Hey Butch, Thank you very much for taking the GAP tonight. Mike, Butch has the keys and a few Skymaps, but the weather doesn't look as if it is going to ...
It looks like it will be clearing up by 9PM. A bit breezy but clearing. I plan to be there tonight and to bring my Christmas Present with me. My wife got me a...
I have an 120ST, it is a lovely scope, very nice wide field views. Bear ... -- -- Bear AKA Lawrence Beals "The price of anything is the amount of life you...
or an 10" LX200 GPS... I can leave it set up in the living room and take it out all in one piece, certainly can't do that with my other scope Bear ... -- -- ...
Mike, From the looks of the forecast I don't know that I'll be there for hours myself - HOWEVER, IT COULD CLEAR UP SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY!! Right,...
Skywatchers Club members and others interested in astronomy, A club meeting will be held on Thursday, February 7, at the York County Library (Tabb branch, at...
Hey Marilyn, You guys ought to put your activities and events on the vpas Calendar. We're hoping to get the Virginia Living Museum to put their astronomy...
45 minutes before GAP TIME (that's sundown plus 1/2 hour or so for good darkness)I wouldn't have bet anything on it even being worthwhile to open the gates -...
Here's what I was in the process of posing at the same time you were typing up your report. My Family & I arrived to find Butch waiting at the gate. We went...
Rob, Obviously great minds synchronized - what else could one say? Butch ... From: Rob E To: vpas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 2:58 PM ...
A wonderful night to be out at the GAP. I was sure happy that I could convince Butch to come back and out share his chairs, his binos, - the van "windbreak"...
Hey George, The UFO was really me. I turn off the Nav, Beacon, and Strobe lights and flash the Landing lights in a random pattern when I fly over at night...
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Hey Tom, Next time drop a flare so we know it's you!. Butch ... From: Tom Schumann To: vpas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 5:15 PM Subject:...
The Daily Press is going to help advertise our lunar eclipse viewing scheduled for Feb. 20 evening at Jones Middle School. Does anyone have a local lunar...
George, I have some that I took at the last Lunar Eclipse, what format and size do they need? Bear ... -- -- Bear AKA Lawrence Beals "The price of anything is...
Folks interested in astronomy, The York County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Skywatchers Club will host an observing session (weather permitting)...
Do you have a start time I can publish in the homeschool newsletter? I need to get it finished tomorrow morning. I saw an estimate in previous posts of 10:30...
Asking for info so I can put it into the statewide newsletter tomorrow. Do you have times available now for the lunar eclipse program at Jones on the 13th? ...
Hey Chris, The eclipse starts with the Penumbral first contact at a little after 7:30 pm. The partial eclipse starts around 8:30 pm, passes through totality...
Hey Chris, The second Wednesday each month at Jones starts at 7 pm. Since our beginning and as far into the future that I can see at this point it will be so. ...
Thanks. I am also sharing with the local homeschoolers. Some folks may not be on the local list but still around the area and getting state mailing. Hope it...
OK. Just double checking as I've noticed sometimes you guys have done 2 shows for big crowds and times seemed to vary a little with the changes in sunset...but...
We varied the start time and day for a few months in 2002, until we all got confused and realized that "second Wednesday - 7PM" is something that we can lock...
I've recently rejoined the VPAS group. I was a member back a couple years ago and had attended a couple events at Newport News Park. I've recently dusted off...
