Hey TAC'os! I'm pleased to announce that the 2003 Shingletown Star Party Web Page is officially up and running and registration is now under way! Check out: ...
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Michael Huster
mehuster
Feb 17, 2003 8:20 pm
Jim, Thanks for the update. This year I will actually be around for the party. Please sign me up for a volunteer. Also, If you have any coordination meetings ...
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Jim Ster
sterjf
Mar 6, 2003 12:08 am
There will be a planning meeting for the 2003 Shingletown Star Party this Saturday, March 8th at 10:30am in the Shingletown Non-Profits office in Shingletown,...
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Jim Ster
sterjf
Mar 18, 2003 5:28 am
Hey Guys, Check out the latest updates to the SSP webpage. Mark Wagner has been busy keeping the content updated. The SSP sponsors are jumping on board and...
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Jim Ster
sterjf
Jun 2, 2003 5:04 pm
There is a planning meeting for the 2003 SSP this Saturday, June 7th at 10:30 am up in Shingletown. Weather permitting; I'll be heading to the Shingletown...
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Michael Huster
mehuster
Jun 6, 2003 7:07 pm
Jim, I can come to the meeting tomorrow. Where will it be? Michael Huster ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online...
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Jim Ster
sterjf
Jun 6, 2003 7:51 pm
Hey Michael, That's great. The meeting is at 10:30am this Saturday in the Shingletown Non-Profits office, which is located at the intersection of Hwy 44 and...
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Michael Huster
mehuster
Jun 7, 2003 5:26 am
I'll be at the meeting. But I can't stay for observing. Sorry, but I've got to get back home. We had new floor put in, the house is a wreck and 10 relatives...
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Michael Huster
mehuster
Jul 2, 2003 2:29 am
I had a great time at the Shingletown star party. It was my first major star party. I thought it ran very smoothly. I was there from Wed. morning through Mon. ...
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Ster, James
sterjf
Jul 24, 2003 6:04 pm
Hey Fellow TACo's, I hope by now you have all recovered from the latest fantastic edition of the Shingletown Star Party. It sure was a blast to see everyone...
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Jim Ster
sterjf
Jul 26, 2003 9:24 pm
Mags' is already up there at her folks place for the weekend. I actually stayed behind so I could go to IHOP, but the CSC's are looking much better the...
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raconia2000
Aug 7, 2003 6:36 am
Media contacts: David Perry & Associates (415) 693-0584 news@... ALERT!! ALERT!! The spaceship you need to leave the surface of Mars has been ...
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openwater2
Aug 7, 2003 3:35 pm
Hello everyone. Im new member and would like to ask for some help on setting up my new telescope. If anyone can help please let me know...thanks....
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Jim Ster
sterjf
Aug 7, 2003 5:26 pm
Can you tell us about your scope? That would help us to understand what you're up against. -Jim ... http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/...
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dwayne norman
openwater2
Aug 8, 2003 6:48 pm
Thanks for responding Jim.....i have a mead 4600 model.It isnt anything fancy. I have played around with it some and actually was able to see rings around ...
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Jim Ster
sterjf
Aug 8, 2003 7:00 pm
Dwayne, I'm not familiar with the Meade 4600 and I can't find anything on the meade website about it. Is it a refractor or reflector and what sort of mount...
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dwayne norman
openwater2
Aug 8, 2003 7:04 pm
Hey thanks Jim i will e-mail him......I heard about the trip to whiskeytown. I was gonna just show up and hope someone would be able to help.Hope to catch up ...
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Randy Muller
randygmuller
Aug 8, 2003 8:05 pm
... A friend of mine had a scope and mount similar to this, I think. I suspect it is a 4" (i.e., 114mm) newtonian reflector on an equatorial mount. These...
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mehuster
Aug 11, 2003 7:21 pm
Hi Dwayne, I just got back in town. I need to do some telescope setup/takedown dry runs soon. I teach astronomy at Simpson College. I was thinking of doing...
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mehuster
Aug 25, 2003 12:12 am
TAC-Shasta members, Last night the Shasta Astronomy Club hosted a Mars Party at the Whiskeytown Lake Mines Trail parking lot. It was by far the largest public...
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mehuster
Aug 26, 2003 5:59 pm
Eric did some research and decided to change Wed. night to the Bumpass Hell parking lot. Right now there are high clouds over the area, but weather.com shows...
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Jim Ster
sterjf
Aug 26, 2003 6:09 pm
Jane Smith, Mark Wagner, Brad Franzella and I will be observing from the Shingletown Airport on Wednesday night. We're stopping there and observing for the...
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Michael Huster
mehuster
Sep 2, 2003 5:31 pm
Last Wednesday I went up to the Bumpass Hell parking lot at Lassen Natl Park. Others were dissuaded by the high cloud cover. I set up around 8:30 and waited....
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Al Rocca
arocca@...
Sep 2, 2003 9:21 pm
Excellent! Nice Mars photo. Al ... From: Michael Huster [mailto:mehuster@...] Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 10:31 AM To:...
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Jim Ster
sterjf
Sep 2, 2003 9:49 pm
Hey Michael, Nice pic. That's what it looked like all weekend long. I was hoping to get at least one fantastic view of it at some point during the weekend at...
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Michael Huster
mehuster
Sep 3, 2003 1:58 pm
On the way home from Lassen I stopped at the Shingletown airport around 1:00 AM. I missed you, but i saw your tire tracks. ... ...
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Jim Ster
sterjf
Sep 3, 2003 4:47 pm
Hey Michael, We actually left the Airport a little after 12:30. We must have just missed you. -Jim ... around ... hoping ... through ... ...
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ngc4244
Oct 7, 2003 12:09 am
I just moved to the redding area. I was an active member in TAC in the bay area and was wondering how active the group is up here? Also what observing area's...
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Jim Ster
sterjf
Oct 13, 2003 5:33 pm
Hey Eric, Good to hear from you. Well, based on how long it's taken for you to get a reply, I guess your question about how active this group is has been...
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Michael Huster
mehuster
Oct 14, 2003 3:26 pm
Eric, I did not hear back from you, but here is my reply of a week ago. Michael Huster The group has not been very active. There are several active observers ...
