... Purpose TAC-SAC (The Astronomy Connection - Sacramento) is a group for active amateur astronomers ranging from beginners to advanced observers who observe...
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Half Way??? duuuude... Lot's of AstroFun to come... TonyF "Cold and cloudy in California" ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!?...
There's a new comet, Comet C/2006 M4 (SWAN), above Leo's (Denebola) and about 10 degrees up in the morning twilight. The comet I've read is easily seen in...
I don't know how many refractor users are in this group, but for those who may be interested, the following is a first light performance review of my new...
Thanks for the detailed report, Teri. By the way, are you or your husband related to George Smoot, recent winner of the Nobel prize for physics for his work...
Last week was a bad weather week at Bryce Canyon. The clouds rolled in last Saturday to spoil our park astronomers' private starparty. We cancelled three of...
I would like to upload an image of NCG253 to the tac-sac yahoo site. I do not have permission to add any images into the photos section. Can I have permission...
Have you tried uploading it to TAC-SAC-Imagers? Gene ... From: "Mason, Ken R" <ken.r.mason@...> To: tac-sac@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 10,...
Reply on it's way :) Ken ... From: tac-sac@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tac-sac@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Randy Muller Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 1:47 PM ...
Anyone else planning on IHOP this weekend? Moonrise is a little before 1 am. Since Cone Peak is off the agenda for the following weekend, I'm tentatively...
Me three ... From: "Randy Muller" <randygmuller@...> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:32 PM To: tac-sac@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [tac-sac] IHOP 4 -...
A friend of mine asked for a scope recommendation for his 10 year old son. A 16-inch Starmaster didn't fit within his $200-$300 price range. I'm thinking that...
Does your friend know star hopping? If not I would recommend a goto scope. A ten year olds patience is very short. Ken ... From: tac-sac@yahoogroups.com...
Gary, check out http://tinyurl.com/zjhub Even comes with a laser collimator and the Deep Map 600 star chart – one of the best selections of deep sky...
... It sounds like you're interested in selling your scope, but for more than $200-$300. Is that correct? ... Is this a present for a birthday, or for X-Mas...
... Sell my scope? No way! Not even my 10-incher which will someday become a travel scope. ... Good idea. The more I dig the more info I get. I found out...
... Hi Steve, This looks like a great deal. I'll be sure to mention it. I've heard great things about the Deep Map list. I think it was created by some...
I highly recommend an Orion Starblast. It's a 4.5" f/4, and is an excellent small telescope. I'll have it iwth me again Saturday night. Clears, Shneor ... ...
FWIW, SVAS does have some loaners. Note also, in furtherance of Shneor's recommendation, the Orion Starblast (at $169) was Sky and Telescope's pentultimate...
... I'll be out of town this weekend, but I'm planning on IHOP for the 21st. ... GREAT.... this will give you a chance to put that down parka through its...
... I've worn it a few times -- it works great. A little cumbersome though. My use of it is definitely a last resort. ... Yeah, of course I still have it. ...
I really like the knob..... :) Ken ... From: tac-sac@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tac-sac@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Gary Manning Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006...
... Right, Ken, I agree. The knob is a tremendous selling point. I may order one myself (just the knob, not the scope). I have concerns about recommending...
Here is a link for the Cameron Park Rotary Club Community Observatory which is now open to the public. http://www.cameronparkrotary.org/observatory.asp It is...
This is the observatory that I work as a Docent a couple nights a month. I was there last Friday but with the full moon and all... As I previously wrote, they...
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