Good introduction to Satellite Observing, Coverage, and Construction. See Patrick Moore's "Sky at Night" episode, "Sputnik's Children: December 2007, BBC4...
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Bruce
brucek10032
Jan 28, 2008 3:10 am
... It works fine for me now. The site must have been having problems when I tried it the other day. Thanks. Bruce...
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Bruce
brucek10032
Jan 28, 2008 3:13 am
Thirty-seven minutes after sunset is a bit tough for viewing this event, I guess. Probably not worth scheduling a public observing session for it. Bruce Kamiat...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Jan 28, 2008 4:36 am
PLANETARY-ALIGNMENT ALERT! On the evening of February 20th, there will be a remarkable alignment among the bodies of our Solar System. The Sun, the Earth, the...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Jan 29, 2008 4:49 am
... From: "Elizabeth Stachow" <stachow@...> To: "department" <star-struck@...> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:03 PM Subject: [star-struck]...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 30, 2008 11:47 pm
"Surprises Stream back from Mercury's MESSENGER" "After a journey of more than 2.2 billion miles and three and a half years, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft made...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Jan 31, 2008 9:23 pm
50th Anniversary Special: EXPLORER I http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/ Julian Parks [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Rich Rosenberg
rr444rr
Feb 1, 2008 5:09 pm
February 2008 Some of the best skywatching action this month takes place in the southeastern sky just before dawn. ...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Feb 2, 2008 4:18 pm
Tried to observe sunspot group 982 this morning, starting at 10:18 EST from Rego Park, NYC, NY. Although the temperature and wind were okay for an observation...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Feb 2, 2008 10:17 pm
An Update to Saturn's Rings. I found an article in the January/February 2008 "SkyNews" by Alan Dyer in his, "Exploring the Night Sky." According to the article...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Feb 4, 2008 2:49 am
Who needs a pocket calculator? Just use pen and paper! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080110102313.htm Julian Parks [Non-text portions of this...
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Bruce
brucek10032
Feb 4, 2008 3:37 am
Did anyone else see the morning sky Saturday, with the crescent Moon to the right of Venus and Jupiter looking like two bright headlights? The scene was...
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Bruce
brucek10032
Feb 4, 2008 3:48 am
.8 degrees is pretty thin. The time of night is pretty convenient, too. Bruce...
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Rich Rosenberg
rr444rr
Feb 4, 2008 4:17 am
I saw them in fairly bright twilight. Very lovely. This morning (Monday morning) the Moon will be below Venus and Jupiter. Rich _____ From:...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Feb 5, 2008 1:19 am
... From: Holly Klug Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 1:10 PM Subject: February 2008 TV Schedule Hi all, Attached and included below are some interesting tv...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Feb 5, 2008 1:21 am
... From: "Elizabeth Stachow" <stachow@...> To: "department" <star-struck@...> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 10:13 AM Subject: [star-struck]...
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Bruce
brucek10032
Feb 5, 2008 2:33 am
I was lucky enough to see them about 6 a.m. from a high location, so they were above any horizon murk in a sky that was still relatively dark. It was one of...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Feb 6, 2008 3:48 am
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/science/space/05spotters.html?_r=1&ex=1359954000&en=034d5e8d640d889f&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss&oref=slogin February 5,...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Feb 8, 2008 10:57 pm
Name that Space Telescope! "February 8, 2008: Would you like to name the next great space telescope? Here's your chance: NASA is inviting members of the...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Feb 9, 2008 2:34 am
'Astronomical unit' may need to be redefined "Appearances aside, the stars are not eternal and the planets do not move with clockwork precision. For these...
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Rich Rosenberg
rr444rr
Feb 14, 2008 4:24 am
There's a big event coming up - a total lunar eclipse - on Wednesday evening, February 20. The partial phase begins at 8:43 PM, totality runs from 10:00 to...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Feb 14, 2008 9:57 pm
US plans to shoot down satellite "The US military is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite due to crash land on Earth in the next few weeks, the...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Feb 14, 2008 11:18 pm
Total Eclipse of the Moon for February 20, 2008, NYC Total Eclipse of the Moon of 2008 Feb. 21 Delta T: 65.9s Rego Park, NY Location: W 73°51'11.0",...
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Julian Parks
baadesstar
Feb 15, 2008 12:08 am
Please ignore this. Julian...
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guildofmanhattansidew...
guildofmanhattansidew...
Feb 15, 2008 12:22 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the guildofmanhattansidewalkastronomers group. ...
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guildofmanhattansidew...
guildofmanhattansidew...
Feb 15, 2008 12:26 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the guildofmanhattansidewalkastronomers group. ...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Feb 15, 2008 5:03 am
Hooray for Neil! http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-02/aaft-and020808.php Bruce Kamiat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Bruce
brucek10032
Feb 15, 2008 5:29 am
This would make for a good test of our ability to shoot down a satellite. I didn't know the SM-3 could reach that altitude. See...
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Finkemeier, Markus
MarkusF
Feb 15, 2008 3:15 pm
I'm confused. The time of the max eclipse is given as 21:03:27. This looks like EST, no? But it says *From MICA software. Time is in Universal Time so ...
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Rich Rosenberg
rr444rr
Feb 15, 2008 3:36 pm
Hi Markus, I believe the 21 appearing in the times refers to the day. So for example, maximum eclipse is at 03:27.1 UT on the 21st = 10:27.1 PM EST on the...
