Hope somebody could burn up some brain cells to answer this. I think this is a spring/summer object. Two galaxies in the same line of sight, both edge-on and...
... Was it NGC 3314? It doesn't perfectly match your description. But there is a spectacular Hubble photo of it at http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050507.html ...
... Yes, that's it! Gosh, you are like a professor people. 8-) How.....How did you find that out? Thanks for the quick reply. Pretty low on the horizon for a...
... Cool! ... Well, that Hubble shot is very memorable, and I remembered it from the APOD. I didn't recall the NGC number. So I searched for it, and found it...
Randy Muller wrote; I wasn't sure it was the galaxies you were looking for, but I knew it was very striking and that Steve had mentioned it. ************ ...
Great website. Something to do on a rainy day which could be now. The keyhole.com site shows an overlay for Google maps which might be more useful but I can't...
Hello. I am a new member to this group and have a question about equipment. I have been eyeing a large (by my standards) Dobsonian mount telescope and was...
... Hi Sac News Net. What's your name? ... I think either one is a good scope for a beginner, or for someone returning to the hobby after a long time. They...
... Hi Sac News and welcome back to the hobby. Everything that I've seen of both of them is as Randy said. They are both good scopes, that is, they have good...
Hi Sacnews. I am known as an equipment hound - I think it was Randy who said last time i saw him at IHOP that every time he sees me I have a different scope -...
Hey Sacnews, I'm not familiar with the scopes, but the 12" will give you 44% more light than the 10". That's pretty significant. Clears, Shneor ... ...
THanks to everyone who has given me advice on the SkyQuest 10" & 12" scopes. Joe Blenkle ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
Weather still looking good....I'm planning on being at IHOP 4 around sunset. Unless you wanted to try the Mendocino site I posted about last month, Shneor? ...
I think I prefer IHOP right now - it's about an hour-and 20-minute drive. I'll probably arrive around 7:15. Moonrise is about 1:20 a.m. ao I expect to start...
I'm going to have to cancel out, again. My wife got some bad news this afternoon - nothing life or death, but a big professional disappointment - and I'm...
got the truck packed.. Getting ready to head out to IHOP4... TF __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail...
The 12 will break your back ;) Those things are huge and heavy. Whatever you get, make sure to come out to the star parties. You can mooch views from the...
I arrived at IHOP at 7:10, and procedded to set up while watching the clouds move east. Tony F arrived and informed me that in the end, Matt oculd not make it....
I can't wait until I'm retired and I can write about observing on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Until then...is this weekend an observing time? If...
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Brag... Brag... Brag... Hope you guys have fun..! TonyF ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has...