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This is the OTA: http://www.celestron.com/c2/product.php?ProdID=88 Umair...
Umair
umairasim9
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Aug 1, 2006
8:05 am
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Umair, Omer, Someone referred me to skyscout. Is that any good for kids? How much does it cost? Is it available in Pakistan? ...
Asad Mir/IT/LHR
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Aug 1, 2006
8:53 am
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wohhaaa....its the ferrari of telescopes. even the govt of pakistan doesnt own such a magnificent beast :) Saqib ... ...
Saqib Sajjad
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Aug 1, 2006
12:27 pm
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let me repharse that: The Beast does not own any telescope! Umair...
Umair
umairasim9
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Aug 1, 2006
4:29 pm
1288
so did you see Jupiter? Umair...
Umair
umairasim9
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Aug 1, 2006
4:34 pm
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Dear Asad, The SkyScout is a revolutionary handheld device that uses advanced GPS technology with point and click convenience to identify thousands of stars, ...
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Aug 1, 2006
8:41 pm
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the device is not suitable for kids and is not as good as it seems. it works best with a telescope. a lot better approch will be to buy a click/goto telescope...
Saqib Sajjad
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Aug 2, 2006
5:03 am
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Yesterdays Jupiter watching adventure turned out to be pretty tough :-). We could not even see the moon :-( and after my kids made me walk for half an hour all...
Asad Mir/IT/LHR
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Aug 2, 2006
6:42 am
1292
AOA Asad, If you have access to a symbian based mobile/pda then i can give you a link to an excellent application (planetfinder). It given you a skychart of...
Ali Ezad Abbas
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Aug 2, 2006
11:26 am
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AOA Asad, If you have access to a symbian based mobile/pda then i can give you a link to an excellent application (planetfinder). It gives you a skychart of...
Ali Ezad Abbas
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Aug 2, 2006
11:28 am
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You could not even see the moon? well i was watching moon and jupiter yesterday evening when i was working at my rooftop so there was no clouds then. You...
Umair
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Aug 2, 2006
12:02 pm
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Thanks Ali. I have pocket pc pda. Got that version as well? Give me the link anyways, I will arrange for the symbian platform as well. Regards, ...
Asad Mir/IT/LHR
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Aug 2, 2006
12:46 pm
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PDA is not bad asad :) I use this: http://www.interq.or.jp/taurus/roba/pocket/taiyo.htm It has also many add-ons and its free. Umair...
Umair
umairasim9
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Aug 2, 2006
5:12 pm
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here are the links....originally it was developed as a java applet and later someone ported it to symbian...so if ur pda has midp support, chances are that...
Ali Ezad Abbas
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Aug 3, 2006
5:09 am
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This player is absolutely awesome! Thanks has to go out to apple for making this cool lil app, and thanks to http://www.dontwastecomehere.com/kfwdfksa for...
maneisha-mccarthy401@...
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Aug 3, 2006
12:56 pm
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ok so i put some astrophotos here. These have some nice star trails: http://www.umairasim.com/astrophotography.html Regards, Umair...
Umair
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Aug 7, 2006
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Asad, this just in..review is from a guy who does not even have a telescope so its nice to know what he thought of Skyscout: ...
Umair
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Aug 7, 2006
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This looks very useful: http://www.dubaiastronomy.com/NewAstronomer/AstronomyforKids/tabid/318/Default.aspx Umair...
Umair
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Aug 7, 2006
6:31 pm
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This looks very useful: http://www.dubaiastronomy.com/NewAstronomer/AstronomyforKids/tabid/318/Default.aspx Umair...
Umair
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Aug 7, 2006
6:36 pm
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Last Saturday, we had a mini-star party at Behzad's office in gulberg. Behzad has a 4.5 inch Newtonian reflector (Meade). The sky was exceptionally clear on...
Omer Bin Abdul Aziz
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Aug 15, 2006
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Omer, behzad is having difficulties joining our group..can you please send him an invite? I fully agree with more star-parties..Behzad's scope is very portable...
Umair
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Aug 15, 2006
6:55 am
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This is a cheap yet nice software i found: http://www.thinkastronomy.com/M13/index.html Umair...
Umair
umairasim9
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Aug 15, 2006
6:27 pm
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ok so we all have cell phones and PDAs and we like Astronomy then all we need is a GPRS connection or WLAN etc and one of this site: For Cell Phone: ...
Umair
umairasim9
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Aug 16, 2006
10:32 am
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I have a few good sky-chart type applications for PalmOS if anyone is interested Irfan ... From: astronomy-atLAST@yahoogroups.com ...
Irfan Ahmad
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Aug 16, 2006
11:36 am
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Aslamo Aliakum, Scientists and Historians at IAU have drafted a new definition of planet: "A planet is a celestial body that (a) has sufficient mass for its...
Arsalan Malik
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Aug 16, 2006
11:46 am
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and there definitions again are not satisfying: http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/ Umair Asim Zeds Observatory http://www.umairasim.com ... self-gravity to...
Umair
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Aug 16, 2006
1:34 pm
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Dear All, A day before yesterday night I have seen M31 galaxy with my scope. But sir it was very faint. I think out of city pollution light I can see it in...
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Aug 21, 2006
9:44 am
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Very good behzad..of course one can only see the bright core of M31 and yes better nights would help you a lot. Try to see it tonight. Umair...
Umair
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Aug 21, 2006
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Finally clouds gave way to a clear night..but the stars were not very crispy though. After seeing lots of nabulae and clusters, i tried to image Uranus with...
Umair
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Aug 21, 2006
9:54 pm
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Umair, I am not able to open the web site that you have mentioned in your email - any idea? _____ From: astronomy-atLAST@yahoogroups.com ...
Omer Bin Abdul Aziz
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