These sound like good ideas. For #1 and #2, what ideas do you have on enticing people into the committee? I've heard (and used) the usual arguments: "I'm...
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http://www.bharatbhasha.com/travel.php/159069 Action is the antidote for tough times Russ Russ Kaspar V.P. Kaspar Broadcasting Co., Inc. P.O. Box 545 ...
Great news!! Lonnie Puterbaugh will be bringing his Astronomy Van and considerable Astronomy Knowledge to the Camp Cullom Academy of Science for our 5th...
It's too late if you missed it- I wish I had known earlier! - but the shuttle undocked from the space station about 6 hours ago, and they just flew over...
I talked to Chad Evans TV 18 today. Chad will be prepared to do the Weather teaching module after Pizza lunch. I also talked with Karl Krueger. Karl will do...
Hi, Took some photographs from the last PG 2009 STAR PARTY. Check them out under the photos section "2009 STAR GAZE". I hope everyone had a great time -- I...
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To PGO fans, Early in April I bought an Orion Starblast 6" telescope. I knew it would not be as heavy as a regular Dobsonian 6", but I am finding it to be a...
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A question for owners of OIII filters: Do you like having one? Are they useful on reflectors as small as 6"? Are they helpful for planetary nebulas, as I've...
My answers are yes, I don't know, and yes. I don't have a terrible problem with light pollution, but it's there; in fact, there is no place in Indiana that can...
... The Orion Ultrablock isn't quite an O-III filter. It also passes H-beta, which is also in the blue-green part of the spectrum. So it's in between an...
Hi, John, Thanks as always for thorough answers. We have the Orion UltraBlock filter which, as you say, is a slightly wider band pass than the OIII. I've...
Just a note on your terminology: A "wider" passband would normally mean that the range of wavelengths passed (around a particular wavelength) is wider. For...
Camp Cullom's annual "Graze 'n' Gaze" coincides with PGO's final public night of the year on Saturday Oct 17. Chili and s'mores and other extras will be...
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This is just a reminder that we have a brand new Orion 6" Starblast reflector we would like to sell at a very nice price. Our loss would be your gain. Weighing...
I sent an e-mail to John Rubacha, our Purdue contact after he requested confirmation on PGO outting. I indicated we will NOT be able to do the Purdue Lab at...
OK....Thanks for the message. See you tonight. Thanks, John. We will be there!! Action is the antidote for tough times Russ Kaspar V.P. Kaspar Broadcasting...