Don, I may also be able to get to Tuckahoe Saturday night; the skies on Kent Island have been terrible. My 13-year-old grandson is visiting and he would get a...
What site on Sat? I've always preferred the Ballfield. But is the EQ Center a lot better? I guess there is not a lot of campfire smoke and camper traffic at...
I will post a site selection tonight - I must check with the EQ Center before we use it...just to make sure Tim will not be trampled by Pegasus of watched over...
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Don is there going to be a gathering to witness the collision of a robot and a comet at 2a July 4. zink Don R Surles <Don.R.Surles-1@...> wrote: I...
We are OK to use the Equestrian Center for Saturday night observing. The gate combination is the same as the entrance to the baseball field. See you at the EQ...
I'm going to try to make it Saturday as well - weather looks promising. As for the comet crash, the action is below the horizon for us on the east coast ;-( ...
although the "live action" of deep imapct will be below the horizon for us we should compare the before and after appearance of the comet. at 10 pm the comet...
Finally! Some clear skies and a chance to catch Venus and Mercury doing thier dance! Venus guides the way to Mercury as both race to the east about 25 degrees...
So? How was the observing last night? I was on the NJ Turnpike at 10pm so I couldn't join you guys at the field. Let me know how the observing was when you...
It started off a bit rocky with clouds but gradually improved until I left at about 11:30 PM to head back to Baltimore. Dewing and mosquitoes also probably...
I am considering blowing off the fireworks (I saw them last night at the Blue Rocks game) and giving T-Hoe a go tonight on the 4th. The clear sky clock is...
I might be able to join you if I can convince my wife. I will email the group as the night gets closer. I would like to get ouit under some clear dark skies...
I had a fine time, thanks to everybody's hospitality. It was also a relief to see that there still is a sky up there (it's been hazed over here on Kent...
Doug, I found the sky to be a bit milky and bright. But most of the bright Messier objects were still a sight to see when you have been photon deprived....
Well it started off well enough. A light breeze to keep the mosquitos off and very steady air with so-so transparency. Comet Tempel 1 was not much to see. It...
Very nice review on what appears to be a very interesting book WSJ Link (requires subscription): http://tinyurl.com/86u4s Amazon Link: http://tinyurl.com/cs38p...
One of the things that happened as a result of 911 was the discovery of how much air traffic contributes to clouds. During the period that all but military ...
John Dobson is at it again, this time in a movie about what he does. From the article in the Times about the movie: Mr. Dobson also holds some beliefs that are...
I regret very much that Mr. Dobson expresses his beliefs concerning the Big Bang. Such issues are not a matter of belief. The Big Bang is a theory (not an...
My opinion is that no one knows. It is impossible in our present state of knowledge to know whether the Big Bang happened or not. No matter how many numbers...
... <douglas.norton@s...> wrote: Well, Doug, in a sense we all take the Universe on faith every morning when we get out of bed. Maybe there are no *absolute* ...
Doug, You're in good company, President Bush, as a Creationist, believes neither in the "Big Bang" theory nor the theory of Evolution. . I don't know how he...
Bush also believed that there were WMD in Iraq and the Iraq invasion was a good idea, and the the "War on Terrorism" somehow now includes Iraq. He also needs...
does anyone have directions to the mason-dixon sp? is anyone planning to attend the sp? Don... This communication is for use by the intended recipient and...