Hey, Guys. Am putting out an all points bulletin. Does anybody know where,in Delaware, there's a Honda dealer that sells gas industrial generators ? Can't...
All, With all the rain we been having lately I had a problem in the past when I setup my telescope and with the weight the tripod legs sunk into the ground. A...
This past weekend, due to a short vacation, I was afforded the opportunity to do a detailed exploration of a "super" Walmart, located right across the street...
If the weather cooperates, I'm considering making my way out to Tuckahoe this Friday night. Moonrise will be after 1am Saturday morning giving us more than...
Bill When in the field I first put down a canvas tarp. It helps keep the ground moisture down and stabilizes things too. Plus helps prevent my equipment from...
Hi all, I will be doing a short presentation on observing chairs at tonights meeting. I have a denver type chair that I will bring, if anyone wants to bring...
Vaughn, Most people who received this letter will not be able to read that attachment, which is written in html. If you (or a reader) will open the attachment...
Does this mean you will be their chair person at the meeting? Kent Blackwell (whom else?) ... From: Keith Lohmeyer To: delmarvastargazers@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Weather for Friday at Tuckahoe is looking somewhat promising at this point. Any takers for some Friday night observing? I'll post Friday early afternoon if...
Has anyone read anything on glassy metals? These amorphous metals have some amazing properties. Some of the properties sound like they would be great for large...
I've been trying to reach her for a while via email and haven't had a response. Has anyone seen or heard from her recently, as within the last month or so?...
I plan on being there... but with the weekend getaway traffic I'm not sure how long it will take me to cross the Chesapeake. See you all there :) I'll go...
Two years ago I heard of some people that were casting mirrors in a high density plastic material. They werre proposing to have mirrors one meter in size that...
Hi all, The magic incantations, moving hands and mysterious visions of Ronchi lines actually worked! I completed (functionally, if not cosmetically) the Dob...
I work for Dupont Engineering Polymers, so I know a little about plastics. I would think the biggest problem would be dimensional stability. Plastics shrink...
Mark: Can you remind me of the brand of the 30 or so mm eyepiece we tested last Friday along the 31mm Nagler and my 30mm Widescan. Thanks. Jean-Paul Richard...
I am looking for the source of this to check and see if anything was resolved. As I remember the primary goal was space based with the plastic reducing the...
I've seen several talks by Peter Chen, a researcher out of NASA Goddard/CSC who was actively developing super lightweight composite mirrors. One ~20-inch...
Thanks, Bob. That's the guy. I am going to search to see if he has a web page anywhere updating his efforts. ... __________________________________ Do you...
Unfortunately, I won't be at Tucakahoe until mid-day Thursday. I had planned on attending Wednesday, but due to personal commitments cannot make that date. The...
RAIN!!!! The rain is stop by mid -day. I donot think that you will miss much! Have a safe trip up> Lyle _____ From: kentblackwell [mailto:kent@...] ...
It should clear up Thursday. I'll guess Thursday will be the best night, but Friday/Saturday should be good too. It will be windy Thursday daytime, but it...