Bring it.  We something to do besides looking at each other.<br><br>Barre

Found a nice led flashlight project. Very easy will construct 1 before the
meeting to show.

Yahoo!!<br>Thanks to VP Harolde for the tip about
Mt. Mitchel. The ride on the mountain roads was a
blast and the viewing was fantastic. My fav was seeing
spiral structure in M51. Sue was impressed with finding
M22 and M28 with the binoculars.<br>A great trip and
we'll be going back.<br>Clear Skies,<br>Otto

If it was not for "oldandsad" this forum would be
empty. It also appears that the club members write to
the club forum about as much as they attend meeting
including myself. We need to get on the stick. Hang in the
Otto, maybe the club will get going someday.

The comet, on its way back into deep space, has
shown new life. Its back to mag. 5, a naked eye object.
If you haven't seen it take a look tonight. Its
about 8 degrees SW of the great square of Pegasus and
will be in the SE sky about 1:30 AM Saturday
morning.<br>Clear Skies,<br>Otto

The top 28 reasons you know you're a Deep Sky
Observer..........<br><br>1.. You consider the milky way 'light pollution'.
<br>2.. You are attending a major star party, and you ask
the organizers to turn down the Milky Way. <br>3..
Your choice of a new vehicle is determined by the size
of your scope. <br>4.. While spot checking the
collimation of your dob, you note that with concentration you
can just begin to detect spiral structure in the dust
coating your primary. <br> 5.. You actually know how to
USE setting circles. <br> 6.. Your principal finder
scope is larger than 80mm. <br> 7.. You’ve blackened
the edges of your eyeglasses. <br> 8.. You think GM's
Daytime Running Lights are some kind of evil alien
scheme. <br> 9.. You've been thinking that a 14th century
black monk's hood is a pretty cool idea. <br> 10.. The
dome light of your car is painted red. <br> 11.. You
try using an infrared flashlight. <br> 12.. You keep
thinking that if only the stars would go away, it might
really get dark. <br> 13.. You're caught by the police
climbing light poles at night trying to "unscrew" the
bulbs. <br> 14.. You can talk with a red flashlight in
your mouth. <br> 15.. You can actually understand
someone talking with a red flashlight in THEIR mouth!
<br> 16.. You get a "DSO" tattoo on your arm. <br>
17.. You name your kids after deep sky objects. <br>
18.. Your wife places a picture of herself in your
favorite star atlas, to remind you of what she looks like.
<br> 19.. You glue glow-in-the-dark M-objects on your
living room ceiling for practice observing during
<br>overcast evenings.<br> 20.. You refer to your Cheerios
breakfast as "my bowl full of M57's. <br> 21.. You’ve
considered making mega - binoculars out of two 10" scopes.
<br> 22.. You believe telescopes should qualify for
religious tax exemptions. <br> 23.. You gave up smoking not
for health reasons but because it ruined your night
vision. <br> 24.. You get O-III Filter contact
lenses.<br> 25.. You are saving to put your own telescope in
space. <br> 26.. You've painted yourself black to avoid
reflections. <br> 27.. You’ve forgotten what the world looks
like during the day. <br> 28.. You've coated your eyes
so that they're anti-reflective. <br><br>Clear
Skies,<br>Otto

On Tuesday, July 17, the Moon will ocult
Venus.<br>This will be visible with binoculars or small
telescope, maybe even naked eye. Starts at 2:28 PM<br>look
for the Moon, due West 270 degrees azimuth and about
36 degrees above the horizon. Venus will reappear at
3:40 PM.<br>Clear Skies,<br>Otto

Did you know:<br>Mercury has reached its greatest
Western elongation, 21 degrees, as of today. Tomorrow
morning, about 5:30 AM, will be a good time to see<br>this
elusive planet. It will be close to Jupiter, about 6
degrees above the horizon.<br>Clear Skies,<br>Otto

Got a link from NASA in my e mail today.<br>Its a great story about this
weekends planetary show in the pre dawn western sky.<br>Check it out.<br>Otto

I guess no one wlse will post or join. I have sent out an e-mail with the site.
I also haven't heard from the rest of the board. Barre if you see Harold let him
know about the site.

