URBAN BACKYARD ASTRONOMY SCAS Public Program FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15th, 8 pm, bring family and friends to our entertaining and educational astronomy program URBAN...
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Feb 6, 2008 2:43 am
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BISCAYNE PARK STAR PARTY SCAS members Brett & Colleen Shinn, N. Miami, plan a public Star Party Saturday, February 23rd, 7 pm, at the atheletic field in...
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Feb 6, 2008 3:42 am
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..........is now available for your reading pleasure! http://www.scas.org/coal%20sack.html Art Mullis SCAS/WSP Webmaster...
Atlantis completed a successful De-Orbit Burn at 7:59am EST. Atlantis will be landing at 9:07 am EST on KSC Rwy 15 (left turns on the heading alignment. Entry...
Hello Astros, The sky was 100% overcast by Moonrise at 18:04 on Feb. 20 '08. Sunset went unseen at 18:17, the sky darkened by 19:34 while the brightness of the...
Hi Andres, We had a pretty good view at FIU. Like you, our first clear view of the moon was near the beginning of the umbra phase. Then the clouds parted and...
I watched the eclipse from my back yard naked eye, between clouds and commercials. I was a nice one with a pretty reddish color and definitely worth the...
FYI: We plan on heading out to Mahogany Hammock this coming Saturday Night both for March 1 and March 8th. The weather for this weekend (3/1) is looking great...
A nuclear reactor south of Miami experienced "a significant equipment failure'' Tuesday afternoon, triggering an emergency shutdown that left nearly a million...
I'm not far either; near the AFB. I wouldn't be so worried, alot of safeguards go into the reactors including the alarms around the plant for about 20 miles...
Reports, they just want to juice it up. Key word is equipment: Was it a transformer? Switching gear? As far as I know the reactors themselves were not...
Hi Guys---it's time to go solar. Barb ************** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. ...
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Feb 26, 2008 11:16 pm
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http://www.miamiherald.com/854/story/434104.html from what I read, a transformer substation in West Miami (Flagami) shut down, that triggered a cascade of...
Hi Tim, Could you please give me the exact directions to go to the park ? Also at what time do you guys ususally get there ? Any park entrance fees ? Jorge To:...
Jorge, Mahogany Hammock is inside the Everglades National Park. Make like you are going to Flamingo. Mahogany Hammock is about 20 miles from the entrance of...
Herm can you name the 11 planets. http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/02/27/planets.mnemonic.ap/index.html _____ From: scasmail@yahoogroups.com...
Sergio Gonzalez
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Feb 27, 2008 1:44 pm
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Hello Astros, I have updated the page "Observatorio ARVAL - Astrophotography with the Meade 127ED APO Refractor and the Canon EOS Digital Camera" with the...
Tim, Are the fees you are quoting per person or per car ? In other words if I take my wife and my son is the entrance to the park $10 or $30 ? Jorge To:...
per car only. ... From: Jorge Rodriguez <jormanram@...> To: scasmail@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 2:32:48 PM Subject: RE: [scasmail]...
http://focusfusion.org/log/index.php/site/article/fusion_alternatives/ Fusion power generation research based on neutron star astrophysics Herm Astropics...
FIU PUBLIC PROGRAMS ASTRONOMY IN ART- FRIDAY, MARCH 7th, 8 p.m.,FIU Physics Chahirman Dr. Walter Van Hamme will present ASTRONOMY IN ART--a fascinating...
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Mar 3, 2008 8:16 pm
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For early birds, Mercury is the highest I've ever seen it, yesterday it was 3 degrees above Venus, this morning about 4 degrees (my binos have 6 degree FOV)....
Really cool sight this morning--finally found the 2 planets between tall palms and rooftops in my neighborhood before sky became too bright. From our latitude...
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Mar 4, 2008 1:09 pm
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I'm shopping for a high power eyepiece for planetary viewing. I don't want to break the bank so I've narrowed it down to two eyepieces that will give me about...
I have a 4mm ortho supposedly the same as the UO 4mm ortho, made by the same small shop in Japan.. works very well in my 8 f4 newt.. you are welcome to...