FYI y'all Reagan We invite you to join us for an exciting presentation given by SETI planetary astronomer Dr. Mark Showalter this Thursday, February 1st at ...
Mark your calendar. On March 31st, a 2-km wide asteroid named 2006 VV2 will glide past Earth. There's no danger of a collision: the space rock will be 8.8...
Thanks Carey for posting this event. How is the surfing in Hawaii? Terry Carey Johnson <quarkcsj@...> wrote: Mark your calendar. On March 31st, a 2-km...
We had a week of really strong winds that messed up the surf, and then I started working and it went flat in Waikiki. Work &ucks... lol. I guess I'll get used...
Thanks again for welcoming me in to your meeting and meal the other night. I really enjoyed it. I know it is sort of a pain having to answer newby questions...
Hi Mike, Ask away. We are all newbies in some way or another. I have two versions of Sky Atlas, the deluxe and the laminated (black stars/white background)...
Hey Mike, Glad you made it to the meeting! Black on white, white on black, it's all a matter of personnal preference. I have and use both. I like the ...
Greetings everyone I just reviewed the Feb newsletter and was glad to see that Rich was nice enough to include the new date we start the short nights. Daylight...
Hi All - Austin in Guymon. Well, I ended up with the 12" Dob from Zhumell. I'm very happy with it. Finally was able to take it out north of town last night....
Hey Austin, Congratulations on the new scope. I'm sure you will get years of enjoyment out of it. What you were seeing where probably earth orbiting satelites....
Hey all! Wanted to see what yall about about a 10" Orion Dob. I found a used one. It will take a long drive to get it, but could save a few hundred. Was going...
Hey Mike, I've got one of the "Classic" versions that I've used for 5 years. It's a good telescope and I can tell you how to make it better. Is this one of the...
No, it has the locator, one of the requirements for me. Not Go-To, but would help me find things. I appreciate your willingess to help. Only problem now is...
Mike, I don't have much experience in this area yet, but I sure like my Dob. I found a great book through the library here called 'Astronomy Hacks' that has...
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Reminder from: amarilloastronomyclub Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amarilloastronomyclub/cal Club Meeting and Program at the Discovery Center ...
I finally got to set up my new telescope last night. It's a Celestron C11-SGT XLT and the first planet I saw was Saturn. I was so excited, I nearly wet my...
Thanks Austin, don't know why, but I just now saw your response while looking through the web site. I still haven't gotten a scope, but there haven't been many...
I was absolutely amazed last night, the weather was decent and I thought, "this is the best evening in a while to look into the sky". I have been a trekkie, ...
Nick, Jupiter will be well placed in the evening sky in a couple of months, that is if you haven't seen it already. The four brightest moons of Jupiter are ...
Several members are going to Claude tonight to absorb old photons (as Bob would quote). Call or come join us this evening. It should be a somewhat short...
Is that a place where someone without a scope could stumble into and take a peek or two? Don't yet know if I can make it, but would like to. Also, is there a...
Still beating the classifieds to death and running into some really nice scopes. I'm wondering if an 8" S-C or S-M (like LX90 or LX200) would be better than a...
... Mike, the best way I can answer any of your queries is to suggest that you come to Claude and check out the various types of scopes and accessories. See...
... and ... maybe ... without ... my ... I really have to echo what Bob wrote. I started with an 8" SCT on a simple mount, non go-to, before I joined the club...
Yea, I really wanted to go to Claude last time yall went, but my mom's in the hospital and it's been all we can do to keep up. Will try to watch for the next...
Mike, Ditto what Bob & Jean said. Try to learn from our experience (mistakes?) and please take advantage of our scopes. You don't want to rush into anything...
