I will not be able to attend the Christmas party either. Nor will I be able to make the January or February meetings.Friday night basketball. Sorry I did not...
Hi all, *An idea* popped into my mind this eve that possibly(??) the group can orchestrate. HOW ABOUT a few of us (w. scopes) position ourselves to view SANTA...
Just put an extension tube between the active element of the barlow and the eyepiece. The adjustable Barlows are made so that the active element is movable and...
Hello everyone, An image I took of the Mars dust storm from the night of the 16th is on www.spaceweather.com if you would like to check it out. best... Joel ...
Thanks Terry, For those who might be interested in the storm (it appears it might have an effect on the Mars landers, certainly Beagle anyway, due to land Dec...
Looks like it will be a good observing night tonight (Friday). The "Claude Clear Sky Clock" predicts excellent viewing conditions. I'm planning on getting...
Hi Terry, Right now, the storms are south of Isidis Basin, which is where the landing is going to occur, and its in the N. hemisphere. So far, the dust storms...
That could be a problem. Might be kinda hard to find a 110v AC outlet up there to plug into. Hopefully, the NASA engineers were smart enough to account for a...
Hi Terry and list, I uploaded an image from last night showing the dust strom. I thought it was pretty interesting. Its much bright since the previous night....
Hello list, After returning from a rather long x-mas party (for which I'll pay a price tomorrow), I was excited to see an image of the dust storm on Mars I...
Congratulations Joel. That's quite an accomplishment. Why don't you mark your calendar and plan on joining us at the next meeting on January 9th at the...
Hi Nick, Thanks. I'll do my best to be there. :) best.. Joel ... From: nickbtx To: amarilloastronomyclub@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 9:50...
Joel, Nick & all, Are we not sure that <that dust cloud> might not be caused by the debris caused by one of the space shuttles recently deployed by USA or...
I just spotted this scope on Astromart. After the initial rush, shallow breathing, etc., I realized this really is too big for me. Since there are several in...
Beverly walked in a short time ago, and I said "You should be proud of me, I just walked away from a great scope for the Santa Fe area." It's now being...
Sounds Great Brad. What did you say your address was? and when should we come up for test drive?....I mean visit? Just kidding. I think it is great!...
Joel, I was out of town for a week and just now saw the article in the archives of spaceweather with your photos. That is great! Hope you are at the Jan...
Hi all... Happy New Year! We've finally relocated our household goods and all my junk to our new (old) home in Fritch. Approximately 45,000 lbs of stuff in...
I sure hope you are making Jim's observatory large enough to handle several large scopes at one time!!! (grin) Terry Ken Hunter <atm_ken_hunter@...>...
Since Jim's supplying the materials, it's his call on how big it's going to be. I'm just going to provide time, sweat equity, tools and experience to the...
Don't forget a couple of cats also. By the way, I found out they do not not have any chambers that are going to be excessed any time soon. The one that would...
Ken, Better ask Rose for her definition of "forever". <G> I'm glad you are moved! I've decided the observatory should have a 30x40 roll-off roof, a warm room...
