Another star party has been clouded out. We are going to try the observatory on July 22 and 29 so hopefully one of those will be clear. -Dean Smith...
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northern_sky@yahoogro...
Jul 10, 2011 11:58 pm
Reminder from: northern_sky Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northern_sky/cal Club Meeting Monday July 11, 2011 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (This event repeats...
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Michael Gerszewski
mgerszew_2000
Jul 16, 2011 2:16 am
I would highly suggest contacting the park before the star party this year. I have heard that the Little Missouri river flooded out the campground, and I...
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dean_nsas
Jul 16, 2011 7:03 am
I e-mailed the person that set things up for us last year and it sounds like the park is up and running though with fewer visitors than usual. He said the...
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John barrett.
barrett.john53
Jul 18, 2011 11:11 pm
I asked this question at sky and telescope community at Facebook, and this one guy did answer, however, it somehow didn't measure up; the question went; Since...
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milly milford
dakotaskies2002
Jul 19, 2011 3:34 am
The big bang occurred long before the formation of the solar system. Our solar system condensed out of a nebular cloud. The sun itself is a 2nd generation star...
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dean_nsas
Jul 19, 2011 5:20 am
One thing I want to add is that the solar system is a very small part of our galaxy which is a very small part of the universe. Overall, the universe does not...
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Michael Gerszewski
mgerszew_2000
Jul 22, 2011 3:55 pm
And another thing to add. The now non-planet Pluto is not in the same plane as the rest of the planets. In fact, Pluto is sometimes inside of the orbit of...
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dean_nsas
Jul 23, 2011 12:32 am
It looks like we will have clear skies until midnight so we will be setting up telescopes at the observatory. I plan to start setting up at 9:30PM....
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dean_nsas
Jul 29, 2011 8:21 pm
Skies look clear for tonight so we will be setting up at the observatory starting about 9:30PM. -Dean Smith...
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Rakesh Nath
raknath85
Jul 29, 2011 8:30 pm
... Yes I am looking forward to doing some NGCs in the UMa and Cygnus. We should try out some obscure objects today like the crescent nebula etc -- Thanks and...
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Rakesh Nath
raknath85
Aug 3, 2011 2:38 am
Hi I see one lonely dot in North Dakota,is that us? http://www.windows2universe.org/citizen_science/starcount/results/2010/gwwsc2010us_96.jpg -- Thanks and...
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dean_nsas
Aug 4, 2011 1:19 am
Looks near us but I don't know who submitted it. It's marked as mag 7 so it was rural. I was going to submit Grand Forks a couple years ago but forgot. I...
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dean_nsas
Aug 5, 2011 9:20 pm
We have two star parties planned this month: August 12th outside Clifford Hall August 26/27 at Roosevelt National Park I mistakenly told some people that one...
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northern_sky@yahoogro...
Aug 7, 2011 11:58 pm
Reminder from: northern_sky Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northern_sky/cal Club Meeting Monday August 8, 2011 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (This event...
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Michael Gerszewski
mgerszew_2000
Aug 8, 2011 1:54 am
I have just heard that there was a landslide at Theodore Roosevelt National Park covering at least one lane of the road heading up to Oxbow. Someone may want...
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dean_nsas
Aug 8, 2011 9:37 pm
It sounds like the road will be closed at night past caprock coulee. We will need to discuss alternate observing sites at the meeting tonight. An convenient...
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Michael Gerszewski
mgerszew_2000
Aug 10, 2011 5:21 pm
I'm going to try to make it for at least one night, Saturday at a minimum. Mike Sent from my ASUS Eee Pad...
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dean_nsas
Aug 13, 2011 12:21 am
Looks like clouds and storms will make seeing meteors difficult so the star party is canceled. Hope to see you at the Badlands August 26/27! -Dean Smith...
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dean_nsas
Aug 14, 2011 6:30 am
Comet Garradd should be a good target once the Moon is out of the sky. I went out to look for it tonight and was able to see it in my 9.25" even with the full...
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dean_nsas
Aug 18, 2011 9:56 pm
Sounds like the park will let us observe from the corral, which is at the end of the gravel road near the longhorn pulloff. This is an area I've never been to...
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dean_nsas
Sep 2, 2011 10:24 pm
Comet Garradd will pass by the "hook" of the coathanger this evening. This may be a nice wide field view. The coathanger is an asterism about 8° from...
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bryongrove
Sep 4, 2011 11:43 pm
Hi everyone, I plan to go out to the slough tonight. The clear sky clock shows a good stretch of clear skies and the moon sets around 11 pm. I welcome company...
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dean_nsas
Sep 9, 2011 10:13 pm
Telescopes will be set up at Clifford Hall tonight (Friday) at 9PM. Our main target will be the Moon. Aristarchus will be a good target. Dean...
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wbarkhouse
Sep 10, 2011 5:47 am
Hi, In case you haven't been outside, a beautiful display of the northern lights is visible right now! cheers, Wayne...
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northern_sky@yahoogro...
Sep 11, 2011 11:58 pm
Reminder from: northern_sky Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northern_sky/cal Club Meeting Monday September 12, 2011 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (This event...
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drpaulh65@...
drpaulh65...
Sep 20, 2011 12:02 am
Greetings everyone -- To learn the latest happenings at the UND Observatory, join us via any of the following online means: Facebook:...
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dean_nsas
Sep 20, 2011 12:49 am
I'd like to move the November meeting 1 week earlier to coincide with the monthly physics talks. This would put the meeting on November 7. The reason is that...
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Grove, Bryon
bryongrove
Sep 20, 2011 3:37 am
Moving the Nov. meeting to Nov. 7 to coincide with the JPL speaker's visit sounds good to me. Thanks for arranging the talk. Bryon Bryon Grove, Ph.D., Anatomy...
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bryongrove
Sep 23, 2011 8:01 pm
Hi Dean, What time do you figure the gate will be open at the observatory so we can set up? Its looking like a good night. Bryon...
