Well I tried looking for the comet last night from my back pourch. I didn't find it but I did find out that the star Almach in Andromeda is a double star, that...
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blouhill
Jul 3, 2000 5:09 pm
Just returned from the 2k version of the above. Attendance was down this year, there were about 25 people who had registered who did not show, probably ...
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quarkcsj
Jul 7, 2000 9:20 am
I found Comet S4 right after everyone left. A little after 10pm a friend called me and said that he had seen on the news that the astronomy club was out there...
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here_tx
Jul 7, 2000 3:41 pm
GREAT I hope you post those pictures here!...
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as_aac
Jul 8, 2000 12:16 am
Just posted some pics of the observing session last night. Small turnout, but the club was well represented. Spot on the 10:00 news was not much to speak of,...
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quarkcsj
Jul 9, 2000 10:24 pm
Well I just added a picture from the Wildcat bluff session on comet S4. It's not real good. <br>I went out to the Claude site last night. Found S4 again and...
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quarkcsj
Jul 9, 2000 10:32 pm
I added a Link to the Club Page on my Comet page. I don't know why I didn't think of this before.<br><br><a...
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nickbtx
Jul 11, 2000 10:10 pm
Paul Baker, a fellow amateur astronomer from Oklahoma, built this Crayford focuser based on an article he had seen in Sky and Telescope. He made the castings...
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sledge1891
Jul 11, 2000 11:12 pm
I decided it would be fun to make my own astronomy web page. But it's much harder than it looks. <br><br>The address is <a...
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here_tx
Jul 12, 2000 12:13 am
All I can say is "wow"...
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here_tx
Jul 13, 2000 12:27 am
I have been asked the NEW address of the place where we got AAC Tee shirts and logos on caps.<br>It is now Customized Apparel & Graphics <br>1100 N. Fillmore...
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quarkcsj
Jul 13, 2000 4:23 am
C/1999 LINEAR S4 is now a circumpolar object. It does not set, however it is lowest on the horizon from 9:15 to 11:15pm.<br>The best time for viewing is in the...
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quarkcsj
Jul 22, 2000 1:30 am
I'm going out to Claude tonight. The comet should be best visible until about midnight.<br><br>Carey...
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as_aac
Jul 22, 2000 4:26 am
Weather permitting, Jim Fitch and I plan to go out to Claude tomorrow night (Sat). As Carey has posted, the comet should be fairly well placed. All are welcome...
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here_tx
Jul 24, 2000 11:32 am
Mike got his LX200 10" the day we all went to Wildcat Bluff. I posted his FIRST picture with his new telescope in Mike Howell's album. Way to go Mike....
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rwashcraft
Jul 26, 2000 11:20 pm
That is a great "first photo." Who is Mike? A prospective member, perhaps?...
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here_tx
Jul 27, 2000 11:59 am
Mike is a potential member. He was at our Wildcat Bluff show and tell....
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sledge1891
Jul 28, 2000 4:18 pm
This was unexpected.<br><br><a href=http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0007/28linear/breakup.html...
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nickbtx
Jul 31, 2000 9:14 pm
I've posted a few pictures taken at the Clayton Lake observing session. I wasn't there to take pictures on Friday, however my camera doesn't work under water...
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nickbtx
Jul 31, 2000 9:14 pm
I've posted a few pictures taken at the Clayton Lake observing session. I wasn't there to take pictures on Friday, however my camera doesn't work under water...
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dannyz_tx
Aug 3, 2000 1:14 pm
Robert and Dave have done a great job of updating the "How to Buy a Telescope" handout. I have posted the new version at <a...
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quarkcsj
Aug 12, 2000 1:25 am
Well the next Comet is:<br>C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley) <br>Perihelion: 2000, December 9 <br>Maximum magnitude about 7<br>Current magnitude about ...
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quarkcsj
Aug 21, 2000 1:24 am
Well it seems I overlooked a comet. Comet 2P/Encke is magnitude 9.5 and brightening and looks like it will break magnitude 6. It is currently in Cancer in the...
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quarkcsj
Aug 21, 2000 1:24 am
Well it seems I overlooked a comet. Comet 2P/Encke is magnitude 9.5 and brightening and looks like it will break magnitude 6. It is currently in Cancer in the...
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quarkcsj
Aug 21, 2000 1:24 am
Well it seems I overlooked a comet. Comet 2P/Encke is magnitude 9.5 and brightening and looks like it will break magnitude 6. It is currently in Cancer in the...
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here_tx
Aug 28, 2000 3:52 pm
When I went back to BLNWR office as a follow-up (telling them number of people etc. ) I was told "Your club really left the area nice". Hmm, getting a ...
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here_tx
Sep 1, 2000 10:30 pm
The new flashing strobe light north of BLNWR is on a tower belonging to El Paso Natural Gas. The company has another tower with red lights on the same site....
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as_aac
Sep 2, 2000 8:38 pm
I wanted to take the time to thank one and all who attended and brought the AWESOME food! My family had a great time, and I thank everyone who brought their...
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quarkcsj
Sep 3, 2000 10:23 am
Comet 2P/Encke will be passing behind the sun as it dives for the southern hemisphere, but look for it on SOHO's Real-Time Images<br><a...
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Landlady_i
Sep 7, 2000 3:11 am
Would like to thank here_tx for asking me to join this group. I know he would like for me not only to see all the wonderful pictures, but to learn more about...
