I had just about given up hope that it would be clear on Saturday night, January 29th, but the prediction by Friday afternoon was for mostly clear, so I was...
Shneor and ZZ were having fun in Fornax. That cluster was where I lived 3 years ago this time. http://www.observers.org/reports/2002.01.04.3.html for vivid...
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... Here's a pretty diverse group of observations - from my old C-8 to the current 18-inch Starmaster to a 20-inch observation of N1365 from Australia. 29...
Hi Steve, Any chance you'll be at Fiddletown this Saturday night? Clears, Shneor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...
Hello everyone, I am confessing to this terrible weather that has just plagued us all. Hopefully, clear weather is just around the corner. I treated myself...
... AH HA..... a confession at last! I knew there was a rat somewhere in the woodpile. This terrible weather we've been having reeks of new astrogear. ;) ...
Hi Walt, They are great scopes. Will you be setting it up in a perminant location or keeping it mobile for traveling to dark skies. I have a C14 on a G11, more...
Can anyone tell me if the Rosetta nebula can be seen with a 6" scope (refractor) in the Sacramento area or is this really a dark sky object? Also, is this one...
I have a friend at work who has a child who is a student in a local junion high school. The school owns a 1997 era Meade 8" SCT (Model 2080 LX3, I think) with...
... I don't know for certain, but I think it might be possible, though likely very difficult. Certainly you would be able to see the embedded cluster. I am...
Here's a little history on those scopes: http://home.att.net/~telescopebluebook/sct/meade.htm#8INCH I think if it's an older model, they required a wedge and...
Thanks Randy, I was going to try it tonight but the sky was slightly overcast compared to the crisp clear nights we have had over the last few days. Ive made...
Randy - I can help, my C-11 is from that vintage. But it depends on where the school is, I'm way down here in Wilton. Send me some details, and I'll be...
Randy, I'd be willing to lend a hand too. Is there any chance this person would be willing to join us at Fiddletown this Saturday? I'd even be willing to...
... No. The scope is for on-site use at the school, and I think the teacher wants to get it up and running at the school. By the way, I made a boo-boo. The...
Odds are there's a power connection, but maybe only for 120 volt ac. I had a C-8 like that, from around the same era. But might also have some kind of DC...
Ralph, Long time. Anyways, I've seen it with a 4" f/6 refractor in my backyard in Folsom with an UltraBlock Alvin Alvin Huey ... 30" f/4.3 Starmaster GOTO...
Hi Alvin, Good to see you out here. I found the Rosetta Nebula tonight in my back yard out in Elk Grove with my 6" f/8 refractor. It was fairly dim and needed...
The Fiddletown forecast is not promising, and the ranger I spoke to said there's still a foot of snow at IHOP. Plettstone does not look good either....
... That's approximately true east of the Rockies. West of the Rockies, winter is the wet season. Around these parts, the wet season is... now. We typically...
You can't trust the CSC hunidity forecast. Shneor ... From: Jane Smith Date: 2/4/05 3:36 pm To: tac-sac@yahoogroups.com Subj: [tac-sac] Fiddletown Swimming...
... Last Saturday it was dead on. It showed maximum humidity early on, with a reduction as the night progressed, which is exactly what happened. The latest...
Taking advantage of the brief break in the cloudy weather, I ran up to Lake Sonoma after work on Thursday night (February 3) and arrived about 6:00 to find Bob...
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