It's done. In 2002, the meetings for the Gaston County Skywatchers will<br>be on the first Thursday of each month. Note that July 4th is the first<br>Thursday...
Harold and myself thought we were going to go to the Blue Ridge Parkway Saturday for alittle scopin. Well, to make it short, we got as far as Shelby, ate ...
I've been busy learning how to create observing lists with SkyMap. I've got a total of 22 lists covering the Moon, constellations, deep sky for binoculars, and...
Meeting is scheduled for Monday Sept,10 2001 @ the museum 7:00. We will be in the dome for some instruction on using a star map and some practice with our led...
I wished you had asked sooner. Otto, Sue, Wayne, Penny and myself went. The weather was not to cool. The sky was clear and dark. All had a good time. Check in ...
The evening was cold and damp. There was plenty of great scopes and people. We saw many things we would never have seen here. My advise go to one of the star...
The first two weeks of October will find me about 3000 miles away. I'm going to a planetarium conference in Eugene, OR then out to the Oregon coast to do some...
A great observing session Saturday night. Berre Spence, Sue and I went to Lake Olephant in South Carolina. There is an acre or so of mowed field where we could...
I have three astronomy related events that may be of interest.<br><br>First, the sun is acting up again and there is a possibility that we could see the ...
Had a good observing session tonight in the back yard. Got three items from the fall novice list, M 27, M 56 and NGC 7063. Did my first moon sketch of ...
It's time once again for our monthly public observing night at Lucile Miller Observatory on Friday, October 5, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Please note the starting...
My sister and myself went and we were the only public there. 4 members of the Catawba Valley Astronomy Club were there. The observatory is pretty neat, small...
Saturday night will be a great time to go star gazing. The MASP in Robins, NC will be on, along with the Orionid meteor shower and this just in from ...
THE ASTRONOMER'S DRINKING SONG <br><br>"Whoe'er would search the starry sky, <br>Its secrets to divine, sir, <br>Should take his glass-I mean, should try <br>A...
The LEONIDS ARE COMING! <br><br>The Leonids are predicted to be the best meteor shower since 1966 and won't<br>likely be duplicated for 100 years. To see the...
BEST OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE LUNAR METEORS SINCE 1999!<br>Due to their high velocity and filaments of high concentration, combined with a fairly well-placed...
"We are star dust-<br>Or, less romantically,<br>The 'nuclear waste' -<br>From the fuel<br>That makes stars shine."<br><br>Sir Martin Rees<br>Englands...
Hi All,<br>Got a new mirror for the bino box tonight and I've been out testing. It's great :o)<br>The mirror came from the Surplus Shed, www.surplusshed.com. ...
Got up at 3:00AM, had coffee, then headed out to see the much touted Leonid Storm. We saw about 40 an hour, not a storm but a good show. I attempted some ...
If this was the best show within the last 100 years it must have really been bad back then. I got up around 0400 hrs. and I went back in around 0630 hrs. I saw...
Hi All,<br>We have a treat coming up on Friday the 30th of November. The full Moon will ocult Saturn. It starts at 7:31 PM and will last until 8:29 PM.<br>Get...
