here is a link for a small computer that may be of interest to amateur astronomers. i am curious...what applications would AA's use a small computer such as ...
Don R Surles
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Aug 1, 2005 12:03 pm
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For me personally, I don't have a bug for something like this; I've been using an old 300 Mhz (Gateway Solo 2500, $200 on Ebay) laptop to run Megastar in the...
Please see our July Newsletter for details and directions to the site for our 2005 Perseid Meteor Watch at the Pickering Creek Audubon Center. We will spend...
Don R Surles
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Aug 2, 2005 2:14 pm
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Mars is slowly getting bigger. At 5am, it's almost at zenith and very high in the sky. These warm, hazy, muggy mornings are idea times to take a peek! Bob ...
let's try this...DSG will supply the hotdogs, hamburgers, buns, condiments & paper products and each person will bring whatever they care to contribute to the...
Don R Surles
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Aug 3, 2005 3:30 pm
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Folks, I have consulted the Pickering Creek weather forecasters and have been assured that all this muck will dissipate by Thursday night and that we will be...
Don R Surles
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Aug 9, 2005 1:05 pm
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I looked at this and it does have some merit. I went to the website andf the price seems very reasonable. This is a refurbished unit but at that it will do...
OK, folks...here is the weather forecast for the Perseids. This is about as good as it gets for Delmarva in the summertime. See you at Pickering Creek...
Don R Surles
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Aug 10, 2005 4:58 pm
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Hi Don, Been trying to get hold of you on the land line, but no success. First thing, how is Jim Akers ? Second. I have a chance to buy a Jaeger scope-custom...
I want to mention a happy experience with Anacortes to an EP problem that I had. I had bought a 2" BW-Optik 30mm 80deg EP from them about a year and a half...
Fav Anacortes story...Couple years back when we still lived in Dundalk row house next to the Beth Steel Plant I was using a Tak FS102 ota/EM-2 mount purchased...
And it only gets better (although more aperture and a larger image scale certainly helps!). I didn't bother to even look up for any meteors since it was so...
Bob, I agree also. Was up at 5:00 am on Wednesday morning viewing with my newly completed scheifspeigler at 290X. The air was very steady, with wealth of...
By the way, I rec my 5 copies of that guide to star-party objects that I had told you about I'll bring 2 copies for you if I come to the park Sat. ... From:...
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Aug 12, 2005 9:15 pm
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On August 11/12 I spread across my bed aboard the Amtrak train California Zephyr heading for California. I turned all the lights out in my room, lay across the...
Kent, First a cruise, no this! You are a sick man! :-) Several years ago, took the Cresent Limited from DC to the Big Easy, then the Sunset Limited to Alpine...
Well, since we are telling Perseid watching stories... Back in late June, I reluctantly agreed to do a Perseid program for the Audubon Society Pickering Creek...
Don R Surles
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Aug 13, 2005 1:43 pm
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... with my ... with ... But everybody made such a fuss over 2003's "closest ever" opposition...we can't be having a better one already! (Or can we??) Must...
Mark, Sometimes the mark of a good business is how they react when things don't go quite right. Sounds like Anacortes got an A+ on their follow-up with you. ...
Tony and all Star Gazers, the email below is referring to Aug 27, 2003 - "this is an internet email that will not die". Mars was closer at that time than in...
Don R Surles
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Aug 14, 2005 9:45 am
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I have an experience that isn't quite as rosy - and not astronomy related. I gave my wife a new IMac for Christmas and with it a new Epson CX4600 color...
Don R Surles
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Aug 14, 2005 10:19 am
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... Don, Is that iMac one that looks like a flat panel display? I have been thinking about getting one of those, or maybe a G5. ... I purchased an Epson inkjet...
Mars was complex this morning, showing a north polar hood and two other bright areas, one of which might have been high clouds over the Hellas region that...
Hey Don, Thanks for the insight. I almost bought that printer a few months back. Wow, I am glad I opted not to now that I hear your story of success. I ended...
Don, I comiserate with you and your travails at Pickering. The loading, unloading , driving and all. I have had four events in the past five weeks and all ...
I could have saved you some time and effort. Never buy anything from Epson. It's all garbage...... Mark ... related. ... CX4600 ... have ... printing a ... ...
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