Hi, Randy, yes, the spiral structure was clearly visible in my 18". Amazing, because it was so low in the northwestern sky. But we had high transparency,...
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Randy Muller
rmuller@...
Aug 2, 2000 5:10 pm
Thanks for the great report, Shneor! Alan Keller, Gary Manning and I were at Lassen with TAC. We had intermittent clouds with some good transparency followed...
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Shneor Sherman
shneor@...
Aug 2, 2000 2:53 pm
This last weekend, my observing buddy Gregg and I traveled on Friday as planned, to an observing site about 2 miles northwest of the abandoned town of...
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Shneor Sherman
shneor@...
Jul 21, 2000 8:07 pm
Hi, can't be there tonight, but I expect to be there Saturday night...Have a good tome at Lassen, I hope to do the same at Boddie. Shneor BTW, don't forget to...
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Lim, Choon Kiat
choon.kiat.lim@...
Jul 21, 2000 5:45 pm
Randy, Congratulation for getting the new scope. I have no doubt you're going to get a fantastic view with your 18 incher. Last night, I observed the comet ...
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Randy Muller
rmuller@...
Jul 21, 2000 5:22 pm
I'm heading up to Blue Canyon tonight and tomorrow night to test out my new 18" at a dark site. Woo hoo! Comet Linear was reasonably good from my backyard...
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Randy Muller
rmuller@...
Jun 24, 2000 9:32 pm
Jeepers!! I'm still going if it looks like it has a reasonable chance of being clear. I see thunderclouds on the weather satellite photo, but they are well ...
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Shneor Sherman
shneor@...
Jun 24, 2000 7:44 pm
Tonight's BC forecast: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers or thunderstorms then clearing overnight. Shneor...
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Shneor Sherman
shneor@...
Jun 24, 2000 6:25 pm
Randy, BTW, the searchlight you saw was almost certainly not from South Lake Tahoe, but from the gas station a mile up 80 (Emigrant Gap). That's why we need to...
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Randy Muller
rmuller@...
Jun 24, 2000 6:15 pm
... I don't see how. It's not designed for it. It's a Novak cell, and I think I installed it incorrectly the first time. It stayed in place (by sheer luck)...
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Shneor Sherman
shneor@...
Jun 24, 2000 2:04 pm
Randy, could you use velcro to keep the mirror in place? Shneor...
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Randy Muller
rmuller@...
Jun 24, 2000 9:17 am
... Hmmm. Well, I can report that I did not see the moon until well after 1am. I'm guessing someone didn't allow for daylight savings, or had moonrise for...
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Shneor Sherman
shneor@...
Jun 23, 2000 4:10 pm
I just used the time posted on SVAS' web page for moonrise... Looks like the viewing will be significantly better Friday than Saturday, according to Starcast ...
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Allan Keller
allank1@...
Jun 23, 2000 12:02 am
Saturday at B.C. is a possibility for me. I will know for sure Saturday morning. -Allan...
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Randy Muller
rmuller@...
Jun 22, 2000 9:33 pm
... See you there. ... Midnight Pacific Standard time is 1am PDT. According to the US Naval Observatory, the entry for Blue Canyon (W120 50, N39 11) June 24th...
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Shneor Sherman
shneor@...
Jun 22, 2000 5:19 pm
I'll be there Saturday night (moonrise Friday is around midnight) together with another 20 volunteers for the Society of Women Engineers star party. Shneor...
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Randy Muller
rmuller@...
Jun 22, 2000 5:01 pm
I'm planning to head up to B.C. both Friday and Saturday nights....
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Randy Muller
rmuller@...
Jun 9, 2000 1:54 am
... Unfortunately, I'm not going anywhere tonight or tomorrow morning. I will check the sky from my backyard, and hope that I can see something more than the...
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Lim, Choon Kiat
choon.kiat.lim@...
Jun 8, 2000 6:05 pm
Matt, I was thinking of going up to BC around 9.30-10pm tonight. Do you know if I'm allow into the area where we have our monthly star party? I'm not an...
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Matt Tarlach
matttarlach@...
Jun 8, 2000 5:39 pm
Well this aurora prediction is sounding more and more like the real thing. Anyone else thinking of heading to the mountains to check it out? Perhaps an early...
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Matt Tarlach
matttarlach@...
Jun 6, 2000 5:34 pm
I used to do occasional sidewalk astronomy when I lived back in SF, and am getting the itch to try some around here. Warm nights and the waxing crescent Moon...
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glm@...
Jun 3, 2000 4:41 am
I am also a member of TAC and wade through a lot of messages like "Who's going to Coe" that really aren't of any interest to me. It's very easy for me to blow...
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Matt Tarlach
matttarlach@...
Jun 2, 2000 7:24 pm
OK, I just made The Phone Call....the City and County of San Francisco is going to have to do without my services this weekend. It's early in the season to be...
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Matt Tarlach
matttarlach@...
Jun 2, 2000 7:19 pm
... From: "Allan Keller" <allank1@...> ... it's ... I think the main concern is too much email traffic....which I can sympathize with as it's the main...
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Allan Keller
allank1@...
Jun 2, 2000 7:07 pm
I enjoy the TAC list immensely and have learned a great deal from it's members. Why not cross post observing reports to both lists? Observing reports are of...
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Matt Tarlach
matttarlach@...
Jun 2, 2000 5:43 pm
... From: "Randy Muller" <rmuller@...> ... OK, sounds good. ... I don't read TAC anymore, and probably some other people joining won't either. No...
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Shneor Sherman
shneor@...
Jun 2, 2000 2:22 pm
Great, Randy! I can't leave till 5:30 - hope the Friday traffic is not too bad. Shneor...
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Randy Muller
rmuller@...
Jun 2, 2000 1:48 am
I changed my mind, and I'm going up on June 2. See you there, Shneor....
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Shneor Sherman
shneor@...
Jun 1, 2000 5:31 pm
I'm planning on BC this Friday. According to Starcast, viewing will be excellent Friday night over most of California. Starcast URL: ...
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Lim, Choon Kiat
choon.kiat.lim@...
Jun 1, 2000 4:37 pm
Randy, Thank you for responding to my mail. I have received a detail direction from Dennis to Fiddletown. Although there will be a SVAS star party at BC this...
