I arrived at Calstar about 12:30 p.m. on Friday and was immediately handed a beer by Mark Wagner. Nice to have friends. After some chat and a cool down after...
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Jamie Dillon
ngc1023jd
Oct 6, 2008 7:53 pm
(TAC-SACistas, I'd gotten lazy when OR's got sent back and forth between lists. Here's another CalStar report. We were glad to see reps from the Far North,...
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Mark Wagner
lumpydarkness
Oct 9, 2008 6:53 pm
Bob Ayers and Kevin Ritschel are two land owners at Willow Springs, south of Hollister. Both are active TAC subscribers and deep sky observers. Bob and Kevin...
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Mark Wagner
lumpydarkness
Oct 13, 2008 9:52 pm
When replying that you'd like to come to Bob and Kevin's properties at Willow Springs for November 1, please include both your first and last name. I get the...
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Randy Muller
randygmuller
Oct 17, 2008 9:48 pm
I am tentatively planning on observing at IHOP next Saturday, October 25th. (Not tomorrow: Moonrise is 9pm)....
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Teri Smoot
montanacg
Oct 17, 2008 10:06 pm
I'll add my name to a tentative list for IHOP that night. We'll see what the weather, etc. may hold. Teri ... From: Randy Muller To: TAC-SAC Sent: Friday,...
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TonyF
k6alf
Oct 17, 2008 10:07 pm
I was planning on jumping on the band wagon. But then remembered it's fall. El Dorado county is Deer hunting Zone D-5 According to CA DFG season runs ...
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Randy Muller
randygmuller
Oct 17, 2008 10:13 pm
... Yeah. The only time I've ever been to IHOP3 was one time when IHOP4 was occupied by hunters camping. Another time, we found hunters at IHOP2, but they...
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Alvin Huey
generalragesc
Oct 17, 2008 11:16 pm
Since I'm tied up on the 25th, I'm planning on Nov 1st. But looks like we have to go somewhere else. ... From: tac-sac@yahoogroups.com...
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Charlie Wicks
charleswicks
Oct 18, 2008 4:39 am
2009 Golden State Star Party T-Shirt Contest is now open. Golden State Star Party is now accepting submissions for it’s 2009 T- Shirt design contest and this...
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Charlie Wicks
charleswicks
Oct 18, 2008 5:23 pm
oops, should entry date should be 11/30/2008.... Charlie...
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Mark Wagner
lumpydarkness
Oct 20, 2008 10:20 pm
I've uploaded a new deep sky observing list for anyone looking for ready-made targets. The list runs from eye candy type stuff (rated "1") to Astro-Amimal...
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Alvin Huey
generalragesc
Oct 22, 2008 12:34 am
Hunting season in full swing and the sites will be loaded with hunters. Alvin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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William Porte
williamporte
Oct 22, 2008 4:12 pm
Hi all, If the skies are clear, I plan on going up to Blue Canyon on the 25th. Bill...
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Randy Muller
randygmuller
Oct 22, 2008 4:17 pm
That makes three of us....
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Jeff Gortatowsky
indanapt
Oct 24, 2008 4:17 am
Hi all! I believe there is a Delta launch from Vandenberg just before 7:30 PDT tomorrow night. Might make an interesting photo op if you are near or far. ...
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Mark Wagner
lumpydarkness
Oct 27, 2008 2:27 am
I didn't expect to, but I got out to observe both nights this new moon weekend.... sometimes things seem to just work out... Friday: I arrived at Houge Park in...
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Randy Muller
randygmuller
Oct 27, 2008 2:52 pm
... This is one of my favorite Messier objects. In an 18". Aperture matters a lot for seeing this delightful cluster, not because it's dim or small or hard...
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Jane Smith
ellen95616
Oct 27, 2008 3:05 pm
This is indeed a beautiful little open cluster. Here's a particularly good image of it. http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/M103.html Jane ... [Non-text...
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Steve Gottlieb
steven_gottlieb
Oct 27, 2008 11:08 pm
As the weather had been ideal all week, I decided to head down on Saturday afternoon to the dark skies at Kevin Ritschel's ranch just off Panoche Pass road...
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Randy Muller
randygmuller
Oct 29, 2008 3:21 am
Anyone go observing last weekend? Blue Canyon? IHOP? Anywhere? I was unable to go....
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Alvin Huey
generalragesc
Oct 29, 2008 5:16 am
Yes. Bill P, Shneor S and I observed at Blue Canyon with about 20 SVAS'ers. The skies were actually pretty good.about NELM 6.5 - 6.8.which is very good for...
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mtbrider586m
Oct 29, 2008 7:05 am
Thanks Alvin for the info on TAC-Sac and on some scope choises. Look Angeal and I look forward to going up to Ice house. Do you go to Ice house 1 or 2? Fred ...
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Randy Muller
randygmuller
Oct 29, 2008 7:07 am
... We usually go to IHOP 4 as a first choice, then either IHOP 3 or IHOP 2. IHOP 1 is now blocked off....
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Alvin Huey
generalragesc
Oct 29, 2008 12:06 pm
Fred, We go to IHOP4, which is about quarter mile past IHOP 2 on the same side of the road. If you google it an use the sat image, you'll see a "D" shaped...
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Jamie Dillon
ngc1023jd
Oct 31, 2008 5:01 am
Saturday night, 25 October, conditions on the Peak were close to ideal: warm, dry, calm, dark with a limiting magnitude of 6.2, steady with seeing going from...
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Mark Wagner
lumpydarkness
Oct 31, 2008 12:41 pm
There are a bunch of TACos on Facebook. Fun place. James Turley started a TAC site on Facebook: ...
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Alvin Huey
generalragesc
Nov 1, 2008 3:16 am
Blue Canyon OR - Saturday October 26, 2008 TAC-SACos; Bill, Shneor and I setup behind the Observatory to shield the red airport lights. There were about 20...
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Mark Wagner
lumpydarkness
Nov 6, 2008 6:02 pm
With GSSP being scheduled for new moon June, 2009, I began wondering about Lassen. In the past, there had been two trips to the area, in fact, two to Lassen...
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Michael Huster
mehuster
Nov 6, 2008 7:01 pm
Mark, I'll be in California for the first summer four years! I'd definitely be interested. Michael Huster, Ph. D. Associate Professor of Science Simpson...
