... Purpose The Astronomy Connection - Sacramento, TAC-SAC, is a group for active amateur astronomers ranging from beginners to advanced observers who observe...
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I'm planning to be somewhere in the mountains next Sunday/Monday nights, with some friends from the South Bay. Location TBD - I've offered to drive up to...
I'm hoping to observe anywhere up a 6-hour drive but the forecast is lousy even at Ridgecrest, let alone anywhere in Northern California. Clears, Shneor ... ...
Gortatowsky. (can't remember his first name but I invited him to mooch some views off of me). And there was another but @ can't reember where I saw it. Clears,...
That would be Jeff Gortakowsky, from SoCal. I remember him telling me the TSP was not as much fun as the SSP. I've paid Darrell for his extra registration so...
Notes I saw on amastro were very gratifying. Bill Meyers on 22 Apr said - "great star party last year (I was using a borrowed 10 inch CPT), a very simpatico...
Paul told me in an email that he had recommended SSP over TSP while on a trip below the equator. I've never been to TSP, but I have a hard time believing the...
Here we go again. No moon. Of course no moon, you can't see the sky through the clouds! Well I going to put in a cement pier on the weekend on my Nevada...
Has anyone ever attended or heard reports about the "Nightfall" event? http://www.rtmcastronomyexpo.org/nightfall.htm It sounds like a star party my wife would...
CSC has not updated yet this morning. However, the forecest from 1 a.m. this morning is a lot better than the previous run. Same for Fiddletown. Attilla is...
... The CSC forecast is still crap, though. The current NWS forecast for the area around IHOP is: Cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Probability of measurable...
Never mind. Just a teaser of hope. Clear skies, Shneor ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ** Shneor Sherman...
Anybody planning on going out Friday night? I'm thinking of going to Fiddletown. Darrell ___________________________________________________________________ ...
... I'm going to be up at Lake Shasta, fishing. Hope to so some viewing with the 80mm refractor. Wish I'd gone somewhere dark last night, it was crystal clear...
Greetings, I recently joined your group and hope to be able to share my enjoyment of this hobby with you all. I've been interested in astronomy for many years...
... Hi Gary, and welcome to TAC-SAC! Some of us frequently observe at a place we call IHOP (Ice House Observation Plateau), which is about 20 miles east of...
Gary, Welcome. The people in TAC-SAC seem to go to a lot of places in the summer. Pedlar's Hill and Blue Canyon are others. Check the TAC-SAC and TAC...
Hi Randy, It would be good to catch up with all on the 28th or 4th but I'll be out of town during that time. I've heard of IHOP but haven't had a chance to...
Just in case anyone was planning on dining at the Big Wheels restaurant during the SSP next July, you'll need to change your meal plans. I was informed this...
... There's pictures and an article on-line at the link below. Jeez, that restaurant has a bad history. It burned to the ground in 1997 too, according to the...
Hey Gary, You finally found this place! Check out the home page on this site called "The Astronomy Connection": http://observers.org It's become my home page...
Hello I just joined TAC-SAC and I have a few questions. Is the IHOP site always open? Also, I recently purchased an 11-inch Celestron Advanced Series GT. When...