spake Ster - ... beautiful string of 3 galaxies ranging from 13.2 to 14.0. Dang! Two night this week I was staring at that fancy edge-on and had no idea it had...
I happened to look at the trio of galaxies near N7184 from the Sierra Buttes last summer. The only difficult one for a 10-inch may be NGC 7188, Jaime. NGC...
For those of you on TAC, its down. Here's what's up: From Chris L at SEDS: Someone submitted a SpamCop report for SEDS.org and the University's reaction is to...
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There's a fantastic picture of one of Shneor's favorites, NGC 6302 "The Bug Nebula", up on NASA's image of the day web page: ...
Careful where you point that thing. Laser pointer hits NYPD helicopter The Boston Globe ^ | August 1, 2006 | Associated Press A 19-year-old man was arrested...
... WHOA.... it took me a minute to see what you were pointing us at, but then I saw it along the right border a little bit down. Apparently their search...
Love variables? Then you should be watching Chi Cygni. Its the "new" star now visible in the neck of the swan. I saw it from my urban backyard last night... ...
... Ahem... I have a 10". Let's compare views of this group next time we're together and see just how much that extra inch gets you. It should be fun. ...
... Thanks for the tip, Lumpers. I'll give it a look. I should be able to see it in my 10" under the mag 4.0 skies in Davis. Any idea how long the bright...
... Its more fun nekedeye - seeing that out of place star up there. Good question about its decline, it would be *very* cool to literally see it dim out...
That's pretty damn funny! I have an old friend of mine who did a yahoo search for airport shuttles a while back (obviously having absolutely nothing whatsoever...
... That would be interesting and fun. You guys can compare views of it through the 10", the 11" and just to, ahem, split hairs, come by and check it out in...
Jane and Lumpy I've observed variables for several years and know they can be fascinating to watch. There are some real advantages to adding variables to you...
... Me too, kinda. I find my interest varies over about a 700 day period. I'm near maximum right now. ;-) -- - - - Lumpy Darkness - - - Purveyor par...
... It's said to max out "soon" at a mag 3 (for comparison Albireo is a mag 3). As of last night Chi Cygni is not yet that bright. From the chart below shows...
I have decided to enable registrations for CalStar effective August 9 instead of waiting to the 20th as originally published. This will give everyone...
For those of you who have not been to CalStar, it's a blast. I have not been able to go to the last three, but, God willing and the creek don't rise, I'll be...
Hello All -- I thought I'd introduce myself... There is a possibility that we will be moving from the Bay Area out to Roseville, so I immediately started...
... I live in Roseville, and it takes me about an hour and 15 minutes or so. ... They are if you are willing to drive far enough. I would call them ...
Hi all, I've been a member of this group for a couple of months (in lurking mode, having never posted), and have enjoyed several threads. I was recommended to...
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