classifieds/ ...
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TAC Reports
tacreports
Jun 1, 2010 5:20 pm
... They require a paid membership. The others are free, and run by nice people. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Bob Nanz
nanz1959
Jun 8, 2010 2:23 pm
Hi, Next week is the June 2010 Explore the Stars Program at Observatory Campground on Palomar Mountain. June 11,12 There is no talk scheduled yet-- Any...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
Jun 9, 2010 3:24 am
Hey all, Does anyone out there in TACo land have the list from this book in Text/Spreadsheet/anything-electronic format? ... Jeff Gortatowsky, Fullerton, CA |...
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Bill Porte
williamporte
Jun 11, 2010 3:46 am
The countdown is on! Only 30 days until 2010 Golden State Star Party! If you've attended this event before, you know how good it is. If you haven't, this...
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
Jun 13, 2010 9:09 pm
I easily observed this comet at about 3:30am this morning under dark skies out in the Anza Borrego desert. In 10x50 Orion Ultraview binoculars the comet was an...
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Bill Porte
williamporte
Jun 21, 2010 1:44 pm
Another reminder that the Golden State Star Party happens in less than three weeks. If you haven't signed up yet, just go to www.goldenstatestarparty.org and...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jun 22, 2010 8:49 pm
Hi all, It has been quiet here, except for a couple of announcements and a few noble attempts by Jeff G. to drum up some conversation. I'm considering a trip...
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Paul Sterngold
psterngold
Jun 22, 2010 9:35 pm
I am still a "maybe", but leaning towards attending. Unfortunately, I don't believe that I'll have much spare room. :-( Cheers, Paul Sterngold ...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jun 22, 2010 9:49 pm
Good to hear Paul! Even if you won't have any room for transport. Each of my observing buddies is one more motivator for me. Just do it! Let's hear from a...
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Paul Alsing
palsing
Jun 23, 2010 3:27 am
Hi Curt, Deb & I are going. Well, I'm driving up and Deb is flying, meeting Jeff G in Sac. and driving from there. I'm stopping at Jeff's on the way to pick up...
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Curt Wittenberg
cuwitt
Jun 23, 2010 4:20 pm
Paul, Sounds like you are in the transport business. If you have room, I would love to take you up on it. Same as last year, plastic container with a bunch of...
