Michelle Stone and Paul Plett hosted a wonderful star party for a large number of friends at their "Plettstone" home in Mariposa County, near Yosemite National...
I left at 10:30 a.m. to enjoy the day and my friends at Plettstone, just outside of the small Sierra town of Mariposa. The weather was wonderful with temps...
Steve, Many thanks for providing the plate of Aquila Barnards. It may actually redeem my observing reputation. Here's the story.... Saturday night I was at...
Steve, Many thanks for providing the plate of Aquila Barnards. It may actually redeem my observing reputation. Here's the story... Saturday night I was at...
... LOL!!! This isn't quite how I remember it, but this is certainly an entertaining perspective. After being asked to find NGC 6804, and after a bit of a...
Don't laugh. Alvin said he was seriously considering doing that. Richard In a message dated 9/1/2008 6:48:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, randygmuller@......
Alvin said he was definitely going to do this when he gets his 8 mm Ethos! Speaking of the 8 mm Ethos, Marsha was kind enough to let me look through hers at...
Yeap, I'm gonna hack it off. .but with is a machine shop, so at least the cut will be professional looking. I will order the 8mm tomorrow. Yeap, the skirt...
Here are some photos I took of the assembled observers on Saturday afternoon at Plettstone. More are coming. It was a jolly crowd, and a mainly social night...
Now that next new moon is the annual CalStar bash, who all on TAC-SAC is planning to attend? Last big star party of the season here in California... fun...
it is very unlikely that I'll be able to make it this year. My folks are coming to visit and it looks like they want to stay a while. I strongly encourage...
Nope, but I feel that I'll use it more as the magnification, 287x, is a great starting magnification. I think that the 13mm is going to be sold. I thought...
Last Saturday, August 30 2008, Marsha, Randy, Jane, Bill and I met at Atwater to caravan up to Plettstone. We arrived to a gathering of about 10 other TACos...
... ROFL.... you can sure tell Steve is a 60's child. I haven't heard the term "bitchin'" in years, but back in the mid-60s it was my favorite adjective. I'll...
On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Mark Wagner ... Much to my dismay I will be in Canada. However, after discovering my 10" won't fit in my new car, I probably...
... Yes, it does. I look forward to seeing it in action. We discussed this a little at GSSP. I am sure that when it is done and out under the sky, the 16"...
There were about 20 intrepid souls that ventured up (or down, we had several Oregoners) to "that old airport up by Lassen" for some late summer viewing. There...
Shoot, I just noticed my phrase applies to "nbsp" not "nbsb". In any case, Jane, I'll try to work that "nbsp" phrase into my next observing report as well as...
Sounds like you had a good time. Thanks for the update. I was curious how things went up there. Richard Navarrete In a message dated 9/2/2008 4:00:53 P.M....
... Curious how the seeing was? It seemed like most location other TACos went to had softer seeing on Saturday night. I am also surprised that the 30"...
The seeing was a bit soft. I was seeing details on Jupiter in the refractor but people weren't seeing much detail (as reported by the public) in the...
... Its quite a scope. Whoever buys it is going to have a dream instrument. I be the lines at the 30 were tremendous! ... Thanks. Why don't you consider...
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