Today and Saturday, the museum is open until 7:45 to accommodate the expected holiday crowds. On Saturday, the Sun sets at about 4:30, and there'll be a nice...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Nov 24, 2006 8:13 pm
The parties announced in my last post are RSVP. Contact 718-664-4948, India, inolentuleja@... or 212-795-1616, David, dgaynes@... Bruce...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Nov 24, 2006 8:28 pm
The people at www.savinghubble.com are hosting a series of parties in New York in early December. Details can be found on their Web site. Briefly, they are ...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Nov 26, 2006 7:56 pm
It was great. No problems with anyone. I showed up just a little before sunset. The crescent Moon was high and clear. There were huge crowds on the front...
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Rich Rosenberg
rr444rr
Nov 27, 2006 1:08 pm
Dear AAA Member, Please renew your Amateur Astronomers Association membership. We rely on your help to continue our efforts to serve astronomy in the New York...
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Rich Rosenberg
rr444rr
Nov 27, 2006 1:22 pm
Hi New York Sidewalk Astronomers, I apologize for accidentally sending a renewal letter to this list. It was intended only for current members of the Amateur...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Nov 28, 2006 3:57 am
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Nov 30, 2006 6:06 am
... From: "David Gaynes" <dgaynes@...> To: "David Gaynes" <dgaynes@...> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:51 PM Subject: Hubble Huggers...
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Rich Rosenberg
rr444rr
Dec 1, 2006 10:18 pm
December 2006 By mid- to late evening, the eastern sky is ablaze with bright winter stars. <http://stardate.org/nightsky/constellations/auriga.html> Capella...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Dec 2, 2006 6:12 am
... From: "Neil deGrasse Tyson" <tyson@...> To: "department" <star-struck@...> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 9:59 PM Subject: [star-struck]...
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Charlie Ridgway
charlie.ridgway@...
Dec 3, 2006 3:27 pm
Tomorrow, Sunday, 3Dec06, is Celestron Day at Adorama. 1000-1600. -- Charlie A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible. Welsh Proverb...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Dec 3, 2006 4:06 pm
... From: Rich Rosenberg To: Rich Rosenberg Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 1:45 PM Subject: Question about Adding GoTo Capability to Celestron 8 Hi, I was...
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Charlie Ridgway
charlie.ridgway@...
Dec 6, 2006 12:17 am
Space.com article on the recent solar flare says the launch if the Space Shuttle Thursday night, 7Dec06 @ 2135 EST, should be visible along most of the eastern...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Dec 6, 2006 5:16 am
Sun Unleashes Major Flare Robert Roy Britt Senior Science Writer SPACE.com Tue Dec 5, 12:45 PM ET The Sun is just past its low-point in an 11-year cycle of...
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Charlie Ridgway
caridgway
Dec 6, 2006 8:00 pm
Here is an email that was sent to me by Craig who must have seen my post on this subject on NY Sidewalk Astronomers. I can't find my post to know if he ...
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Charlie Ridgway
caridgway
Dec 6, 2006 8:06 pm
There will be a visible passes of ISS and STS on the morning of 8Dec06: ISS - 0522 EST, Alt 21, Az 190 STS - 0535 EST, Alt , Az The next visible pass for the...
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Bruce
brucek10032
Dec 7, 2006 6:10 am
http://www.bbso.njit.edu/Images/daily/images/hfullc.jpg (Big Bear Observatory) shows a very nice H-alpha image of the Sun at 21:35:17 (UT) on December 05,...
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Charlie Ridgway
caridgway
Dec 7, 2006 6:01 pm
The weather may postpone the Space Shutttle launch tonight. There are other launch opportunities Tomorrow and next Sunday-Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday....
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Dec 7, 2006 11:28 pm
The SOHO LASCO C2 & C3 mpegs now seem to show that CME and the subsequent particle bombardment hitting the SOHO sensors, but the CME itself doesn't look all...
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Charlie Ridgway
caridgway
Dec 8, 2006 4:18 am
Charlie NASA waited until the last second and scrubbed the launch tonight. They now plan to try again on Saturday, 9Dec06 at 2047 EST. That means we may see...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Dec 9, 2006 6:22 am
The below-copied message was sent to me. I'm passing it on. At some point tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon (maybe 2 or 3 p.m.), I intend to be outside the...
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Charlie Ridgway
caridgway
Dec 9, 2006 4:02 pm
Sunrise tomorrow, Sunday, 10Dec06 will be the second and last sunrise Manhattan Henge event of the year. And, as they rise shortly before sunrise, Jupiter,...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Dec 12, 2006 4:53 am
Saturday evening, IF the sky conditions look promising, the AAA will hold its monthly observing session in Inwood Hill Park, to make the most of what is...
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Charlie Ridgway
caridgway
Dec 12, 2006 10:04 pm
As of right now the Shuttle is scheduled to separate from the ISS next Monday, 18Dec06, in the early afternoon. From here in NYC there will be visible passes...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Dec 14, 2006 5:57 am
That same big sunspot just set off another big flare. Solar cycle 24 is really starting up. Bruce ...
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Charlie Ridgway
caridgway
Dec 19, 2006 5:41 pm
Here are the visible passes for ISS and STS-116 for the duration of the STS-116 mission as posted on CalSky at noon today, 19Dec06. There will be a visible...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Dec 24, 2006 5:51 pm
Is everyone aware that the NASA Hubblesite (http://hubblesite.org/ is a great resource for all sorts of nifty things, including links for amateur astronomers...
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Bruce Kamiat
brucek10032
Dec 24, 2006 6:49 pm
Addendum to previous message: I highly recommend the "Image Tours." These are movies that take you through a detailed explanation of what you can see in...
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Rich Rosenberg
rr444rr
Dec 29, 2006 3:39 pm
From the Bad Astronomy website, the Top 10 images of the year: http://www.badastro <http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2006/12/27/the-top-ten-astronomy-images-...
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Bruce
brucek10032
Dec 30, 2006 6:03 am
That they surely are, and there's no question that there's no competition for the number one spot!! Happy New Year to all! Bruce ... ...
