Hello All, I just checked Accuweather for the CalStar forecast. It's PERFECT!!! Clear and sunny through next Tuesday with temperatures in the high 70's to ...
3249
Mark Wagner
mgw@...
Oct 1, 2002 5:50 pm
Just on the phone with the head ranger. BATTERY RECHARGING: If you have a battery that needs recharging, you may do so at the Redondo Vista campground where...
3250
tac-sac@yahoogroups.com
Oct 1, 2002 7:52 pm
... Purpose TAC-SAC is a group for amateur astronomers who observe at sites in the Sacramento area. We are an e-mail-based observing community similar to TAC...
3251
glenn_talbert
Oct 2, 2002 3:35 am
Hi tac-sac, Below is a copy from a message from a lunar dome group. Thought you might be interested in these images. Open each image then click your forward...
3252
Alvin Huey
generalragesc
Oct 2, 2002 4:13 am
My wife and I are looking forward to this event. I have not gone out to a multi-day star party for over three years and used to many times before. Anyways,...
3253
Randy Muller
randygmuller
Oct 2, 2002 4:16 am
... No. It's "forwarding". You're fine, Glenn. By the way, I enjoy reading the observing reports you post on StarryNights, and would welcome you posting them...
3254
Jane E. Smith
jane95616
Oct 2, 2002 5:07 pm
Hi All, I'm off to CalStar. The plan is to arrive soon enough to grab the TAC-SAC folks a prime campsite with a tree. When you arrive, look for a dark blue ...
3255
Randy Muller
randygmuller
Oct 2, 2002 9:34 pm
... It's 5 hours including moderate traffic and staying at 80 or below. On Sunday morning 2 years ago, I made it back in 4 hours. Traffic was light, and I was...
3256
tmac_4431
Oct 2, 2002 9:53 pm
... was ... not ... Hi CalStar party goers. I will be driving from Rocklin to the Lake. I expect it will take about 6 hours. Hope to do some imaging and...
3257
Shneor Sherman
szsherm
Oct 2, 2002 10:39 pm
I'm planning on Fiddletown Saturday night. Is anyone else planning to be there? Clear skies, Shneor Sherman ...
3258
mconleyngc
Oct 5, 2002 4:55 am
I'm still trying to decide between BC and Fiddletown. I was beginning to think everyone was going to CalStar. The Clear Sky Clock shows BC better early and...
3259
Shneor Sherman
szsherm
Oct 5, 2002 2:17 pm
I've avoided "Red Canyon" since February or March. Until the lights are dimmed, I probably won't be going there. Clear skies, Shneor Sherman ... ...
3260
Steve Gottlieb
steven_gottlieb
Oct 5, 2002 5:37 pm
... I'm a definite maybe.... depends on how much school work I get finished today. Otherwise, I'll probably make the shorter trip to Lake Sonoma. Steve...
3261
Shneor Sherman
szsherm
Oct 5, 2002 7:50 pm
Steve, I plan to make a long night of it, and I expect to be observing at least until 4 if not later; Fiddletown is 1.5 hours or less for me, Lake Sonoma is...
3262
Steve Gottlieb
steven_gottlieb
Oct 5, 2002 8:38 pm
... I'll make a decision later this afternoon, but as far as MWP 1 in Cygnus this object is a ancient PNe shell, not a SNR with the "visible" part on the DSS ...
3263
juliehuey
Oct 6, 2002 9:28 am
Hi All! I'm Julie Huey, wife of Alvin Huey (22" homemade scope). I'm currently running a web franchise business for businesses that want to sell products on...
3264
Art Freeman
art1949us50
Oct 7, 2002 12:28 am
Hi Randy & All, Hay, Randy, the Tac-Sac Yahoo Groups, like all other groups, has a Calendar associated with the group. Wouldn't it be great if those of us, me...
3265
Mark Wagner
mgw@...
Oct 7, 2002 1:56 am
The best time I had other than observing at CalStar was seeing so many familiar, and so many new faces. The Astronomical Unit, a club from Santa Barbara was...
3266
Randy Muller
randygmuller
Oct 7, 2002 3:49 am
... Hey, there were 4 others as well: Alvin and Julie Huey (22" dob), Brian Zehring (22" dob) and Tom McMahon (8" SCT doing imaging [I think]). Alvin, Julie...
3267
Randy Muller
randygmuller
Oct 7, 2002 4:00 am
... Oops: There were 10. How can I forget bubbly Stacy?...
3268
Randy Muller
randygmuller
Oct 7, 2002 4:02 am
I had good nights Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but had an especially great night Friday night. I finished up my 2-year Hickson survey. Out of all 100...
3269
jojo_94403
Oct 7, 2002 4:12 am
Thank you Randy...it was great seeing you and seeing everyone from up norte way...glad you all got home safe and sound...Stcy...
3270
Jane E. Smith
jane95616
Oct 7, 2002 5:27 pm
CalStar was fantastic. We couldn't have asked for better weather. It was coolest on Wednesday with nighttime temperatures around 33 degrees. Then a warming...
3271
Randy Muller
randygmuller
Oct 7, 2002 5:32 pm
Jane was very eager to play scrabble during the lazy afternoons at CalStar, so I grudgingly agreed, even though I preferred to take a nap, or do almost...
3272
brianz66stang
Oct 7, 2002 8:33 pm
Had a great time at Cal-Star on Thursday, it was nice meeting you all. Sorry I had to leave early but I had been away from home all week already. I went to...
3273
Jane E. Smith
jane95616
Oct 7, 2002 8:33 pm
If anyone has ever tried to play Scrabble with a spoiled 6 year old, they have my sympathy!...
3274
jojo_94403
Oct 7, 2002 8:45 pm
Wished I had remembered that you were bringing Scrabble. I haven't had anyone to play with in about 6 months :-(. stacy...
3275
Jane E. Smith
jane95616
Oct 7, 2002 9:23 pm
... http://www.bartleby.com/61/10/Y0021000.html This is what I get for bringing an inferior dictionary! Who KNOWS what differences this may have made in the...
3276
jojo_94403
Oct 7, 2002 9:55 pm
But is yipe in the Official Scrabble dictionary? My mom and dad wouldn't let us use our other tomes of words when playing...it had to be the Official Scrabble...
