Four people showed up for the meeting. The museum was locked. Ended up at Otto's and Sue's place. Had a very enjoyable evening. Terry finally got his 2...
I continue to enjoy making lunar mosaics. The feedback from last months near-full moon inspired me to try something a little different. Here's an 18 frame...
Thanks guys! Very exciting for me...I've received congratulatory emails from all over the world! Somebody pop my head...it's getting hard to walk through...
To All, Boys and girls, I have an amazing new toy! For our 20th wedding anniversary Sue gave me the Orion LaserMate Deluxe collimation tool. If you've ever...
Hello all, Since Otto informed all about his me toy I must tell all about mine. I now have a green laser pointer that will mount onto to the OTA. It comes in...
Otto, That sounds cool. Do those work with SCTs, since the center of the primary is a hole? I saw one of those in action on a Dob at MASP...makes the whole...
Barre, Cool! I don't have the funds to keep up with you guys, so I asked Santa...we'll see. How did you mount this? Did it come with mounting hardware or...
Frank, The thing came with a mounting bracket. Whomever designed the mount did an excellent job. Are you thinking about going to Chiefland's spring star...
Barre, I've heard so many excellent reports from the November Chiefland star party that it has really peaked my interest. If it's half as good as everyone...
-Frank, I agree with spreading the word. It would be nice to have a crowd go down to Chiefland. I too would spend $35.00 a year to join their club if the...
CHRISTMAS SUNSET: Dont forget, when Christmas Day comes to an end, step outside and look west. Among the pink rays of the setting sun you can see a lovely...
Hello everyone in Gaston County, The members of the Piedmont Amateur Astronomers in Statesville wish all of you guys/gals a very Merry Christmas and a Happy...
Twas the Night Before Christmas An Astronomy Version 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a...
Added the Alarm service for Doughton Park, SLAB and the club's dark site. This is a pretty neat addition to the Clear Clock site. Thanks Barre -- In...
Terry, Thanks for the heads up and sorry for the late reply. I just sent an email to the club list. I'm postponing the meeting one week to Jan 8th. Frank ...
I didn't want to chance poor weather on the 30th, so I took advantage of some incredibly good seeing the other night and snagged this image of Saturn nearly at...
I've updated the eyepiece XL file, Degminsec.xls, and placed it in the Files section of our site. The new file will figure the Exit Pupil size as well as the...
You are right. Boy am I a dumb ass. It says XL file plan as day. I'm using my brother's computer and he does not have Excel. Boy have I got alot to look...