... You haven't changed much.... a bit thinner maybe. I like Wolfgang's red trousers... they look very 70's. UC Berkeley? Isn't that Randy Muller's old...
... Steve was there way, way before me. At least a couple of years! Honest! ... Not as odd as the Pure Math nut cases! As long as we're off-topic, here's a...
Hey Alvin, This would be a good project for your next observing guide... "A Field Guide to the Galaxies". I think it would be great!!! Go For IT! Jane ... ...
Hi Jane, Kinda funny that you've mentioned it. But I'm just about to release the next book of my planned series of five observing books; Observing the Arp...
... What is the ideal size aperture for looking at the Arp Peculiar Galaxies? I've always been under the impression they require a pretty good chunk of glass?...
... Mine too. And Jo's. We both finished our BA's there the same time, '74-75, somehow without meeting each other. Got teaching credentials there too. That...
... Galaxies? I've always been under the impression they require a pretty good chunk of glass? Would they be in reach of a modest size telescope, say a 10"? a)...
http://members.aol.com/anonglxy/arpnotes.htm Knew I'd forgotten something important. Ray Cash's selection of the 100 brightest Arps is a real service. Fun...
... I think Randy missed all the excitement over People's Park. I still remember that year walking down Telegraph Ave. and asking a guy in suit if he had the...
I recently received a Willmann-Bell catalog and was interested to see that they have a new ARP Peculiar Galaxy Guide that was supposed to start shipping at...
The SVAS isn't too bad. It isn't for everyone tho' (some of these light buckets included) because lots has happened. There will be a change coming soon that...
... light ... coming soon ... Hi Walt! Nice to see you posting here. Glad too to see you're running for SVAS president, and that the club is improving... ... ...
Well Jane, I have a two pronged answer. 1. If one just want to "detect" the Arp, you can do it with a 8 or 10" scope. I've completed Larry Mitchell's TSP Arp...
Walt, Great to see you out again! When are we going to see you at IHOP? :) Glad to see you running for president for SVAS. Clear skies, Alvin ... From:...
I had a heart attack and triple-bypass surgery, dropped 25 lbs. but other than that -- doin' fine. I decided it was time to raise my ugly head and try to make...
I think it was Alvin who had the swinging Dob at RedWhiteBlue Canyon during the gale force winds.... Walt [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I still need to figure out how to transport the Beast. I have installed a hydraulic lift in my P/U to lift the scope off the tripod and into the box in the...
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Hi Walt: Welcome back to the astro-groove! It's good news to hear you're on the mend and out under dark skies again. Observing this winter has been kinds...
Thanks for the kind words Jane. I hope for the best myself. I really want to put this beast to work so I will be showing up one day with my whirling dervish....
I served a month as an astronomy volunteer there last fall. It was a very rewarding and fulfilling time, under DARK skies. Email me off-list if you have...
OK. It's cloudy. It's raining. Nobody is observing. The only thing I can figure out is everyone is on vacation in Mexico, cleaning out the garage, working on...
Yup.. We-be-here!! Just hangin' at www.cloudynights.com... Get it!? Cloudy Nights? har,har..har.. I'm so funny.... ... TonyF P.S. I just wished I lived...
Hi Dick, and welcome to TAC-SAC! ... You got that right. ... Yahoo appears to be fine at the moment. Can't speak for anyone else. ... Welcome! ... Some of us...
TonyF ... Where do you live again, Tony? I used to enjoy lecture meetings when I lived in SF; that's one of the things I miss about moving to the valley and...
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