... mystery of ... in ... trying to ... those ... was quite ... have I ... am 8th ... 50' to the ... is ... globular. ... OIII in ... center, ... edges ... ...
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djm28@...
Aug 1, 2001 8:43 am
August Calendar by Dave Mitsky All times are EDT 8/1 Lammas, a cross-quarter day 8/2 Minimum lunar libration of 3.9° occurs Mercury is at the center of...
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djm28@...
Aug 1, 2001 8:52 am
On Friday evening Bob Pody, Roger Studer and I traveled to the shale pit at Fowlers Hollow in western Perry County, Pennsylvania. Bob brought his heavily...
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Randy Muller
rmuller@...
Aug 1, 2001 5:08 pm
... 20h 25.6m +37deg 13min (1950.0)...
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ronby@...
Aug 1, 2001 5:25 pm
Thanks Chris for your kind remarks. The "inspiration" was from a log I found in the IAAC database by Lew Gramer who had bagged the Barnard's Galaxy with a 4"...
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FIOCRET Arnaud
astro_duanra@...
Aug 1, 2001 6:23 pm
Hello Dave, Hello all, Fascinating your astronomical calendar of the month of August. In France, I distributed one of it, last night, for my e-group. I hold at...
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starrynights@yahoogro...
Aug 1, 2001 6:47 pm
Welcome to Starrynights! Jump right in and post any observing related topics, questions, observations any time! We have lots of resources available on the...
5627
starrynights@yahoogro...
Aug 1, 2001 7:04 pm
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starrynights@yahoogro...
Aug 2, 2001 12:15 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the starrynights group. File :...
5629
starrynights@yahoogro...
Aug 2, 2001 1:40 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the starrynights group. File :...
5630
starrynights@yahoogro...
Aug 2, 2001 1:41 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the starrynights group. File :...
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ratboy99@...
Aug 2, 2001 2:27 am
... Thank you for the kind words. I have a couple more reports to type and post soon. I do hope to get more invloved on this end of it. ... Yes, indeed. And...
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Jeffrey D. Gortatowsky
jgortatows@...
Aug 2, 2001 2:39 am
... From: <starrynights@yahoogroups.com> ... With Jeff's truck in the background. :) Also a bit truncated!...
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Paul Kemp
paulkemp@...
Aug 2, 2001 3:26 am
Rat, Are you still contributing on sci.astro.amateur, or are you just one of another like me who have canned the newsgroup? I enjoy your reports. Cheers. Paul...
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ratboy99@...
Aug 2, 2001 3:53 am
... one of ... Thanks. I'm still posting reports to SAA and to a small area of AOL. I just like to cross post to the relevant groups since I am taking the time...
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Kerry Weatherford
ckw1@...
Aug 2, 2001 5:28 am
Randy, Thanks much. I'll run the conversion for the 2000 epoch. Kerry...
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djm28@...
Aug 2, 2001 11:31 am
... used to bag ... was quite ... difficult, ... but just ... Chris, I saw Barnard's Galaxy through a 4.5" Newtonian, believe it or not, from Blackwater Falls,...
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timo.karhula@...
Aug 2, 2001 12:12 pm
... Genesis! ... I have also observed Barnard's Galaxy (NGC6822) with similar aperture, with 20x100 binoculars. But the amazing thing was that I saw it from...
5638
jkalemis@...
Aug 2, 2001 3:13 pm
Hi all, I have been a lurker for a long time and decided to come out and ask a question. What observation bookkeeping software do people use? I am sure many, ...
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Geoff Gaherty
ggaherty@...
Aug 2, 2001 5:01 pm
... I primarily us pen and paper (bound record books) for my primary nightly records. However I use several computerized databases for deep sky and double ...
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Chriss Hoffman
chrisshoffman@...
Aug 2, 2001 5:28 pm
I was using pen and paper before getting my computer working with my scope, now I use the log feature of "The Sky" software, a better suggestion than writting...
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Randy Muller
rmuller@...
Aug 2, 2001 6:03 pm
... Yes, indeed. ... I guess that depends on what you mean by "large". The SAC database seems to me to be designed with a 13" aperture in mind. I started my...
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Jeffrey D. Gortatowsky
jgortatows@...
Aug 2, 2001 6:51 pm
I use pen and paper at the scope even though my atlas is on a laptop next top me. I transcribe the chicken scratching there in to more elaborate, ...
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Penny O
govega@...
Aug 2, 2001 8:41 pm
Dear Members, **FULL MOON CHATS** - Next chat THIS FRIDAY August 3rd 9:30 p.m. EDT. Our guest is slated to be Bryan Greer of Protostar. Bryan will talk about...
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James Drabb
JDrabb@...
Aug 3, 2001 12:11 am
I just wanted to let the group know that I just put up a ratings site. The web address is http://www.websamba.com/AstroRatings/ The site is database driven,...
5645
djm28@...
Aug 3, 2001 3:43 am
... like ... understood ... bright meteor. ... Geoff, Although it is not set in concrete there is a distinction between a fireball and a bolide. I'm quoting...
5646
ratboy99@...
Aug 3, 2001 3:53 am
Rat Notes - 7/22/01 18" F4.3 Starmaster / Zambuto Dob 7x50 Orion Vista Binos Televue Eyepieces / Parracor 11:00 PM 40 deg N 50 Deg F T: ~6 S: Good enough for...
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Curt Wittenberg
curtwitt@...
Aug 3, 2001 3:59 am
James, I was using pen an paper but have recently switched to logging on the computer since I am using it at the scope to run my DSCs. Then Geoff's comments...
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ronby@...
Aug 3, 2001 1:46 pm
I was watching Ripley's Believe It or Not on TBS last night about a husband/wife volcano hunting team in Hawaii and guess what? My favorite Messier "idol"...
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Doug Matulis
backyardastronomer@...
Aug 3, 2001 3:17 pm
Ron, As far as I can tell, O'Meara has been a Volcano nut for quite some time and a Astro nut even longer. Don't give up hope on that Herschel 400 book yet,...