August 1, 2008 Eclipse Day Arctic Circle 77-deg 46' 44" E 50-deg 44.2' It was with great anticipation all the passengers and crew of the cruise ship M/V...
Hi Kent Thank you for providing the descriptive detail of your eclipse excursion. It sounds like a great experience. Sky quality meter reading of 13.7....wow! ...
Thanks Kent. We all live vicariously through you and your eclipse cruises. I hope you make it to the fall star party with a CD packed with pictures and video....
Hunter and I are considering on going to tuckahoe Wednesday night. CSC looks pretty convincing. Some wind early in the night to knock off the tuckahoe fog. The...
With the passing clouds before nightfall and the incoming seabreeze, We're gonna stay here at my house just incase something brews up. Thomas will be joining...
After traveling 16,000 miles I'm home from the Arctic Circle Total Solar Eclipse expedition, albeit a bit exhausted. It was absoultely stunning, even if the...
Folks, I'm afraid I am paring down my hobbies and getting out of astronomy. My loss is your gain as I have a few nice things to get rid of. These are all...
I'm gonna have to miss no frills next month. Had a ball last year.My wife has been undergoing treatment for breast cancer since January.Good news is chemo and...
Well, Mother nature hasn't given us much to look at lately...the sun is blank, no arouras, no comets, moonlit meteor showers, clouded out skies...so let make...
Don R Surles
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Aug 11, 2008 7:45 pm
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The incidence of stupidity among some people is on the rise. Already there are municipalities who have enacted legislation forbidding the use of lasers. This...
Art Bianconi
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Aug 12, 2008 9:13 pm
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Hi Art Another urban legend continues on. I'm sure no one would enjoy being flashed with any bright light while flying at night but eye injuries? But let's...
A long time ago I tried to shoot ducks with a shotgun...ducks fly about 25-35 mph and a shotgun covers a fairly large area...hitting one isn't easy. No one...
Don R Surles
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Aug 14, 2008 12:15 pm
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There is only a little over two weeks left to take advantage of the reduced fees for pre-registration for the NoFrills XIII Star Party. Pre- regisration forms...
****REDUCED THIS WEEKEND TO $1700.00. I CAN MEET YOU UP TO 50 MILES FROM DC***** NOVACians/DELMARVANS, ... ****REDUCED THIS WEEKEND TO $1700.00. I CAN MEET...
I have 4 cardboard tubes in captivity...they are 9.75" ID by 61 inches long with a wall around 3/8" thick. they are wax-free for archival use(for storing...
... Don, Thank You for the offer. I believe one of these tubes would be a perfect fit for my 8" Coulter. The ID and wall thickness are exactly the same. Any...
i will bring one to no-frills. and i do believe i have some ni-chrome heat cables. don... "Bill Moore" <wrm2nd@...> Sent by:...
Don R Surles
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Aug 18, 2008 11:42 am
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Hi Jerry - My name is Grace Wyatt. I am currently the Vice President of the Harford County Astronomical Society. We recently lost one of our founding...
Gang, The September meeting is around the corner... May I have some volunteers for meeting topics: Constellation of the month (Visible in the Fall) Object of...
there is a story and picture on http://www.spaceweather.com/ today about an Iranian who saw a reflection of the moon in his cup of water and took the picture. ...
Don R Surles
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Aug 21, 2008 3:26 pm
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Don: No problem here, and anybody can do it. The top of the water act as a mirror with perhaps 10% reflection. The precise figure would depend on the angle of...
... Don, before all the current high-tech mylar and other dense filter materials were available, folks used to recommend watching solar eclipses by looking at...
If you take a picture of something in a mirror, the focus distance is from the camera to the mirror to the object. That's why the cup is out of focus, since...
Thanks to all who replied...I am now better informed. Last night after I went to bed I began to think about the picture...I thought about being able to cover...
Looks like this attempt to launch from Wallops Island this morning ran into problems. Hope it doesn't scrub NASA's thoughts about using the facility for future...
I'm going to have to skip No-Frills this time because of conflicting weekend plans but I hope the weather cooperates and everyone has a great time. Kent...
Tim You better recalculate the hot dog order for No Frills. You'll be missed Kent. Rain or shine we always have a good take on selling dogs when you're there. ...
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