Reminder from the Calendar of vpas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpas/cal GAP Stargazing Friday February 3, 2006 All Day (This event repeats on the first...
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Feb 2, 2006 5:00 pm
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Stargazers, I wasn't able to get off of work until after 7 pm, leaving me only one option for the night's activities. Robert, George, and I really enjoyed ...
Stargazers, I'll be out at the gates around 5:30 pm tomorrow night. The Moon sets at 10:30 pm. After hearing the lectures today, I'm going to try and observe ...
Stargazers, We've been invited to participate at an Order of the Arrow Conclave up at a Boy Scout Reservation outside of Winchester the end of April. I've ...
Suitwatchers, It looks like the Russian SuitSat will be released tomorrow night: http://suitsat.org/ I'll bring a shortwave with me to the GAP tomorrow night,...
Hey Martha, Come on down. Here is the Virginia Peninsula Astronomy / Stargazers web site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpas/ We have a Calendar that has most...
... Bill ... technique is ... knobs' ... extremely ... http://www.sctscopes.net/SCT_Tips/Maintenance/Collimation/collimation. html ... scope. The ... ...
Aye Bird, I will go along with ye! I have been active in Scouting since a lad in the 50's ! Bill ... From: Lawrence Taylor To: vpas Sent: Thursday, February...
Stargazers, I just won a GSA Auction for four mirrors last Friday night while I was at Sandy Bottom and TCCAS. Pete helped me pick them up this morning. I'm...
Hey Justin, I finally wrote out you presentation as a QuickTime movie on a CD. I'll have it in my bag or at the Planetarium. I'll keep it with me if you're ...
Come join us for a presentation about "Our Very Own Star." Learn about how our Sun affects the Earth and how "storms" on the Sun interact with the space...
Holy __________ (Expletive Deleted). I am trying to convince my wife to let me upgrade and that you get four mirrors is just luckily AWESOME. Congrats man!! ...
Very very nice, what site did you use to find out about the GAS auction. So are we going to have telescope making classes at the planetarium now? Looks like I...
This email is for the person/s who contacted me regarding my email for help with an Astronomy Campout at Bethel Campground this coming summer. I need to set...
BthCampgr@...
Feb 5, 2006 1:58 am
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Hey Bear, Here is the GSA Auctions site: http://gsaauctions.gov It's kind of like ebay with the maximum bids and reserve bids, but the auction only ends at the...
Bird, Thanks... I think! As if my ebay habit wasn't bad enough. They even have a 89 ft warping tug for auction!!!!! <grin> clear skies Bear ... -- -- Bear AKA...
Bird, I sent my wife out to the event--i styed home with the newborn. She did mention a volunteer with a "huge", she said, scope, but said it was too cloudy...
Stargazers, Nice evening of old AstroBuddies and a few new. I set up early with Bruce arriving shortly thereafter, followed by Mark & Diane, and Dottie. Judy...
Stargazers, George and I got into a conversation Friday night about the Hubble Space Telescope mirror and it's history. My mental cobwebs blocked most of the ...
Thanks Bird, neat stuff! I wonder why no one wants a perfect 98 inch mirror for a ground telescope? I know a guy that just got 4 "old" mirrors that he is...
Hey George, I do have access to two video projectors. I'll bring both along with Skymaps. Thanks again for doing the presentation. Thanks Bear for getting the...
Hey Barbara, We have events on Fridays. Saturday's are usually open. I'd suggest one that is near a first quarter Moon. Sunset is pretty late in the summer and...
I have an SkyView Pro 8 EQ Reflector I got for christmas last year. It came with a 25mm and 10mm. I was woundering what eyepieces could go with the telescope....
Hey Barbara, I can help on either or both Saturdays in May and June. If you'd like to do the first Friday we can see if anyone else can support the event from...
The dates I am looking at right now are in May or June, My thoughts were to hold this on a Friday because we were hoping to have the participants camp over...
BthCampgr@...
Feb 7, 2006 7:25 pm
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Stargazers, I'm going to this lecture tonight. I hope to see some of you there. Clear Dark Skies, Bird ... Dr David McDavid is visiting us at the NSU campus...
Hey, What do you like looking at? Does price matter? New or used? My first purchase was a barlow that allowed me to double the magnification of the eyepieces...
Hey Barbara, The 3rd of June sounds good. (Nice catch on the Mother's Day weekend for the May rain date.) We'll bring Skymaps for handouts. They are a great...
Stargazers, We had a very informative lecture on Gamma Ray Bursts (GRB) from an astronomers and an astrophysicists perspective. Larry and I were with an ...
Reminder from the Calendar of vpas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpas/cal Jones Planetarium Wednesday February 8, 2006 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (This event repeats...
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