This link was posted yesterday in the DSI Yahoo Group. It's an animated fly-by of M42. I thought some of us might find it interesting. It's almost 29 Meg so it...
Hi, just wanted to introduce myself.. I'm a past member of skyscrapers from the mid 90's (for a short period) before heading off to start hi-tech businesses in...
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/wires?id=113023017&c=y Here you can find an article from the ProJO with an interview of one of our Skyscraper members. Keep...
On January 30, 2008 (next month) there may be a collision between an asteroid and Mars. It will be interesting to watch Mars during this time and if the ...
http://www.damianpeach.com/ Hello All, here is a link to Damian Peaches Planetary Imaging website. It has a lot of great info on the subject and is worth the...
From the NASA website; http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/21nov_marsdoubles.htm Mars Doubles in Brightness 11.21.2007 Nov. 21, 2007: During the past...
Some of you might be intersted in amateur observations of asteroids occulting stars and reporting observations to IOTA (David Dunham email below). It helps to...
This Friday, November 16th at 7:00pm is the Callahan School Star Party. We could still use more volunteers for this event and encourage any member with a scope...
NASA Science News for November 2, 2007 On Monday morning, Nov. 5th, space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to undock from the ISS while the pair are gliding over...
Space Weather News for Oct. 29, 2007 http://spaceweather.com Last week, Comet 17P/Holmes shocked sky watchers around the world with a sudden million-fold...
Hey Group, I was wondering if I need anything special for the color (RGB) filters in a LGRB set. I have a IR/UV cut filter for my camera, and wondered if I can...
Hi guys, I added a picture of NGC7000 took with a Canon 300D DSLR (Files section) This camera has its original filter replaced by the Baader Filter. This...
For any inquiring minds that want to know… Very shortly Meade will be releasing the new DSI 3 CCD cameras. The resolution of 1360x1024 will be doubled...
I have two sections of 16" Sonotube to give away free. One is just over 40" long and the other just over 71" long. I do not have the means to drop them off or...
