There will be a joint committee meeting at my home at 7pm on Cinco de Mayo (May 5th). Topics will include: loaner scope policies, recent equipment purchases,...
The Hubble Space Telescope will pass well within 1* of Comet Q4 Neat tomorrow evening May 5th at 20:24:23 CDT for Nashville. This kind of timing can sometimes...
The data has changed! Hubble will only pass within about 8 degree of Comet Neat (or a little less than a fist above it). Hubble should instead pass well...
I'm posting to tnastronomy rather than the BSAS forum to reach as many people as possible. Of course Sunday is Mother's Day, and Saturday is the Steeple Chase,...
Kris McCall
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May 5, 2004 8:26 pm
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... of ... CDT. ... Forget this portion of the last post. I had the wrong date entered when verifying tonight's data. Hubble is still on a "collision course"...
Kris, I plan to be there. Joe Joseph M. Boyd, Jr., J.D. 5039 Hillsboro Pike, No. 152 Nashville, TN 37215 615-386-3134 boydjoe@... or ...
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May 5, 2004 10:23 pm
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Hi Kris, I am going to get with some of my buddies from CAS in Gallatin. We might have a few people who would like to join you for the comet party... Will let...
David, Thanks for helping. We look forward both to having you at the event but also to visiting with your members and getting better acquainted. There are...
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May 6, 2004 3:41 pm
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... Lonnie, I think I saw it at about 9:25 EDT last night from Knoxville. I was observing Neat in my SV105 and saw a bright object pass through the 2 deg fov. ...
Hi Ed, Not knowing exactly what is happening, I'll try to offer a few ideas. Try focusing the object you want to image in a high power (7-9mm) eyepiece first....
Please give me dates of the Annual star party. CArpe Noctem, Gerald Calia ... Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.677 /...
Hi Kris, Looks like we may have at least 4 people show up tonight from the CAS group, and maybe more... How big is the site that we will be setting up at? Will...
Kris, I plan to be there now that I had to cancel my other trip. It will be great to have the CAS guys and gals there too! I will be bringing the 55" telescope...
How exciting that we should have good weather, a comet, and lots of people out at Longhunter tonight!!! The official time foe the event is 8:15 to 10:15 PM. ...
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May 8, 2004 5:23 pm
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To all astronomers planning to attend the Comet party at Long Hunter State Park tonight, Saturday, 8 May. Those of us with telescopes or other equipment WILL...
We have added the future, remote viewing site for the VBAS. As funding developes, we plan to build an observatory here. It is in Lewis County, SW of...
Looking at the radar and satellite data, the rain and the clouds are moving eastward at a good clip, and it looks like we should have only scattered clouds and...
Kris McCall
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May 15, 2004 8:29 pm
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Yeah yeah, I know, the rain is pretty obvious right now, but in the mid-afternoon it LOOKED like we might have a chance of getting in some observing this...
Kris McCall
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May 16, 2004 12:06 am
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Hi Folks, Yet another radio astronomer is visiting the Knoxville area. Please plan to come to TAO on Friday evening if you'd like to meet our guest. Dr. Stan...
Hello TNAstronomers Sorry that you didn't receive the hyperlink for the Big South Fork Stargaze in my note. I included the links but I think that yahoo must...
It looks like the weather will cooperate for the star party tomorrow night at the Visitor Center at Longhunter State Park. The official time is from 8:30 to...
Kris McCall
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May 22, 2004 1:44 am
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Hopefully the CAS people will be able to join us. Thanks for the invitation, Kris, but we also have a star/comet party Saturday night. We will at Lock 4 Park...
I hope everyone has a chance to look at the incredible image of Olympus Mons at APOD today- http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Look in the calendar...
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