Hi everyone, It's nice to know that there's a few people interested in astronomy within our area and I hope that we can all meet again very soon. As Murray...
Great to hear there some interest. I'm sure there's plenty of people out there, even the occasional serious amateur astronomer, it's just a matter of the word...
Hi everyone, Would Saturday March 1st be a good day to schedule a 2nd meeting and have a Star Party afterwards? It seemed that the 10:30 AM meeting this past...
Hi Everyone, As most of you should be aware, we will be having our first SGA star party on Saturday March 1, 2008. We will meet first at the Tifton Coastal...
SOUTHERN GEORGIA ASTRONOMERS 2nd Meeting and Star Party The meeting will once again be held at the Coastal Plains Regional Library Headquarters 2014 Chestnut...
Hi all, I've been trying to update the club Web site today and here's what I have so far www.cometary.net/sga If anyone has any ideas or information they...
Just wanted to let everyone know what a great time we had this past weekend at the Star Party. Thanks Murray Hines and Steve Farmer for spending so much time...
Hi Lon, It was great for us all to be able to get together and have the Star Party - and hopefully we can soon get together again for another! It was our...
Hi Lon, We enjoyed having you and your family at the star party. Hopefully we can do it again in the near future. Steve and I are tinkers anyway and we...
Hi all, I just uploaded a photo of M1 that I took last night. I'm still in the process of learning astrophotography and this was my first attempt at M1 - Crab...
Hi All, Has anyone been doing any observing these past few months? With these hazy summer skies and nightfall occurring after 9:00 PM, it's really hard to do...
Hi Steve,  I'm still in Tennessee and will be here at least through the 6th of July. It has been difficult the last 2 weeks with my father and I really...
Hi Dick, That's a nice scope you purchased - lot's of aperture! Most of the galaxies will be a little tough with the hazy skies, but you should be able to...
Hi All, Get ready now, because one of the most popular meteor showers of the year is here – the Perseids! This shower is one of the most watched meteor...
Hi all, In between the Tropical Storms and Hurricanes, I've noticed that we have had brief periods of clear skies. I haven't done any real observing but I did...
Hi all, I received this information today regarding a public event at Hamburg State Park. ... We have been going to Hamburg State Park as a dark sky site for a...
I know the weather hasn't been the greatest, but has anybody had a chance to see this comet? Also, do I need to do an update to my autostar to be able to see...
Hi Charles, There are 2 good ways to locate any comet with your LX200GPS and 3 good ways to find Lulin. Lulin is visible to the naked eye at a dark sight and...
Hi Charles, Below is the coment elements and hourly ephemeris I got using the MPC ephemeris service for Lulin over the next couple of days. Minor Planet...
Hi all,  The MPC website is probably the most useful website/tool available for amateur and professionals who do any sort of minor planet, moon, satellite,...
Hi all, I thought I would point out that the Perseid meteor shower should put on a nice show next week. Hopefully the moon will not interfere too much. So...
While driving around work today, I started thinking about the possibility of building a pier and observatory so that I could get my equipment set up...
Hi Charlie, There are several good ways to construct piers for observatories. Some are more expensive than others. Some can be moved, while some cannot. ...
Hi Charlie,  I think Murray's observatory and pier design is probably the best and easiest to construct. As he mentioned, the piers can be moved if needed...
Hi all,  I wanted to contact everyone here since we have all been in contact in some form with an interest in Astronomy. We have talked about putting a...
Count me in -------------- Original message from Steve Farmer <sefarmer@...>: -------------- Hi all, I wanted to contact everyone here since we have...
I have been out of town, however, count me and my two kids in. ... Hi all, I wanted to contact everyone here since we have all been in contact in some form...
I remember Murray's piers. One of these days I'd like to get a look at yours, Steve. I'm thinking of doing a permanent immovable pier. I can acquire a 4"...
