Thanks Dave. I plan to join skywatchers early next year and try out the darl sky site soon thereafter. Maybe I'll see you out there. Take care. Tom. ... was ...
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George L. Curran
g.l.curran@...
Dec 3, 2002 2:20 pm
Hello stargazers, We have a treat for Wed. evening at Jones Magnet Middle School in Hampton. The person that ran the planetarium at Jones for many years...
Stargazers, What a beautiful night! Richard, Mike, Bear, Tom, George, and several others for a total of a couple of dozen were out enjoying the sky. A Cub...
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Taylor Family
judynbird@...
Dec 11, 2002 12:39 pm
Meteorgazers, The Geminids are this weekend with the peak on Friday the 13th. Check out this site for info: ...
Can anyone point me to the specific message with the directions to Grundland? One of my employees' grandson (7 years old) is getting a small scope for x-mas...
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Taylor Family
judynbird@...
Dec 12, 2002 1:13 pm
Hey Paul, I don't have a good flyer, but Tom put a couple of map gif images under the Files section of the VPAS site: ...
Stargazers, George and I are starting to prepare a PowerPoint presentation for the Hampton City Schools Board on Jan. 15th. If anyone is interested in helping ...
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Lawrence W. Taylor III
l.w.taylor@...
Dec 18, 2002 3:25 pm
Cometwatchers, Check out this new comet for viewing in the pre-dawn skies. http://SkyandTelescope.com/news/current/article_816_1.asp Clear Skies, Lawrence...
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Lawrence W. Taylor III
l.w.taylor@...
Dec 20, 2002 5:12 pm
Santawatchers, NASA TRACKS SANTA AS SPACE STATION CREW SENDS HOLIDAY GREETINGS Santa Claus and his reindeer will have some expert help this Christmas Eve, as...
Stargazers, Well, I hung out until 6:15pm and the clouds did, too. Merry Christmas and enjoy the holidays.(Maybe the skies will clear up for tomorrow night.) I...
I thought about it but decided to spend the evening drawing stick figures on my Sky Atlas 2000.0 that arrived the other day, in the back of my mine was the...
Hey Bear, I went to the Virginia Living Museum yesterday afternoon to see Dave Maness, the Director of Astronomy. He had saved an old 8" when Hampton City...
Paul, Thanks. I'm also starting to plan/build a 9-inch truss dobsonian. I have the aluminum tubes and the mirror. I was looking at focusers. For something as...
Stargazers, I was looking at the predicted night sky tonight. It looks great. I might try and go to the site in Chesapeake with the BBAA. Here is their web...
I know of a good place with some Hobby grade Ply wood. Several thicknesses as well as several lengths, real long pieces 48" long in the $10 price range. ...
Anyone interesting in going out to Powhatan Wildlife Management Area on Sunday afternoon and Sunday night? 757-692-6196 bear -- Bear aka Ghoster aka Lawrence...
Thanks Dave, I've spent my weekend with the flu. I hope to be back up to speed today. Yukon had the Baltic Birch, but I didn't buy it yet, because of the 5' x...
Stargazers, I just wanted to thank all of you for all of your support during our first year, 2002. Astronomy is exciting and full of discovery, and the only...
Stargazers, Did anyone else crack out the optics last night? I went out around 8pm or so and there were clear skies. I quickly set up and the family and...
It was raining and cloudy last night around my parts, but I'm glad someone was able to enjoy their optics. I jreceivedeved my Bob's Knobs and installed them. ...
Stargazers, This web site not only is great for maps, but gives you the local weather and lat/long -- for all of you with those computer controlled telescopes,...
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George L. Curran
g.l.curran@...
Jan 3, 2003 5:02 pm
Hello all, Please plan to come out and join us at the planetarium at Jones Middle School Wed. Jan 8 - 7 PM It would be great if you could come and enjoy...
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Jan 4, 2003 3:42 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the vpas group: Observer's Handbook 2003 o At 24.95 o at 15.00 o at 14.00 To vote, please visit the...
I have posted a poll in the VPAS poll section. Purpose is to determine the interest in a group buy for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Observer's...
