Milky Way Watchers, I never would have believed it, but we could see the Milky Way in Hampton. Even with the poor tranparency, the views were awesome. Richard...
Had a great time, and thank you for giving a newcomer such a warm welcome, yall are a great bunch. Please tell Travis and I think her name was Tina? Sorry,...
Hey Mike, Travis and Tina have been very supportive since our start in January. You can call 311 in Hampton and mention how much you enjoyed stargazing with...
Hey all, Well I goofed....But still succeded. I tok home at 9PM and loaded the van with the kids all layered and a thermos FULL of Hot chocalate. But I drove...
Hey Dave, Sorry about that. I'll try and get a better map in the Link folder. I was only worried that something else might have happened. Grandview is a...
Stargazers, Coinjock was beautiful tonight. The Milky Way was a ribbon of stars. Saturn was fantastic, the way it's tilted now is super viewing. Steve ...
Hey Paul, Did our scout troop visit you guys last night? They were camping on the west side of Makemie Woods and doing the annual Thanksgiving campout with all...
... Yes, they did. Brad took them under his wing. ... I wish I could have been there. I have a horrid cold/sinus infection and after a long day at work I...
Hey Paul and Brad, Thanks for helping out the scouts. I hope that you're feeling better soon. The binoviewers Richard had were really nice views. Maybe when...
Are there any activities planned for the upcoming Leonid showers? I believe it's the 18th and 19th of this month. According to Astronomy Magazine it's supposed...
Lawrence, The Grundland thing sounds good. If we can get a group together, you can count me in. The full moon could wash some of it out, hopefully the shower...
... Brad deserves all the credit. I just hovered in the background answering a few questions. ... Binoviewers are addicting! ... I'd like to. I don't know my...
Just wondering if anyone has an interest in attempting either of these certificates. I just started the Messier list, started meaning 6 of 110. Would like to...
Mike, It sounds like fun. I'll start Wednesday after the Planetarium show at Jones Magnet Middle School. I should be hosting most if not all of the Grundland...
Hello all, According to the league, they don't allow the use of a "goto" scope in finding / recording your list! But, it would still be great to do it anyway!...
Hey Richard, All you have to do is release the clutches and slew that puppy about. Thanks again for helping out. I think that it's great someone is doing ...
Richard, I made a dew shield like yours, thank you for the idea and explaination, it works great. I will hopefully be out at the planitarium tomorrow with...
Stargazers, Good turnout tonight for our second planetarium show. Thank you Jeff and Greg for a great talk on innovative Mars probes. The presentation was very...
Meteorwatchers, Great news!! I talked with Travis Murray today of Hampton Parks and Recreation. If we get at least 10 people, they will open up Grundland for...
Stargazers, I'm going to spend some time in the Planetarium at Jones this morning. Drop on by if you want to help work. Clear Skies, Lawrence Taylor...
Lawrence, Would have loved to but unfortunately duty called, sounds like it would have been a nice way to get acquainted. Just joined the group; been years,...
I found this databse program with a scheme made for the Messier hunter. It shows a skychart for each object, a small picture of each and I do mean small, and...
Mike, Thanks for the link, had already found it doing a GOOGLE search but nice to get independent verification that it was a good site. Biggest decision now is...
... If you get the GOTO, you can still star hop with the hand control if you wish. Best of both worlds. The GOTO is nice if you have limited time to observe...
Hey Bear, My two cents on the telescope thing is to look through a lot of other scopes before you decide. We have at least three Stargazing opportunities a...
Hey Mike, Thanks again for the help. Sorry for the short notice, but I didn't know my schedule until the last minute. I like the Messier software. Imagine my...
Bear, The big debate to go or not to go. My initial drive in astronomy came from a star party back in Texas, where I was given a tour of the sky from an 18"...
Hey Mike, Thanks for the link to the TUMOL program. I've only done a brief scan through it and I like the observation sheets which show location and the...
