Reminder from: southern_maine_astronomers Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southern_maine_astronomers/cal SMA Directors' Meeting Thursday April 3,...
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Dear SMA'ers Got a call from Bill Green who said they were going to run the piece on SMA's light pollution project again as part of the half-hour show "Bill ...
Dear SMA Members, Next Friday, April 18th, we'll again be treated by a presentation by Ryan Hickox, now PhD, from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for...
I got a call last weekend from a guy whose name is Vinny. He has two Televue Plossel eyepieces for sale. He says one is 20 mm and the other is 21 mm. He would...
This is a newsletter from the Rockland, (NY), Astronomy Club. They sponsor NEAF, the largest forum East of the Mississippi and will be next weekend, April 26...
Reminder from: southern_maine_astronomers Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southern_maine_astronomers/cal SMA Monthly Meeting Friday April 18, 2008 ...
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Reminder from: southern_maine_astronomers Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southern_maine_astronomers/cal Black Holes - Dr. Ryan Hickox Friday April...
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A few nights back I tried to find (2 hrs worth) M51, M81 and M82 with a 10" Orion Intelliscope. Was I missing the target due to inexperience or the fact that...
Hi Steve, I suspect M81 and M82 would have been difficult to see with the bright moonlight. Try again when the moon's not in the sky. Joan Chamberlin ... ...
Steve, Yes, the moon would have made your task very difficult. M51 is harder to see than M81/M82, which you'll definitely know when you see them. George _____ ...
Hi Steve, I've seen Joan's and George's comments and totally agree. Except for really bright objects a near-full moon is almost as bad as clouds in terms of...
Reminder from: southern_maine_astronomers Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southern_maine_astronomers/cal SMA Directors' Meeting Thursday May 1, 2008...
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Dear SMA Members The Directors' Meeting recently announced for this Thursday, May 1, is being postponed. That same evening there is a dinner in Biddeford on...
Reminder from: southern_maine_astronomers Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southern_maine_astronomers/cal SMA Directors' Meeting Thursday May 1, 2008...
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THE MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED From: southern_maine_astronomers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 5:25 PM To:...
Here's an interesting link to the "International Year of Astronomy 2009" site. http://www.astronomy2009.org/index.php/?option=com_content&view=article&id=378 ...
Hello All: Rob, George, Ron and I traveled to Suffern, New York to attend the 17th Annual Northeast Astronomy Forum & Telescope Show over the weekend. I took a...
Dear SMA Members, As keeper of the statistics on SMA Outreach efforts, I'm pleased to report we just passed another milestone. With our club's recent...
Reminder from: southern_maine_astronomers Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southern_maine_astronomers/cal SMA Monthly Meeting Friday May 16, 2008 ...
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Worth looking at! Ron Subject: Google sky and more Hi Ron Have you been to www.google.com/sky yet? Even better is the new www.WorldWideTelescope.org I just...
No, You Have A Great Time!! I'm really interested in the club making a big thing out of next year, Joan, so I'm very anxious to learn about all the activities...
Dear SMA Members, Come on over tomorrow night for an impromptu star party at my place in Brunswick. We'll watch the landing sequence of the Phoenix on Mars at...
I just want to drink beer and fall down.but I don't want to see any stars! Can I wear a mask and not be forced to look up? Thank you, "He Who Does Not Want To...
Well, after saving for a year, I have just received my new scope, a Celestron CPC 800 XLT. I'm excited to try it out asap, and will definitely bring it to the...