I surfed by the World wide telescope ( WWT ) web site and noticed that they are previewing a web client version. I installed it on my WWT impaired lap top,...
For the next few days there will be many passes of the ISS. Often both mornings and evenings on the same day. The ISS has gotten so physically large that some...
International Dark-Sky Association Night Watch 08 July 2009 - Vol. 1, Issue 3 (http://visitor.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1102000932216) David Dunlap...
It did not seem to install any new software on my computer, but it did ask for more temporary storage. Wayne is right. My computer did not work well with the...
When would you like us to pick up our scopes? If you would like to get some out of the house, just let me know and I could come pick it up. What type of...
I just wanted to invited those of you from the Bays Mountain Club to come and join us tonight at King College for the Bristol Club's IYA presentation on the...
I am sending this out to any who like me don't subscribe to Sky and Telescope. Dean Regas posted the article "Saving the Cincinnati Observatory." You may...
Now that the Endeavor has linked up with the ISS they should be even easier to see in daylight. There will be 2 passes this afternoon before total darkness. Go...
Just a reminder that the BMAC Annual Picnic is this Saturday, July 25. You should have the details from the newsletter, but here they are again for you. I...
I loaded Redshift 7 onto my computer yesterday. It is only the Sky&Tel version, so it is just a tickler to get me to purchase the premium version. My question...
I put one of the galileoscopes together. It was relatively easy, though I would recommend going to the website where there are better directions. This is a...
Hey Terry, Just looked at a high resolution image of andromeda on World Wide Telescope. I did detect a faint ring structure with the image..check it out for...
Look at this one, too. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/Astro/andromeda.html ... From: blueflagella To: bmastro@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July...
This is from WikiPedia: In 1998, images from the European Space Agency's Infrared Space Observatory demonstrated that the overall form of the Andromeda galaxy...
Very interesting...I had no idea that andromeda could be a ring galaxy until you mentioned it at the astronomy conference in JC. Todd ... From: Terry Alford ...
Todd: There is a correction for a notice which appeared in the last newsletter-- the Bristol Astronomy Club 50th anniversary party has been rescheduled for...
Tom, Thanks. I had given the article to Adam befor July 15th, so assumed bringing it up at the picnic would resolve this. I will make sure Adam corrects. Have...
... Todd: For September, are you wanting me to talk about the "Galaxy Wars" conference or would you like something else? How long of a talk would you like? ...
Adam will be doing a planetarium show for the september meeting, but a 10 minute or so run down on the galaxy wars conference would fill out the night nicely....
Hi Guys, If you have a copy of "Photographic Atlas of the Stars" please bring it to the BMAC meeting this week. This is one astro book I have heard a lot of...
International Dark-Sky Association Night Watch 05 August 2009 - Vol. 1, Issue 5 International Dark Sky Places Program Gains Two New Stars IDA declares...
Todd has made contact with potential new members of BMAC on his very first meeting as chairman. I have made him a Bmastro group moderator hopefully to help him...