This meeting will again be held at my home and will commence at 7:30pm. Send an e-mail requesting directions if necessary. We will be discussing the loaner...
Are there planned any organized gatherings for viewing the transit of Venus? I'm starting to get questions about it. :-) drew -- Drew Gilmore Sudekum...
Thanks to Dennis Williams for bringing this one to my attention! This is a high 84* pass at ~8:32pm CDT. The Progress supply ship will precede the ISS and...
... of ... I don't know of anything formalized yet Drew other than an expedition to Skyline Drive in Virginia by a few of us. There are several people...
A note to all who may be attending the Henry Horton Star Gaze this month (June 18th and 19th). This is not a CAS sponsored event, but we are the instigators of...
There are several photos in the tnastronomy Photo section under "Henry Horton Star Gaze April 2003" This will give you an idea of what the site looks like if...
Well, Kris will be (and already is) out of town, but she said that if anyone wants to come to the ASC to check out the view from the roof, we might be able to...
Astronomers, For those of you who missed the final design for our 'button', have a look. Nice job, Robert! I'll make some stickers for the event. Great ORION...
I watched Venus move into the solar image field-of-view yesterday and now it has already moved a considerable distance towards the sun. You can keep watch...
I found this on another group today...file it the just for fun category of info... I ran across this extremely alarming statistic related to the transit of...
Astronomers, This is a reminder that Tamke Allan Observatory (TAO) will be open on Tuesday June 8 at 0630 (6:30 AM) for observing the Venus transit! There...
I hope everyone was able to get a glimps of the transit today. Thats about all I was able to get. I have up loaded my one and only shot of the transit under...
I, too, hope all had clear enough skies to see the transit, at least at times. One of my pictures was posted at www.space.com today. . . too bad they included...
Hi to all, Im still excited about the transit and releived too that I was able to see it and take a few pics. Ive posted them in the photo section. Actually I...
Wow! Very nice! Thanks! Allen CAS Hi to all, Im still excited about the transit and releived too that I was able to see it and take a few pics. Ive posted them...
Check the "Lonnie" folder and then the "Stellacam EX" folder in the photos section for Dennis Williams and my image. It is a contrast- enhanced close-up of...
Wow! Very nice! Nice work guys! Allen CAS Check the "Lonnie" folder and then the "Stellacam EX" folder in the photos section for Dennis Williams and my image....
Hello friends, I have posted some photos from a tour of the crater. A few members of the BSAS were given a tour by Geologist Marvin Berwind. (I believe he is...
Well, I knew you guys would come through. What an awesome shot! When I looked at the weather report on Monday night and saw clouds moving into Virginia, I was...
Hi Glenn, What a surprise! Marvin is in the cubicle next to mine. What a small world. I did notice something in error in your pictures. In "Craterland" is ...
Great stuff Lonnie and Dennis, as usual... Can I assume that the "black-drop effect" is the effect that happes where the image blurs and 'melts' together just ...
Thanks james! Great read.. I have adjusted the photo caption to be more accurate... There should be several more photos floating around from the excursion....
Glenn, I'm no expert on this effect, but after Dennis and I captured what I think is an excellent example of black-drop, I decided to go hunting on the web...
... moving into Virginia, I was hoping you guys wouldn't be cloud- covered. It's a good thing that the both of you know Ohio so well. ... Doug, Allen, &...
Glenn, I'm not sure I did an adequate job in the last post of answering your exact question, so I'll try again and welcome other more informed explantations as...
The black drop effect is a result of diffraction of light. When we think of light as waves, we know they bend around objects and create both constructive and...
Hi All, For those of you who missed the Venus transit but would still like to see images of it, I have posted several (some through scattered clouds) taken...
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/sunearthday/2004/vt_view_observatories_2 004.htm Click on Dyer for the viewer. The images are rather low resolution though. Rocky...
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