Hi Don, I just called your house to say that I would be bringing 1 person besides myself to the July 3rd event. I may show up alone but at least you can expect...
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thanks for the call - no problemo on the parking - plenty of room. see you saturday afternoon. please bring yoru thoughts on how to make 2004-2005 the best...
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Jul 1, 2004 8:01 pm
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I pointed out to Joe Morris that the night of August 11-12 is the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. He indicated that there would be no problem if we wanted...
Hi all, I know this is a little late but if you got your June AStronomy magazine kicking around you might wanta peek at page 14. I have 2/3 of a page about the...
Don: I just phoned your house. I'm back from Colorado, and Maggie and I will be attending. Is choc chip mint ice cream a good desert to bring? Steve...
yep, ccmint ic is geat on a july afternoon - see you tomorrow. Don... Steve Long <longsteven@comca st.net>...
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Jul 2, 2004 2:28 pm
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Paul: I remember when you were working on your dark nebulae observations. As I described it then, "using expensive amateur telescopes to look at nothing."...
Hi all, At the club picnic yesterday we discussed the possibility of creating a club observing certificate program as a way to give those new to the hobby...
... Keith, I originally tried to keep a written log, and had all the problems you envision: wet, soggy observation forms, frozen ballpoint pens, and...
Oh my, keeping observing logs is very important. I have been doing so for nearly 40 years and can't begin to tell you how interesting it is reading your...
Yes, A logbook is definitely a neccessity. I used to keep a log book when I observed. Kent is correct about how facinating it is to go back through time and...
Why not make it for the two star parties that are put on and give away some momento for achieving this. I believe they do something like this at the Texas...
Leonard White Sorry for not attending the planning meeting but I had to prepare for a first time event at White Clay Creek State Park in Delaware. I just...
Hi Joe, Glad to see another TMI excursion in the offing. I certainly remember the one back in 2002. That first night was quite a shower but the velvet black...
James, Just thought you might be interested in this. The Halifax Centreof the RASC has had such begginers list for some time now. They callthem teh Mini and...
... That might be a fun game offered at each star party: A list of viewables of increasing difficulty with inexpensive prizes or humorous certificates for...
... Paul, do they also have a "maxi" and "mega" Messier list? :-) I've seen lists of binocular-viewable objects ("Binosky") and ARVAL (?) has lists of the 100...
Thanks for the info Paul, it is appreciated. With Steve's question about the larger lists a thought came into my mind about Messier. Maybe we could speculate...
Tampke-Allan Observatory Observing Session Kent Blackwell On Saturday, July 3 2004 David Fields invited Robert Hitt and me to an observing session at the...
... From: Jean-Paul Richard [mailto:jrtf@...] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 11:04 AM To: delmarvastargazers@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re:...
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I'll go, I'll arrive at dusk, can you please call the ranger?, thanx ... From: Jean-Paul Richard [mailto:jrtf@...] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 11:04...
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Jul 6, 2004 4:28 pm
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I called the park. It is ok. I expect to be there before dusk. Jean-Paul Richard...
Steve, you may be on to something that could be a lot of fun at No Frills #9. I believe the awards ceremony could be a real hoot if done in the right spirit...
Don R Surles
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Jul 7, 2004 12:08 pm
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I would like to thank all who attended the 4th of July picnic and planning party at my house Saturday, July 3rd. Simply put, we had a great time. The food was...
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Jul 7, 2004 1:25 pm
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All, ASH is pleased to announce Taurus Technology will provide a FREE Astrophotography Workshop at the S4 Star Party! More details on the exciting workshop are...