What an awesome evening for watching the starry skies. Judy, it was good to see you too. I want thank Mark for hosting and Anjal for his help in making the...
07/01/06 The different views that we have seen on Jupiter led to some curiosity about what is meant by the colors and depths in these photos. The following is...
Hi Don, The SEDS website is very interesting. I am curious as to how the composition of the core of a planet is determined. Judy ... From: <debray1@...> ...
Judy, Let me first say that I am not exactly sure how they determined the structure on this one, but in the past NASA fly-by probes have been fitted with the...
At 9:43 tonight the space station and shuttle will make a pass almost directly over us. According to Heavens-Above it will be magnitude -1.5 traveling...
Thanks, Don ... Don E. Bray, Ph.D., P. E. Don E. Bray, Inc. Mail P. O. Box 10315, College Station, Texas 77842-0315 Ship 1601 Fontaine Street, College Station,...
Cool! _____ From: brazosastro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:brazosastro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jculver77801 Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 9:14 AM To:...
Don't forget that we have a meeting tonight in the Science Building at Blinn, room S113. Did you see the article in yesterday's Eagle? That should increase ...
Hi All, I have now successfully completed the IR modification of my Digital Rebel. This modification is not for the faint of heart, but as a tinkerer, I could...
Dear All, I got a pretty good image of M17 the other night. It is in the Regina Caelorum folder. This one has 5 90 second images without a filter and 4 90...
Mark, A fantastic, beautiful image! I appreciate the skill and patience that it takes to produce an image like that, and am glad to be able to see it on our...
Hi All, I would like to offer my trusty Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 ED apochromatic refractor for sale. This is a great refractor for both visual and photographic...
I have been looking for the double star ADS 16402 associated with the newly discovered giant planet HAT-P-1. It is in Lacerta, but the best information that I...
Don, I tried to find a star chart with the star on it, but didn't have any luck. I did run across this. http://planetquest1.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/atlas_index.cfm...
Judy, Thanks for this also. I have to get up and give my eyes a rest. Don ... Don E. Bray, Ph.D., P. E. Don E. Bray, Inc. Mail P. O. Box 10315, College...
Judy, Thanks, I downloaded Aladin and that does identify ads 16402. Had some trouble with misnavigation, but I believe that I have it located. Still have some...
Try this, the blue letters in the middle. Don  ... Don E. Bray, Ph.D., P. E. Don E. Bray, Inc. Mail P. O. Box 10315, College Station, Texas 77842-0315 Ship...
Judy, Using Starry Night Enthusiast version, it looks like the star we are looking for is TYC3215-1427. The coordinates are the same (or vert close)to that...
Hi all, What follows is a detailed observing report for Wednesday September 20, 2006 at the Culver Observatory. Judy and Charlie Culver kindly invited me to...
Charlie and I really enjoyed having Anjal over. It was a really neat evening. His new telescope is great. I saw the Veil nebula for the first time and we...
Hi All, Dennis and student volunteers from Blinn organized an open solar viewing session at the Brazos Center today Oct 7 2006. I hung out with them most of...
Anjal, Thanks for posting the pictures! I hate to miss BRASS events, but we had to go out of town. Judy ... Dobs ... filter ... Solarmax40 ... people...this ...
Anjal, Thanks for the report and the images. It looks like a good time was had by all. I am sorry I missed it. Mark ... Dobs ... filter ... Solarmax40 ... ...
Mark and Judy, Thank you. Don't worry about missing this event. Dennis is planning another solar viewing event on October 21st 2006 at the Childrens Museum in...
Charlie and I will be out in the observatory tonight if anyone wants to stop by. It is suppose to be clear and cold. Perfect observing weather! Call us at...
Thanks, Judy, but I think that I will work here tonight. Don ... Don E. Bray, Ph.D., P. E. Don E. Bray, Inc. Mail P. O. Box 10315, College Station, Texas...
I'm working on the Stardust project and am wondering just how large (or small) these objects really are. The screen has a 100 micron scale on it, but I would...
Judy, It's pretty small. Micron is short for micrometer and is defined as one millionth of one meter, i.e., 1/1,000,000 meter. Since a millimeter is 1/1,000 of...
