Greetings Those of you fortunate enough to go to Okie-Tex, when are you going up there? I hope to leave very early Saturday AM for the 3 1/2 hour drive. Well,...
I am planning on going up on Saturday Morning or early Saturday Afternoon. Basically it depends on when I get out of town. If I get home early on Friday, I...
Terry I have been working on chores for a couple of weeks. I think Rosemary and I are looking forward to a week off (OK, she is looking forward to me leaving...
I was just cleaning out my extra hard-drive and came across the AAC Newsletter from Oct-Nov of last year. On the front page is a picture of the club members...
I am hooked up to WiFi at Okie Tex. I will try and see if I can see/meet him. We were hoping you might show up, but I know how much fun you are having in...
Robert I don't care what they call the event. But I wish they would or could do something about the pesky flies. It is hard to eat the cateried meals under...
I have discussed the SQM with some of the members, but as far as I know, no one has acquired one as of yet. I have wondered if we as a club might want to get...
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Oct 25, 2007 12:25 am
Reminder from: amarilloastronomyclub Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amarilloastronomyclub/cal Club Meeting and Program at the Discovery Center ...
We found it Thursday night with our adult astronomy class, and it was amazing! They were so excited, but not more than Jerome and I were. Last night was super,...
I also observed Comet Holmes Monday night with my 15". Without the benefit (?) of the Moon's glare, I could see a faint glow around the brightest portion of...
Fair warning, Barbara Wilson is raving on Amastro about how great the skies of Kenton were. Better plan on registering early before the Ft. Davis group takes...
My observation agrees with yours Robert although I could make out the faint outer halo diameter at about 22'. My estimate on the bright inner halo was 8-1/2'....
Greetings The FOV of my 8 MM Radian in my 12" f/5 reflector is 1/2 degree (30 minutes). The halo of Comet Holmes fills half of that FOV. So, I make the...
Those are cool pictures Robert. You're right about the Televue forum and especially the refractor forum. I think those guys live to make people miserable. ...
Greetings I'll pretend like someone reads what I post and apologize for the erroneous info of last night's post. The bulging segment in the perimeter of the...
Robert and all, My measurements pick up where this website ended on the 29th. My measurement on the morning of the 29th matches the website's 6.7' measurement....
Hi Reagan, Looks like good data. Your Tuesday night reading (9.75') agrees well with my estimate (9.8') that was made without the benefit of an astrometric...
Reagan, Any estimate of mag? Jim Reagan Herman <reaganherman@...> wrote: Robert and all, My measurements pick up where this website ended on the 29th. My...
Jim You caught me without a witty come back. I was trying to figure out the word anagram But I guess Reagan came up with the best. BTW, Mr. Prez., if you...
I would love to be there Bobby but I have a date with my wife Saturday night so I better stay here. Friday night is our usual burger and beer night but she let...
I try to arrange one of those once in a while also. ... From: Terrill Bartlett To: amarilloastronomyclub@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 9:03...
Greetings All, This should make your day or evening. I had sent the local Pampa newspaper office information for a short article about the star party for Pampa...
