Hi All, It looks like my mother will be going home to Knoxville this Saturday and I will leave to return to Nashville on Sunday by way of Bandy Creek...
I have to reschedule this month's Equipment Cmte. meeting for Wednesday Nov. 17th at my house. The primary topic will be the 10" Cave telescope and a budget...
Hi Orionites, Our October Picnic at Tamke-Allan Observatory was fun -- good to see you all. The ORION astronomy group will meet at 1900h (7:00 PM) at the Oak...
Hi all, Bob Rice in his questionnaire revealed that the dates for next year's TNSP are October 7-9. The new moon is on the 3rd making the party during a 4- and...
Hi Jim, There were a number of reasons why Oct. 7-9 was chosen, including the fact that some BSAS members could not participate in setting up for the event...
... year's ... during ... there ... Jim, I was one of the people who first suggested these dates. We are trying to attract as many people as possible to our...
Thanks, John and Lonnie for the very good reasons. After looking up the moonset times, those dates are indeed less of a concern. I'll see what I can come up...
It's one week to the Volunteer State Star Party. It's free, it's dark, it's clear? The VSSP is in one week in Lewis Co. TN. Primitive camping on site,...
See: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/life.is.beautiful.hoax.html This Virus Warning is a HOAX! Sorry about that. I shoulda checked it first. 8-{ Jim...
Do any of you have the 16" LX200 Meade? I was wondering what the bolt pattern is for the fork connection to the optical tube. Is it just that same 3-hole...
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Hello Dr.Crews, If you’re not able to find an answer on this group, try joining the SCT-User Yahoo group and post a message there. I’m sure you’ll get an...
In preparation for Tuesday's Jupiter occultation, I spent this morning tracking Jupiter in daylight and trying to optimize my webcam and image settings. Those...
http://www.journeytopalomar.org/ Here's an upcoming program for PBS about Hale's telescopes including Palomar. No date yet that I know of, but it looks...
... Doug, I will talk to you tonight about this. I need to know your camera type and what software control program you are using. 1) If your webcam is USB 1.0...
Lonnie, Thanks for your reply. I have a Phillips Toucam Pro, and I'm using K3CCDTools for image acquisition. I didn't use a barlow, because I plan to also...
Did anyone else notice the aurora? I was sitting on my patio tonight around 5:45 and saw a deep pink glow above the northern horizon. It was not a light dome...
I am sorry for the late notice, but thought that some of you Nashvillians might be interested. NASA is holding a very large conference here in Louisville this...
Hi Pam, Thanks for the heads-up on the Aurora activity. I saw your message around 7pmct and immediately went outside to see. After my eyes adjusted to the...
Hi All, On Sunday on my way back to Nashville, I went by the Bandy Creek Campground to check out the three fields west of the main campground for possible use...
I've been meaning to go to Big South Fork near a new moon for quite some time. Jim's previous messages motivated me to do it this past weekend. I live in...
... From Knoxville I think you may find it quicker to stay on Hwy 63 until it tee's into US 27 at a stop light just past Huntsville. ... Michael McCulloch...
... Tom, We've met at TAO before. Sky darkness can be a hard thing to agree upon, but being in Knoxville I would encourage you to try the Cherohala Skyway...
... tent, but there is a no-camping except in campground sign on the road. Sue Duncan in her first reply to my request for information wrote ... Indeed they...
Hi to all, thought I'd put my web site up for anyone who would like to check it out. I'm still working on my astrophotography skills as you can see, but I'm...
I too remember meeting you at TAO Mike. I haven't been to the Cherohala Skyway observing site, yet. The 2 hour drive from Knoxville has discouraged me. Based...
... Under the best conditions, *in my opinion* the Cherohala wins -- perhaps a 0.25 to 0.5 magnitude difference. But both provide dark views. I'm not sure from...
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