Otto,<br>   It would help if I would read the site better.<br>Thanks<br>Barre

Barre,<br>The link is in the links folder on the left.<br>See Ya,<br>Otto

Otto,<br>   If you sent the link with this post, you need to sent it again. 
Link did not make it.<br><br>Barre

Found a cool Moon link on a Yahoo Group site.<br>Check it out.<br>Otto

Hey Barre,<br>You know the old saying:<br>You Snooze, You Lose :o)<br>Otto

Oldandsad,<br> Just wondering is you have ever
set your scope up a couple of hours before it gets
good and dark and set down in your favorite chair and
wake up at sun rise. That's what old age will do for
you,I guess. Might try again tonight if the clouds
don't mess me up.<br><br>Barre

Just finished Alan W. Hirshfeld book "Parallax
The Race to Measure the Cosmos."<br>Its an intriguing
story of how astronomers learned to measure the
distance to the stars. It ranges from Aristarchus of Samos
to ESA's Hipparcos satellite. An interesting look at
the people, equipment and techniques used to
determine our place in the vast universe. It's a good
read.<br>Clear Skies,<br>Otto

Twinkle twinkle little star<br>by Jane Taylor<br>
<br>Twinkle, twinkle, little star,<br>How I wonder what you
are.<br>Up above the world so high,<br>Like a diamond in the
sky. <br><br>When the blazing sun is gone,<br>When he
nothing shines upon,<br>Then you show your little
light,<br>Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. <br><br>Then the
traveller in the dark,<br>Thanks you for your tiny
spark,<br>He could not see which way to go,<br>If you did not
twinkle so. <br><br>In the dark blue sky you keep,<br>And
often through my curtains peep,<br>For you never shut
your eye,<br>'Till the sun is in the sky. <br><br>As
your bright and tiny spark,<br>Lights the traveller in
the dark, -<br>Though I know not what you
are,<br>Twinkle, twinkle, little star. <br><br>PS Please post you
web site recommendations under
links.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Penny

Hey All,<br>Have any of you taken the free Barnes
& Noble University astronomy course? It's fun,
informative and free. Go to www.bn.com<br>click on Online
Courses, then click on Science and Technology.<br>Enjoy
and Clear Skies,<br>Otto

;O)<br>Help.<br>Who is the author?

Twinkle Twinkle little star,<br>How I wonder what you are.<br>Up above the sky
so high,<br>Like a diamond in the sky.<br>Twinkle Twinkle little star,<br>How I
wonder what you are.

Just for fun:<br>If the trigonometric parallax of the star 61 Cygni is .28713
arcsec how far away is it in light years?<br><br>tip:<br>Calculator City has all
the tools.<br>www.1728.com

I'm working on a collection of STAR
poetry<br>anyone have any favorites?<br><br>A Clear
Midnight<br><br>This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the
wordless,<br>Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the
lesson done, <br>Thee fully forth emerging, silent,
gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best,<br>Night,
sleep, death and the stars.<br><br>Walt Whitman 1881

I contracted the manager at Wal-Mart and he told
me that there policy was not to allow anyone to
display things on there sidewalks or parking lot. They
don't want to be liable for any problems that may come
up. I also contracted Media Play and Michaels to
display on there sidewalk. I have to call back tomorrow
and talk to Management. I will give you another
report after I talk to them.I contracted the manager at
Wal-Mart and he told me that there policy was not to allow
anyone to display things on there sidewalks or parking
lot. They don't want to be liable for any problems
that may come up. I also contracted Media Play and
Michaels to display on there sidewalk. I have to call back
tomorrow and talk to Management. I will give you another
report after I talk to them.<br>Clear Skies Sue

Looks nice but we have a greater presence on Yahoo. Again thanks and maybe you
can help me add stuff to the site.

A big THANKS to Wayne, we've got a place to post a message and communicate. Sue
is working on the Sidewalk Astronomy outing and will post later this
evening.<br>Clear Skies,<br>Otto

I know you guys wanted this thing to be on
Yahoo!, but I threw together a quick template at
www.skywatchers.homestead.com. If you like it...let me know and I'll try to
finish it this weekend. If you don't...let me know and
I'll delete it. None of the links are working, it's
just a template. If you like it, email me suggestions
or tell me what you want and I'll try to implement
it. In case anyone is wondering, I am James's
brother, and I can be reached (sometimes) on ICQ at
60807841. Or by email at hellfire@....

The site, albeit functional, is a little bland.  Let me throw one together real
quick and see how you like it.

It's great to see that the club now has a site to post messeges.

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