I spent both Monday & Tuesday nights observing from Coinjock, NC. My goodness, both nights were a 10! In fact, thanks to Greg Crinklaw's logging program...
Any of you who have been in the military will know the 6 p's. Proper prior planning prevents P*** poor performance. A lot of "P"s yes? But true. I woke up at...
Stargazers: The weather on Saturday evening was so nice I just couldn't stay inside. I had a full day and I knew the moon was coming up early, so I decided to...
Went out tonight in back yard. Looked at Orion, some open clusters, M1, moon, and Saturn, of course. I got a new camera with x-mas money, its a Canon PowerShot...
Mike, Welcome to the Yahoo group, and to the club! It was good seeing you at the meeting at Chuck's house the other night. I hope you got to meet and talk to...
I want to say that I REALLY enjoyed last night's BBAA meeting, at the home of Chuck and Beth Rippel. It was really special, from the down-home atmosphere to...
Chuck Rippel graciously hosted the January meeting at his home last night. Thanks for the hospitality, the fine snacks, the guided tours, the ham radio demo,...
Just in case there are other poor(as in broke) old people out there, here are a couple of things Taylor and I stumbled upon. Taylor's not old, I am. Since my...
Just saw a picture of Richards BIG TMB. The astrophysics mount was groaning. That is one big scope __________________________________________________ Do You...
I was once asked "why look at double stars?" They are just points of light. Well I thought they would be as boring as watching paint dry till I started...
Happy New Year everyone Please remove me from any club mailing lists. I have been "volunteered" to be the Alcor here in Richmond and will devote all my...
Thank you for sending your condolences for the very tragic death of my lifelong friend Norman Willcox and his wife Tryntje. I have lost a great portion of...
For those who share my love of classical music WHRO-FM will dedicate their programming from 10:00am - 3:00 pm today (Tuesday) to music given to them through...
Well looks like we have completed another trip around the Sun. It was a lot of fun and I can't help but quote someone we know as saying "that was the best trip...
Some of you who know Kent may have heard him frequently speak of a very close friend of his, Norman Willcox. I read today that Mr and Ms. Willcox passed away...
Here are some of my new lunar images for your web browsing enjoyment. http://members.verizon.net/~whd/craters.htm Have an astronomical new year! Bill Dickinson...
Quick a contest: What is the mistake on the latest Sky and Telescope? Send in your answer on the back of a twenty dollar bill. If selected you will receive a...
I just had to share what likely was the most detailed view of the moon I've had to date. I was using my TMB-203 (8") with my binoviewer at about 300X. The...
Since we have been speaking about this lately there is no real right or wrong for eyepieces. A lot of articles, especially for persons just getting into this...
I have decided that I have too many scopes and a number of accessories that I am no longer using. Before I put them on Astromart I thought that I would offer...
Earlier I mentioned that two people were better than one for company, but there is a practical side also. I usually am fairly skeptical of what I would call...
I had a conventional 15" CRT Monitor in my old camper that I use as an astro office now. Needless to say it took up a lot of room. Walmart on line has IC 15"...
Hey Kent I'm pretty conservative about claims but I'm very positive I split Sirius tonight in exceptional seeing. At one o'clock in the morning with Sirius as...
Fundamental Question: Am I alone??? The lack of postings leads me to believe that you all have become: 1.) monks. 2.) hiding in Nicaraugua (due to aquisitions...
