Hi all, Explore the Stars will be at Observatory Campground April 29 and 30th. The Forest Service plans to open Observatory Campground for the Explore the ...
What an unforgettable trip to Fort Davis with my friends last year at this time. Man wish I could have done that again this year. I was on an astronomy high...
The Golden State Star Party Early Registration Period ends March 30. If you've been putting it off, now's the time to sign up for GSSP 2011. With attendance...
Well sir, it's been pretty dead in here for quite some time now. I'm wondering if we still have any amateur astronomers left in North San Diego County. Is...
The Golden State Star Party Early Registration Period comes to a close in just a couple of weeks. Through March 30, the fee for all four days and nights of...
I moved down from the bay area two years ago. Seems like there's a lot more TAC activity up there. Also probably more relatively convenient observing...
If you haven't done it already, now's the time to sign up for GSSP 2011. The Early Registration Period extends until March 30. Until then, the adult ...
Today's APOD has a very nice composite image of M31 in X-ray and infrared. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap110120.html While looking at it I started...
This year's Golden State Star Party will be held Wednesday June 29 to Sunday July 3, 2011. The Early Registration Period begins today and extends until March ...
RTGUI Version 9.0 has been released on http://www.rtgui.com/ . RTGUI is a free real-time astronomy program for Windows. It is a tool for selecting objects to...
Hi All, Next week is the October 2010 Explore the Stars Program at Observatory Campground on Palomar Mountain. This is the last one of the season October 8/9 ...
Greetings all, I just made the decision to go to CalStar. It's from Oct 7th to the 10th at Lake San Antonio, northwest of Paso Robles for those of you who...
Fellow TACos, Due to a recent back injury, I will need to sleep in a cabin at Calstar, rather than in a tent. If anyone has arranged to rent one of the cabins...
I now have a Paramount GT-1100S mount available for sale at a very good price. Because I'd prefer selling it locally I'm giving you a chance to buy it before...
Great telescope and mount for sale. Please contact me privately if interested by email or at 310 463 9472. Photos at: http://sterngold.darkhorizons.org/forsale...
We went to Mount Palomar last night to the observatory campground. Two teenage girls and my 85 yr old mother were with me so we intended on a short night....
My 18-y.o. daughter, Joanna, and I headed out at 11:10 pm last night for Circle-X Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains NRA, near Thousand Oaks, in the Los ...
Hey TACos, Anyone going up to Palomar or out to LBV this weekend? I had in my mind to go to Explore the Stars at Palomar but I just got the announcement that...
I'm visiting San Diego this weekend and would like to do some observing Monday night. I've posted a request on SDAA asking whether anyone is going to be at ...
No astro photos! :) Aaron Albaugh, the owner of the land GSSP is held on (Frosty Acres Ranch) asked me if I was the 'official' photographer for GSSP. I told...
Maybe everyone else has known about this for decades, but I just discovered it. Just in case someone out there hasn't seen it, I suggest looking at: ...
So I got zippo replies to my query about buying a declination drive cable for my old Orion by Vixen Great Polaris mount. My question then to anyone that does ...
If anyone is driving up from SoCal, I'd like to caravan. I live in Woodland Hills and can meet up anywhere along the 405 or 5, north of 101. (I would prefer to...
Hi, Next week is the July 2010 Explore the Stars Program at Observatory Campground on Palomar Mountain. July 9,10 With the marine layer that we have been...
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...
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...
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...
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...
