... Water ... Jim, The future site of the MLO is on our farm in Lewis Co. I will be camping there tonight. We have rescheduled the star party and work weekend...
i was looking on the Barnard-Seyfert webb site at the ob. in tn and just have to ask is there not any one in tn that has there own ob.. i ask because i am in...
Edward, I imagine several people have observatories. I have a roll off roof one I complete a few months ago (my second one, the first one in Memphis many...
yes i would. i have been into astronomy for 20+years and last year i was able to get a celstron gps11 witch i found to be to big for easy set up and tear...
I posted this to Astronomy Online but I thought I would post it here also since I know a few of you are asteroid hunters. I was sketching M103 last night....
Charlie, I found only one satellite and it was nearly 13* away in Perseus at ~12:54am and was mag 4.1. Asteroid Niobe was about 10* away at 4am and was mag...
Hello Charlie, I checked the database that I have here, and saw neither asteroid or satellite in that place at that time. At 36 degrees per hour though, it had...
Thanks Lonnie and Rocky. Some of the guys over at Astronomy Online gave me some great web links. CalSky (linked to it off the CLear SKy Clock, shows a GPS...
Could someone remind me of the name of the multi-volume (maybe just 2 or 3) set of books Dr. Hall was reading out of at the TNSP04 on Friday night. They were...
Hi Nick, I didn't attend Dr. Hall's talk, but it sounds like Burnham's Celestial Handbook. Great reading, although some of the info may be a bit dated. The...
... just 2 or 3) set of books Dr. Hall was reading out of at the TNSP04 on Friday night. They were (I believe) a constellation by constellation study,...
... could ... is a ... internet for ... would ... star ... from ... I have been thinking of how to accomplish this myself. There are some problems. I'll have...
... over Burnham's books if you only had a 5" Mak? Hummm... ... Yes, I still would. Both are worth having, but if I could only have one set and I had a 5"...
Nick, Lonnie, I agree, NSOG is invaluable. I refer to them quite often as well. These will keep you busy for almost a lifetime. I received mine as a gift from...
I concur with the assessment of a satellite in a highly elliptical orbit. You don't know me, but I graduated from the Naval Academy in '87 and spent some time...
This may be a repeat, but it can't hurt. http://www.willbell.com/HANDBOOK/nitesky.htm Lionel J. Crews, PhD Assistant Professor of Physics Department of...
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Just got a call from a BSAS member who says that today's Science Friday topic is the X Prize and private spaceflight. In Chattanooga, it broadcasts at 3 PM...
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... Thank you Dr. Crews! That's a very good link for everyone to review the NSOG volumes. Lonnie...
You can find very informative reviews of Burnham's, NSOG, and many other resources at Cloudy Nights. http://www.cloudynights.com/book.htm I too have the NSOG...
I concur with Allen. NSOG is the way to go. If I only had one choice, it would be that. I never go anywhere without them. Karma [Non-text portions of this...
Hi! Julie from Louisville here. Last year, I attended the Green Bank Star Party and had an absolute blast. The weather did not cooperate with us, but the ...
Hello All, Just a little reminder to all of you about Astronomy Picture of the Day http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html You should try to go there...
Why would people on ebay and online used bookstores (both) be trying to sell the two volume "Night Sky Observer's Guide" set for more than they cost new...
... Hi Rocky, I have the ³Astronomy Picture of the Day² in my ³Favorites³ and check and read every day. Thank you. You headed me in that direction several...
... The publisher, Willmann-Bell, sells them direct to you: http://www.willbell.com/HANDBOOK/nitesky.htm There is no reason to pay more. Buyer beware. ... ...
My wife recently relented and let me purchase a telescope. I got the LX-200 GPS/SMT with UHTC coatings (enough with the acronyms already). I am fairly...
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I'm not sure, but I'd guess it is because AMAZON and BARNES & NOBLE have the Observers Guides listed as OUT OF PRINT. The sellers are practicing basic price ...
Nick I have seen the same thing quite often But as long as there are people out there that will pay their price then thats what they will see the books for I...
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