NM Astronomers THE SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO STAR PARTY IS HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL PUBLIC OBSERVATORY, THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY of LAS CRUCES, AND THE EL PASO...
John Gilkison
jgilkiso@...
Oct 4, 2006 7:10 pm
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Press Release For Immediate Release Contact Person: Ed Isenberg Telephone: 505-922-1072 Email Address...
I currently own a "classic" 10" LX200. I'm not as happy with it as I thought I would be There are at least 3 problems: * The firmware cannot be upgraded * Only...
Ed, It sounds like we own the same scope (mine purchased in 1999). I couldn't help but post comments on a couple of the problems you listed: In addition to...
Wayne Greaves
wgreaves@...
Oct 11, 2006 10:35 pm
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October 12, 2006 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Dark Sky" Observing Night Close to Rio Rancho Saturday Night The Rio Grande Astronomical Society (RGAS) announces it...
Wayne: Belated thanks for your Email. My wife and I are both disabled plus she has been dealing with breast cancer since mid-summer (hopefully on the way to a...
The Albuquerque Astronomical Society PO Box 50581 Albuquerque NM 87181 Contact: Karen Keese 261-0040 pr@... ... DIGITAL CAMERA ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY FOR...
Keese, Karen
kkeese@...
Oct 21, 2006 12:39 am
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Ed, Thanks for your reply. I'm glad some of my comments were helpful to you! Lifting the 10 in. LX200 onto the tripod is a workout in itself. I'm reasonably...
Wayne Greaves
wgreaves@...
Oct 21, 2006 1:16 pm
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The Albuquerque Astronomical Society PO Box 50581 Albuquerque NM 87181 Contact: Karen Keese 261-0040 pr@... ... TRANSIT OF MERCURY 2006 October 21,...
Keese, Karen
kkeese@...
Oct 22, 2006 12:54 am
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... you! ... are ... dark site! ... My favorite viewing site ever is at a campground not far from Ft. Stanton, (not too far from San Patricio, for those who...
... I can do it because I bought one of those trays that attach to the tripod and provide both eyepiece holes and guides so that just by putting the telescope...
Well, I am NOT changing to a Celestron 9.25-inch. Instead I just bought a one-year-old 10" LX200 GPS. Since the old 1999 electronics were the main problem this...
Lest anyone think I suffer from severe light pollution in San Patricio, that really is not the case! For the few lights that are annoying I have the following...
Wayne Greaves
wgreaves@...
Oct 26, 2006 1:29 pm
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JOIN IN ON THE fun at the Physics and Astronomy Annual Open House Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. See deep space wonders at the Campus Observatory and explore the...
Monday, October 16, 2006 County says 'no' to dark skies ordinance By Andy Dennison, The Taos News Oct. 16 - 1:56 p.m. Taos County commissioners Monday (Oct....
The next vote on this proposed ordinance will be November 6th. According to my source they now have 3 committed votes and letters of support from as many...
There is a State Law called "The Night Sky Protection Act" which mandates that light be restricted to the property owner's own property. Obviously there would...
LODESTAR ASTRONOMY CENTER will debut an entirely new line-up of digital dome theater (planetarium) shows Nov. 4. At the center of this schedule, like in the...
A quick update to the capture data. I want to share that I received mention in the December 2006 issue of Sky and Telescope magazine (page 18) and also that I...
I went to your web site, Peter, and was absolutely overwhelmed by the great documentation you had of capturing this event. The fact that you and only one other...
Congratulations, Peter! Quite an accomplishment and your summary makes for an interesting read. Perhaps they can use your data to get a better estimate of...
Media Advisory 06-030 Mercury to Transit the Sun Hi everyone, Thought I'd share the NSF's news release on our activities here in Sunspot regarding the upcoming...
http://www.taosnews.com/db/Daily.php3#1306 Thursday, November 2, 2006 Prospects for dark skies ordinance brighten By Andy Dennison, The Taos News A proposed...
Thanks for your time & effort in posting this, Jackie - inquiring minds do want to know! I'll be watching... - Nils ... From: jdiehl@... Media Advisory...
URL: http://www.abqjournal.com/news/state/509211nm11-04-06.htm Saturday, November 4, 2006 Sun May Set On N.M. Observatories By John Fleck Two of New Mexico's...
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