People: I notice there is an internet email going around wherein people are claiming that on August 27, Mars will have the same apparent diameter as the full...
Douglas Hemmick
jsbell.ontarget@...
Aug 2, 2007 4:08 am
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Doug, This keeps popping up every year since Mars was it's closest to Earth in '03...always be wary of facts stated on the web... Pj ... From: Douglas Hemmick...
I have a a quanity of red vinyl sheets for covering computer screens. This is the best material I've seen. It's thick enough (7-mil) to withstand any reasonble...
Paul Another great newsletter! Thanks for again doing a great job putting it all together and thanks to all whom contributed by submitting articles. I know we...
Just have hip-hip-hurray for C.J. Wood. He's off to Oregon soon to accept his fine 2007 Jack Horkheimer "Award For Exceptional Service By A Young Astronomer"....
Oh my! Don't miss looking for Venus today. The planet might be hard to find being fairly close to the sun but it's better than I've ever seen! I'm serious, the...
'Ollies' in Dover (Rodney Village Shopping Center) is selling the Lunar Planet Imager at a considerable discount. Apparently the Discovery Channel store dumped...
Thanks, I have wanted one of those, but could not justify the price. Bill hartung Dover, DE In a message dated 8/2/2007 2:37:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ...
does anyone remember life before the web??? probably alot more peaceful, and less chaotic. But this whole thing brings me to a new topic: those who think that...
Douglas Hemmick
jsbell.ontarget@...
Aug 3, 2007 2:48 am
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Sorry Doug, none of us star gazers have any recollection of life before the web. I emphasize the word recollection! ... Earth in ... calculate ... time, ... of...
does that mean that I am the oldest person here? I'm a spry and lively 42... Basically the 1980's was my "prime of youth" ... -- One does not discover new...
Douglas Hemmick
jsbell.ontarget@...
Aug 3, 2007 4:53 am
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Doug, at 42, you're just a kid.... Pj P.S. I have some 20-something here at work who SWEAR that the moon landings were done by Hollywood. They always say...
In an age where Hollywood can recreate just about anything, yet we have a hard as hell time just getting a ship to orbit a couple of times per year, it's easy...
... Much more than that, it is a world of distrust where authorities all too often appear to want to hide the truth, e.g., politicians at the top-most level,...
Douglas Hemmick
jsbell.ontarget@...
Aug 3, 2007 1:34 pm
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... I remember watching Howdy Doody live in black & white on a 12-inch round TV screen, and even at that age, thinking Princess SummerFallWinterSpring was hot....
maybe I can turn things around, and claim to be the youngest? : ) ... -- One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a...
Hey Steve et al I consider myslef pretty spry and lively and a young 57, but I guess I was a little young to think Princess Ticklefeather was hot...I was ...
Sorry Doug, my joke was we're all a bunch of old far... make that goats. We have no recollection of the world without the web, not that we weren't there at the...
I finally completed a project I have been working on for almost a year. It started out as an attempt to make star charts for myself that I could read in the ...
For Sale New Celestron CGE 1400 (C14) Complete with boxes, new warranty, papers. Purchased in past 2 months from locally owned Hands on Optics so Gary will...
Are we getting together at Tuckahoe next week for the metoer shower? If so, where, the equestrian center? when, Sat night or Sun night ? ( I think the peak is...
Carol very nicely done, this is a wonderful guide for the novice and intermediate stargazer. I have downloaded and will print the star charts for my visit to...
Observing report: This past Saturday's (070804) appearance was right on time. After ISS passed overhead I watched it turn a marvelous red color entering ...
PJ and all Star Gazers: I have confirmed today with Tuckahoe Rangers that we can use the Baseball Field on Saturday and Sunday nights (August 11 and 12) to...
Don R Surles
Don.R.Surles-1@...
Aug 6, 2007 7:07 pm
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I know nothing is ever final, but hopefully this version of my astroguide is more polished now than when it made its debut yesterday. It now has page numbers ...
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