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starrynights@yahoogro...
Aug 1, 2009 9:14 am
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davejm28
Aug 1, 2009 6:38 pm
August Calendar by Dave Mitsky All times, unless otherwise noted, are UT (subtract four hours and, when appropriate, one calendar day for EDT) 8/2 Mercury is...
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davejm28
Aug 1, 2009 6:55 pm
... I was finally able to observe the Jovian impact site on Tuesday morning under very hazy conditions using the 17" f/15 classical Cassegrain at the...
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Greg Crinklaw
theskyhound
Aug 2, 2009 2:35 am
Someone just passed this link to me regarding a recent discussion on another forum. I have no idea if this is really a second impact or merely a normal dark...
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Bob Speziale
bob_spez2003
Aug 3, 2009 5:10 am
Link Seems to be broken. Get an sql error message on the cloudynights.com site. Bob ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Gene Baraff
g2baraff
Aug 3, 2009 1:46 pm
... It's not the link that's broken. it's the site itself. Happened before. Usually, they are able to fix it pretty fast. Gene...
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Bob Speziale
bob_spez2003
Aug 3, 2009 3:51 pm
Thanks. The Cloudynights.com home page has a message up that says the forums are down. Bob ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Gene Baraff
g2baraff
Aug 3, 2009 4:14 pm
... Yep. I had enocuntered that much earlier in the day. The problem seems to have spread o their entire web site ---- I was timed out on trying to reach...
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Jim
jim_rapideye
Aug 3, 2009 4:34 pm
... Were _THAT_ the only downside of the Cloudy Nights forums, I'd spend more time there... =-) <shivers> Jim...
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Greg Crinklaw
theskyhound
Aug 3, 2009 4:44 pm
Doesn't anyone have anything to add regarding a possible second Jupiter spot? Other forums are OT... Clear skies, Greg -- Greg Crinklaw Astronomical Software...
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Gene Baraff
g2baraff
Aug 3, 2009 5:32 pm
... I don't do content, Jim - just technology. But I WILL say that the forums that interest //me// over there are far removed from any of the vendor-related...
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Michael Rosolina
mrosolina
Aug 3, 2009 9:23 pm
Greg, There is a dark area following the Oval BA that some folks thought (hoped) was another impact but realized it wasn't after some discussion. This dark...
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Greg Crinklaw
theskyhound
Aug 3, 2009 9:27 pm
Hi Michael, ... I read it several times. Clearly there were some people who thought it was the dark spot following the Oval BA. But I saw no evidence put ...
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Dave Goggin
dave_hat2002
Aug 3, 2009 10:09 pm
Does anyone know if it's just a coincidence that the IAU settled on 88 constellations and there are 88 keys on a standard piano keyboard?...
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Paul Lawler
pc_lawler
Aug 3, 2009 10:44 pm
... Or is it perhaps that 88 (pronounced fat fat) means double luck in Chinese? ;o) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Eric Jamison
ej1847
Aug 4, 2009 1:37 am
Michael, Thanks for posting your observation and sketch. The weather and seeing has not cooperated for me yet but I will keep trying. I was looking at your...
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Michael Rosolina
mrosolina
Aug 4, 2009 3:35 pm
Greg, Of course I could be wrong, but I guess the evidence for me is that all the reports were at times when the Jovian CM II was at or near 320° which is the...
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Michael Rosolina
mrosolina
Aug 4, 2009 3:52 pm
Eric, Thank you very much for your kind comments. It has been difficult to find suitable weather and seeing conditions in the eastern US for what seems like...
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Greg Crinklaw
theskyhound
Aug 4, 2009 6:02 pm
Hi Michael, ... Thanks. That's just the sort of thing I was looking for. The posts on the other forum were rather obtuse about these things. Clear skies, ...
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DRLunsford
antimatter33
Aug 4, 2009 7:31 pm
I suppose I am relieved to know that I'm not the only person that has "issues" with those forums - there are good people there sometimes and it never hurts to...
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DRLunsford
antimatter33
Aug 4, 2009 7:37 pm
The lizst grew longer when Argo Navis exploded into four constellations, so I think it's just a coincidence. By the way, there are a large number of extinct...
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Michael Rosolina
mrosolina
Aug 6, 2009 12:39 pm
Hello group, I made my second observation of the Wesley impact site in the early morning hours of August 3rd. Jupiter was rising but still low as the impact...
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Geoff Gaherty
gahertyg
Aug 6, 2009 3:17 pm
... Pure coincidence, I'm afraid. Both are the result of gradual evolution. I seem to recall there were only about 45 "classical" constellations back in...
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Gene Baraff
g2baraff
Aug 6, 2009 4:19 pm
... As is the number of planets - a number which has changed many times during the last 500 years. Gene...
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davejm28
Aug 9, 2009 5:41 pm
A seventh magnitude nova - Nova Sagittarii 2009 No.3 - was recently discovered in Sagittarius. Browse http://www.aavso.org/publications/alerts/alert400.shtml...
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davejm28
Aug 10, 2009 12:14 am
Here are the transit times of the Jovian impact site for tonight and the rest of the month courtesty of Bart Fried. Dave Mitsky 2009 / 8 / 10 U.T. DATE , CM AT...
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Geoff Gaherty
gahertyg
Aug 13, 2009 2:45 am
Has anyone noticed how dim Antares is at present? Sebastian Otero has raised this on the AAVSO mailing list; here is his light curve: ...
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Brian W
mljbw2
Aug 13, 2009 11:20 am
... I have noticed both dimmer and darker. However the only times I have seen it lately was with the full or near full moon so the dimmer seemed natural. Brian...
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Hugh Bartlett
hughbartlett2
Aug 13, 2009 8:04 pm
... Now would be a good time to try and resolve it's 6th magnitude green companion. Steady seeing and moderately strong magnification are also needed given...
