I like dark skies as much as any astronomer, but I think a petition to congress for a dark sky day is a bad idea. I would not be in favor of any national dark...
Fellow Astronomers, I take a different view on the petition. Does one actually think an online petition will move the legislators to turn off the lights for...
I agree with Dave that effective light management will happen at the local level. Just talking to your neighbors can have a positive effect. In the cities,...
I signed the petition (because my buddy Dennis asked) but now with I hadn't. I like the general idea, I just think it was haphazardly put together. I think...
One Voice, huh? Perhaps we need some Manilow Magic to help us out. hehehe Mark Just One Voice, Singing in the darkness, All it takes is One Voice, Singing so...
Yes....I have cabin fever. I'm not liking the clouds at all. Weather conditions don't look exceptionally good for the weekend and thus I may be traveling...
... I plan on trying to have 2 or 3 star parties this year, including 1 in May. I haven't started contacting people yet, but I guess it's time to do so. It...
... in fact, within 3° of the cluster. The St. Louis Clear Sky Clock, however, predicts we'll be watching television tonight instead. Now, those in Kansas...
If the MIssouri nebula ever clears out I intened to try to image the comet using a 35mm slr with 400 asa print film using these lenses. 58mm f 1.2 200mm f 2.8 ...
Harry - I've never tried astroimaging so I'll be of little help. I was going to be a smart-a$$ and say "Leave the camera inside" but the Clear Sky Clock sez we...
Thanks, Dennis. It looks like it will take a miracle to clear these skies out before next week. The link you posted has some guidelines though. If it clears I...
I just found out that my 12V DC outlet is dead on my LX200 GPS-SMT,I am using a RadioShack 1/4",3.5mm miniplug to use with my dewzapper,it only pulls 1.75...
I didn't see anything in the manual about a fuse at all. You might try the Yahoo LX200 group. They have 2700+ members and someone will surely know the...
I keep pulling the binocular down to see if it is still there since it is so easy and big but it's sure not visible naked eye. Great view, it seems kind of...
The comet is still visible to the naked eye......At least here in O'Fallon. I braved the cold temps and captured a few images. I'm still in the process of...
Conditions are favorable for northern lights tonight. Here's the alert: http://www.spacew.com/www/midlatwrnrpt.html Look for a hole in the clouds away from the...
The 2006 white house budget calls for cancelling the servicing mission to the Hubble and instead planning to de-orbit it. All is not lost. The Hubble is a very...
#@*%^$ clouds! My ranting was cut short when my wife reminded me that even though Mother Nature hasn't been too cooperative, she hasn't dealt us a heavy blow...
In case it isn't remember to cool them scopes off, warm the dew shields up, put some hot coffee on, and break out the champagne in case it all works out....
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