Is anyone up for some Saturday morning observing?? I am thinking 3am until sunrise? Chilly, yes.. unbearable, no. Sky.. GREAT!! Please contact me if you may be...
Probably just up to the field unless you have another good spot with NO lights. There is yet another light up there now since they cut down the corn right in...
Looks like I'll be up there around 7:30 to 8:00. I think Mike R has called you about this as well and will be there. ... down ... <star_gazer_20022002@> ... ...
I am considering coming down , Jon D ... From: P Yehle <rustyzip@...> To: laxastro@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 12:26 pm Subject: [laxastro]...
Thought I'd start a new topic in case the "Saturday Morning" frightens some people away! Looks like Craig, Phil, and I will be there tonight, between 7 and...
I just got done speaking to Gordon this morning about an idea I had. I also brushed some of it by Craig last night. I am a member of the Mississippi Valley...
November 2007 "But I am constant as the northern star, of whose true-fix'd and resting quality there is no fellow in the firmament." — William Shakespeare;...
Sorry I did not make it I had to get up early to cut some trees up at the observatory in Fall Creek. Happy to report no incidents (just some trees going down) ...
I was a bit late (just after 8:00p) because I decided at the last minute to put the dovetail and a home-made counterweight on the bottom of the Celestron...
If you intend that all 4 groups attend the planetarium show and observing on the same night, I would pick the date ahead of time and make sure that it is ...
I'm going to drop the wine and cheese idea. I was hoping we'd get permission to use the air field, but if not we'd find another site. I don't want to set a...
Hi Phil I was assuming that the site was there location (Mississippi Valley Conservancy) because the people would be interested in the Mississippi Valley...
All good thoughts Steve. We will have to have a few meetings prior to the event to discuss how we will handle this. ... Conservancy) because the people would...
Hi Jon, We are meeting at the planetarium at UW-L around 6:30pm. This is supposed to be our "What telescope to buy" public info session. I think we have 5-6...
What scopes are coming? I was planning on bringing a Meade ETX 90 but I see they are currently running ~ $700. If no one else is bringing a 6" dob, I will...
Red, I have a friend at work who is looking for a scope. He is new to veiwing, and has a son expressing interest. I mentioned that I'd ask you for the...
One dob looks a lot like another to the new user. My 6" looks pretty cobbled together. I'll print out some ads for the Celestron Starhopper 6 and Orion 6"...
The newsletter said we were starting at 6:30 this evening at the planetarium. Gordon sent an e-mail last night indicating at start time of 7:00 at the Cowley...
The scope that I offer for sale is an XT-10 Orion Skyquest, 10' Dobsonian. Accessories included are: TelRad finder 8X50 optical finder Orion LaserMate...
... a meeting site? We haven't had one person "just stop in" from the library since we have been going there. We (I think) can get UWL for free, and maybe we...
December 2007 "Laughter is the Sun that drives winter from the human face." — Victor Hugo, 19th Century French author Cosmic Curiosities: Why Winter? Are you...