While we are examining ideas for club activities, look at the August 1 Minneapolis Star-Tribune page D1. It is a feature article about the Minnesota...
It was observed during the transit of Venus that the colors were backward, compared to what we see when observing Venus or bright stars near the horizon. This...
Next scheduled club meeting is September 5th at the La Crosse Main Branch Public Library, 7:00 PM Please come if you can and help us rebuild our club....
I plan on being out both nights this weekend as well as tonight, as it looks like a mighty fine night! Won't be up there too late, but will be there for sure!...
Don't forget! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the BIG EVENT at the Flying Field. Many cool model planes, some with jets and a LOT of people. Let's show our support to...
I can't be there tonight. Maybe Sat night. I don't know who to believe, the NWS or ClearSky clock, but I hope it's nice tonight. Rick ... From: "StarGazer"...
Cosmic Curiosities Dog Days of Summer? Ah, August, the month when summer gets hot and humid and people start looking forward to autumn. Some people call this...
How was the "seeing" last night? Satellite shows clear skies on the way but sky clock says below average seeing tonight. But it should be at least as good as...
Okay, it looks like we're right on the edge of a high pressure system and they're actually predicting thunderstorms, so that, a nagging headache (allergies?),...
Well, another NWSF is over. I went up Friday afternoon to setup and register. Looked around at all the various scopes. Did not appear to be the large...
I am writing to you individually, or as the prime contact for your astronomy organization, and ask that you pass the following along to others in your...
As of 7:00PM Friday, it's not looking so good. Big hunk of rain-bearing clouds headed this way. You'd think someone bought a new scope or something! I'm...
OK OK.. I did it. I went and bought some new toys and since then there has been ONE good night to try them out. But I did talk to someone who, with his Son,...
Before I try other avenues to sell this scope, I thought I would post it here in case someone is interested. I am selling one of my Orion 120mm refractors....
Ha! I knew somebody had to have bought something to cause the clouds (and then some). Well, at least it's getting dark early enough for us old f@rts to...
Seeing in the Dark, a film by 4M Community Alliance member Timothy Ferris, will air on Public Broadcasting Stations across the USA on Wednesday, September 19...
I have posted a picture of an object my brother in law found in the woods a number of years ago. He claims it's a meteorite. It is about the size of a small...
I am making a "new" scope for public observing. I have been building this thing for a few years now, (not steadily!) And it is finally becoming a reality of...
I am making a "new" scope for public observing. I have been building this thing for a few years now, (not steadily!) And it is finally becoming a reality of...
Mea culpa! I, too, bought a new toy - an Explora Dome observatory. It was a completely assembled unit with a prototype equipment bay. It didn't leak in the...
Hi Red I think you will like your Explora Dome, I am just about finished with the mounting of my scope inside mine. I got mine in July of last year when they ...
Phil - Over the years, I had several "rocks" brought to me by people with just this question. None of them turned out to be meteorites, so I got a lot of...
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