Sunrise, sunset, transit, and twilight times: http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services Data Services Rise/Set/Transit/Twilight...
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Mike Rowlands
fastsedan
May 7, 2012 5:24 pm
Thanks for the reminder; I spaced it! I'll re-send to the club email list when I get home around 4:00pm (have no way of getting to list from here). Mike R. ...
Just got in from observing the Sun with the 80mm Nighthawk 2 and a Celestron film-type Solar filter. The big sunspot group is really amazing. With patience...
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Paul and Wina
kinzer.paul
May 10, 2012 2:07 am
I’ll be out of town this weekend, but here’s a link to some images I made of the sunspot a few days ago. Click on the photos to view higher resolution...
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Bob
starman1944
May 10, 2012 5:05 am
Says it was taken in Galesville, CA !!!...
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Paul and Wina
kinzer.paul
May 10, 2012 5:17 am
Yeah, I saw that, too, and don’t get how it happened. I blame the drugs. (I had back surgery last week, and only just went off the narcotic pain killers.) ...
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Bob
starman1944
May 10, 2012 3:37 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt5QSNju8SQ...
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Bob
starman1944
May 10, 2012 3:44 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4bufgnyXw7c#! 46 minute video of a great talk by Chuck Beuter...
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fastsedan
May 12, 2012 7:45 pm
It could be one of the best nights in a long time. Maybe a little cool though. Moon is 50 percent but rises after 1:00am. Anyone? If no-one wants to go to...
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Mike Rowlands
fastsedan
May 13, 2012 12:17 am
Back yard it is! Just got the 16 inch mirror cleaned and center spotted with the Catseye Radioactive Spot. Now to play with collimation! Mike R. ... Back...
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Bob
starman1944
May 13, 2012 2:50 pm
http://www.space.com/15648-meteorite-photos-daytime-fireball.html Check out all 12 photos....
We had a very nice night @ Hobbs Mike Brown had his 18" Astro systems , I set up my 12.5" Mike . During set up Mike and I used about every collimation method...
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Mike Rowlands
fastsedan
May 13, 2012 11:30 pm
I've been accumulating various collimation tools, and am somewhat perplexed as to how sloppy the typical focuser and 2 inch to 1.25 inch adapters are. I'm...
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Mike Rowlands
fastsedan
May 13, 2012 11:53 pm
Well, I didn't get to play with my visual collimation tools, but my laser collimator is now more accurate than ever, and it was much easier to align the...
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Bob
starman1944
May 16, 2012 2:38 pm
Hello All: Remember to look up late in the day this Sunday, May 20th and watch the partial solar eclipse—first one in WI since 2002. And please, watch it...
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Bob
starman1944
May 18, 2012 4:54 am
Douglas K Duncan dduncan@... 6:02 PM (5 hours ago) to dome-l, Center Fiske Planetarium, Univ. of Colorado, has 212 seats. For the 86% eclipse...
