Hey Bird, Thanks for the incoragement. I hope your right in that I can do it. I collected all my test scores form the teacher and did the math and turns out...
Stargazers, I hope to attend this Thursday night's Back Bay Amateur Astronomers ... Kent does a great job on sharing his eclipse trips with his most excellent...
Come join us for a presentation about occultations - that is when the Moon crosses in front of far away planets and stars. The Moon will occult the bright...
Hey Tom, Here is the Unihedron site that I was talking about: http://unihedron.com/projects/darksky/database/index.php I have the GAP and YRSP sites so far. ...
Hey Joel, Without going in to any specific scope suggestions, I would encourage you to join us observing a few times. Not only to meet the herd, but to see...
Hey Joel, Yeah, we start at dusk, usually by a half hour or so after Sunset. We'll post something between now and then to see if anyone wants to set up early....
Marsgazers, There is a Sigma series lecture at the Virginia Air & Space Center: http://shemesh.larc.nasa.gov/Lectures/sigma/s-060504.htm ... Dr. Zubrin is a...
Stargazers, I went over after work last night, rolled the roof back, and tried observing the Moon. The viewfinder isn't aligned very well, so needless to say,...
Hi Bird, I have a Nexstar 8i. Please tell Joel I'll try to meet him at an upcoming VPAS event so he can see one. I bought it for it's portability (35 lbs....
Stargazers, Well, I bought some oxy-acetylene tanks and an acetylene regulator today. I also picked up some gloves, apron, and brazing glasses. Thank you Bruce...
Hey Larry, Next week sounds good to me. If it looks like a night that you want to go, just post early in the morning so that I can request your pass in time....
Hey Troy, Cool. I'm so glad that you posted. I'll forward your message to Joel tomorrow morning when I get to work. I'm not sure if he's checking the VPAS...
Reminder from the Calendar of vpas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpas/cal GAP Stargazing Friday May 5, 2006 All Day (This event repeats on the first Friday of...
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May 4, 2006 4:03 pm
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Stargazers, Sunset is at 8 pm. Civil twilight isn't until 8:30 pm. Astronomical twilight ends at 9:30 pm. Jeez, that's late. I'll try and be at the gates by 8...
Hi all, I've been in Houston for the past couple of months. I've been tracking this even down there, but haven't had any good sightings paired with clear...
Jonathan Cruz
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May 5, 2006 10:23 pm
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Stargazers, I'm sticking close to home today. Back Bay Amateur Astronomers have several events going at Southside libraries. Check out their site for details: ...
Stargazers, Met Joel & Shirley(?) last night. The skies were so overcast that I couldn't even see the first quarter Moon. I did enjoy meeting our two newest...
Moongazers, I'm just starting to prepare the presentation for this Wednesday night's occultation of Spica from the Moon. Please add any links or files that you...
Bird, Would love to help but won't be back from CA til next weekend. Did get a chance to go by OPT today for Astronomy day, had to nail my wallet shut or I ...
Stargazers, Kent gave another excellent multi-media presentation. His trip to observe the total solar eclipse in the Mediterranean was fantastic. Thank you...
Hey Bird, Sorry I missed you last night, I knew it was cloudy and got busy doing other things and when I looked at the time it was already 9pm. I glad you had...
Tomorrow night at Jones Middle School looks to be a fun place to be. Bird will share his presentation about occultations and then give a quick tour of the...
Stargazers, Guess what I just found. It looks like the occultation will be at 6:28 through 7:34 pm on the 10th. Anyone tried to view Spica during the day? Here...
Stargazers, I just came across the Meade Advanced Products Users Group (MAPUG) and they have some instructions for viewing 1st magnitude stars during the...
Stargazing in the daytime!! Oh yeah this should be interesting. I just found the same time info that Bird posted on page 159 in the Observer's hanbook that so...
Stargazers, Judy and I set up up the BTI and waited for the Moon to rise after work tonight. We found a spot just off of the portable classrooms in the field...
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