The club will be holding a telescope observing session for the Venus-Jupiter conjunction Monday, March 12th. It will be at Riverside Park from 7:30 to 9:30pm,...
Although it was a little breezy, I setup the Celestron CPC 800 8 inch SCT in the backyard, partly motivated by showing some neighbors and their guests the 3...
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fastsedan
Mar 12, 2012 9:09 pm
As of 4:00pm National Weather Service is predicting that the skies will clear later in the evening, and satellite radar seems to back this up. Even though NWS...
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fastsedan
Mar 12, 2012 10:15 pm
Looking more closely at the IR radar, the cloud band took about 4 hours to traverse half of Minnesota, which correlates with your finding (clearing between...
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fastsedan
Mar 12, 2012 11:00 pm
It looks like we'll be attempting to look through an incoming cloud bank that might even have some rain. Due to the continued rosy report for tomorrow, I'm...
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kinzer.paul
Mar 13, 2012 3:39 pm
The forecast looks good for tonight, though I'm not the one making the decision! I'll bring my 5" Mak. I talked about this on the radio yesterday, so more...
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Phil Yehle
astrochoker
Mar 13, 2012 3:51 pm
Paul, What's your website? Phil...
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Paul and Wina
kinzer.paul
Mar 13, 2012 4:09 pm
Hi Phil! It’s http://seeingstarswi.wordpress.com/ Paul Hi Phil! It’s http://seeingstarswi.wordpress.com/ Paul...
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Paul and Wina
kinzer.paul
Mar 13, 2012 4:18 pm
Not to toot my own horn (well, maybe I am, a little bit) but I noticed that there is already a link to my appearance on the radio yesterday, if you click on...
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fastsedan
Mar 13, 2012 9:24 pm
As of about 4:15pm, I'm going to go out on a limb and declare that it's a GO for tonight! In case a thick freak cloud bank appears, check back here later,...
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Paul and Wina
kinzer.paul
Mar 13, 2012 9:54 pm
I can bring a dumbbell weight that I’ve used for my Super Polaris. I think it is five pounds. Paul I can bring a dumbbell weight that I’ve used for my...
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Mike Rowlands
fastsedan
Mar 13, 2012 10:13 pm
It's worth a try! Mike R. ... Polaris. I think it is five pounds. ... It's worth a try! Mike R. From: Paul and Wina <winapaul@...> To:...
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Bob
starman1944
Mar 14, 2012 4:54 am
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Bob
starman1944
Mar 14, 2012 2:21 pm
A little "Saganish"; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/12/most-astounding-fact-universe-neil-degrasse-tyson_n_1339031.html?ref=mostpopular...
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Bob
starman1944
Mar 14, 2012 2:37 pm
A BIG thanks goes out to all who helped at the observing session last night! Monday was completely cloudy, but the weather cooperated beautifully last night. ...
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Joe
nssdz
Mar 14, 2012 2:43 pm
The Skies were incredible last night. Even from my back yard easily 5th mag and glimpses of 6th. awesome! Joe The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme ...
We talked about doing a partial Messier Marathon this weekend. As of about 4:15pm on Friday, March 16, the weather does not look promising. Clouds are moving...
