MARS MEETS JUPITER At 9:18 a.m. EDT on the 3rd, Mars passes less than a degree from Jupiter. Try spotting these two planets very low in the west-northwest...
Went to Doughton Park Sat. 6 JULY for a good night of scopin. The club of 4 was also there. Otto, Sue, Harold and myself. Otto's daughter and future...
... sct- ... entitled 'FirstQuarterMoon' ... They just posted the results of the jugding and my photo FirstQuarterMoon won 1st place in the Astrophotography -...
We get a treat this weekend, the ISS will be visible both Friday and Saturday night. Join us at the new club field on Abel Road and enjoy the show. Otto...
Wow!! The place to be Saturday night was under the stars. Sue and I met Frank Barrett at the club field at sundown and we enjoyed an evening of near perfect...
The Perseids are coming. The peak should be August 11/12 but who can stay up all night Sunday night? Plan to come out to the club field on Saturday night and...
Could the members that are planning on attending to the Star Party at the Cleveland County Astronomy Club's dark site please e-mail me to let me know who will...
Fellow Skywatchers, I've finally put together a rudimentary website showcasing some of my (hopefully) better astrophotos. I'm sharing our ISP's meager 10mb ...
The first ever Slabfest turned out to be pretty good. The Cleveland Counrty's dark site is excellent. This is the time of year when the Catawba Country...
HELLO, ANYBODY AT HOME!!! It might take 2 or 3 weeks or maybe never before I get a reply. From all the post of this site I don't beleive we have to worry...
Here's another URL for clear sky forcasts: http://66.100.248.10/Local/USNationalStd.asp? loc=usa&seg=Star&prodgrp=Forecasts&product=SkyWatch&prodnav=d1_00&pid=...
Fellow SkyWatchers, Here's my first color pic of M27 for your enjoyment: http://bellsouthpwp.net/f/r/frankb02/M27c.html Being my first color pic I'm absolutely...
Wow! I sure feel like a beginner. That's a great photo. I finally got a clear night here near Lowell/Cramerton and set up my 4.7" refractor and considered...
Barre, That was taken on an Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR using Kodak Elite Chrome 200 slide film. I scanned in the slide using a film scanner and then cleaned things...
Thanks Scott, Every night out is a new adventure for me. It's a sad truth that as technology is improving the condition of the skies is worsening. Frank ... my...
Frank, Did you us prime focus or afocal method? How did you get the magification? Barre -- In gastoncountyskywatchers@y..., "Frank Barrett" <frankb02@b...> ......
That's a great pic. ... From: Barre W. Spencer To: gastoncountyskywatchers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 9:11 PM Subject: [Gaston County...
Did anyone see the ISS and shuttle pass over tonight? Very bright (brighter than Vega) and almost straight overhead, ISS followed by the shuttle about a...
Yup, had the whole family out...What a show! I had the 35mm piggybacked on the C8 and got a 5 minute exposure as they both passed through Cygnus. Hopefully...
I hope y'all don't get tired of me posting my lastest photo's...not trying to brag or anything...just trying to share the beauty of the night sky. :-) Here's...
Frank, Nice pic of M57. M57 is one of my favorites. Could you explain what you mean by an exposure time of 25X30 seconds. Please keep posting your pictures....
Hello all, Well this is how my luck runs. I'm leaving for the Mid-Atlantic Star Party ( MASP ) Tue. or Wed. morning. And guess what being called for in...
