Please join us to celebrate five years of presentations done by VPAS in the Jones Planetarium. Come early to enjoy cake and punch provided by the Hampton City...
Stargazers, I spent my lunch scraping the paint-peeling wood exterior doors at lunch today. I got two of the four sections most of the way done. There is a ...
Stargazers, Anyone else want to buy a copy? I have the 10 copy minimum bulk order, so I'm going to order this weekend. See me if you want a copy before I ...
Bird, I got a kick out of one of the statements in the job advertisement "Frequent travel required" They shouls also say "extremely long distance and remote...
Bird, I just recently bought 2 gallons of "Severe weather" (I think it is Olympic brand) from Home Depot. I used to paint my front porch. It is supposed to...
Stargazers, Well, well, well. It's been over a year since the Subaru burst into flames on the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel on our ride back from returning the...
Hi all, An update on seeing the International Space Station (ISS) the next few days. As always, look for a dark location with minimal ambient light, and with...
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Oct 3, 2007 8:03 pm
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I remember the exciting night so well! It was one interesting night. Sitting on the bridge watching the moon rise on a warm Sept. evening while waiting for...
Hey Glen, I can meet at any time as long as I know the night beforehand. The Barnes & Noble isn't there anymore. They're changing Coliseum Mall to a Town...
Stargazers, Sunset is about a quarter to seven, so I'll aim to be at the gates around 7 pm. Let me know if any of you want to get out earlier to set up. Clear...
Reminder from: vpas Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpas/cal GAP Stargazing Friday October 5, 2007 All Day (This event repeats every month on the...
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Oct 4, 2007 4:07 pm
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... Subject: October 2007 Planetarium news Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:41:19 -0400 From: planetarium <charlesf.dibbs@...> To: Bird...
Hey Mike I was thinking about setting up in the grass close to the river like we usally do but down river. So we would be off to the right of any auto...
Hey Bird, First let me congratulate you on the resurrection of the Suburu! I was wondering where you got your Sky Quality Meter from? I'm hoping to get...
I might actually be able to be there! I'm still coming back to NN on the weekends until I can get the housing resolved. So unless someone pulls into my...
Bird, What's the price per copy? Dave C. ... From: Lawrence William Taylor III <Lawrence.W.Taylor@...> To: vpas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 2,...
Hey Dave, They're $18 if you get in on this order, $25 I think if you order a single copy. I'm glad that I checked this site before I left the house this...
OK! If anyone has an interest in the aformentioned telescope for $25, please let me know. (ATCO) We just do not have room to keep this. I do believe that it...
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Oct 5, 2007 12:45 pm
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Hey Daryl, Long time on see, in a couple of ways for me. I have not been able to hold weekends for a while now, and it is really starting to suck. Looks like...
Hey Glen, That is a great plan, seeings how my original plan was to ride my bike and lock it up someplace until we got back. Judy and Lauren are going to ...
Sputnikgazers, There is a great model that you can make of the Sputnik 1 from Niels Paper Models: http://preview.tinyurl.com/2lhelm You'll need a ball. I chose...
Hey Daryl, Unihedron is the company that makes the Sky Quality Meter: http://preview.tinyurl.com/28xmdk They are $120 plus shipping. When I got mine, it was a...
Hey Dottie. It's good to hear from you, sure would be nice if you can make it to YRSP on the 13th. Sounds like things are not settled for you yet, hang in...
Hey Lesa, I'll be up at the Virginia Association of Astronomical Societies all day today in Northern Virginia, but I will be back in Hampton for Sunday. I'm in...
Stargazers, The skies were forecasted to clear for a couple of hours starting around 8:30/9 pm, but alas that was not the case. Butch and I did have a nice...
NASA and the LPI apparently has "re-launched" their website for lunar exploration. Some very interesting stuff there now... http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/ -- ...