Sorry I missed you there on Friday eve, I was out there til around 12:00, had a few clouds covering everything that I tried to see, and packed up.<br>Bob...
Bob H, Brad C. David H and I enjoyed 3 out of 4 beautiful nights with great observing. Bob H and I counted 15 stars in the Great Square and 2 inside the bowl ...
The Tele Vue Genesis is back from it's visit to the factory (an expensive visit!). They replaced the flint in the front doublet, then cleaned and collimated ...
I sold my telescope and delivered it today. While I got a good price, I am still somewhat sad to say goodby to it. However I feel somewhat compensated by the ...
I sold my telescope and delivered it today. While I got a good price, I am still somewhat sad to say goodby to it. However I feel somewhat compensated by the ...
I understand your feeling. I once had a neighbor who installed a mercury vapor light just 9 feet high in a TREE. The tree blocked the light from her windows,...
It makes you wonder what they think they're accomplishing with these things. They might discourage a would be burgler,but I doubt it makes much differance. ...
I have posted the meetings and observing sessions through Sept 7, 2001. When there are changes and corrections, please feel free to post changes (edit) and...
I tried, without success, to post a reminder<br>about tonight's AAC Meeting. Even at this late hour I'm<br>going to try it again.<br><br>Jim Carnes...
Isn't it ironic that at 7:30 friday evening as we all gathered Indoors for a meeting about astronomy this was going on outside. Loooks like we're going to have...
The O-KSP really was a ball.m The skys are certainly darker than at the TSP, and somewhat darkr than at our Claude site. There are a lot of interesting things...
More on the meteors... <br>I just talked with Joy's dad and he described the meteor as one bright white light traveling slowly across the sky and then he saw...
The September and October issues of the Amarillo Astronomy Chronicles have now been added to the Web archive. All of our newsletters for the year 2000 can be ...
I lived through the new scope curse, now it's the accessory curse. The day after I get my new Rigel Quickfinder mounted it gets cloudy. <br><br>On the plus...
As promised at the meeting last night, here is the url for the UC Berkeley robotic telescope program. They are looking for amateur assistance for schools...
A good place to find out about current planet locations (as well as other interesting sky information) is at the Sky and Telescope site. The URL is:<br><br><a...
I received a letter from Mr. Tanguay, editor and publisher of the newsletter "Double Star Observer". He underwent back surgery and ceased publishing the ...
I've done a little bit of observing the past 2 nights. It's been pretty clear. I set up in my back yard. My family is in town for Thanksgiving. We saw Jupiter,...
I got up this morning to look for the comet. It wasn't quite up yet so I found M104 magnitude 8 galaxy very easily from my back yard despite the street light....
Has anyone tried using last months finder charts for locating the Messier objects? Tena and I were able to locate half a dozen objects before she got too cold....
COMET C/2000 W1 (UTSUNOMIYA-JONES) is currently in Sagittarius headed toward M55. I went outside with my binoculars this evening after the sunset and I could...
