Reminder from: vpas Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpas/cal GAP Stargazing Friday January 2, 2009 All Day (This event repeats every month on the...
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Jan 1, 2009 4:58 pm
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I could try some dates for a sidewalk astronomy at Yorktown beach. Also just listing to my podcasts we could some how do one for 365 Days of Astronomy. Another...
Stargazers, Thank you, George, for getting these for us. I'll have them with me for the upcoming events. I was over in Virginia Beach tonight so I picked them...
Sungazers, Today was my first chance to spend some time viewing the Sun since Christmas with my new PST with clear skies. On Christmas day, I set it up outside...
Stargazers, Our first observing session out at the GAP for the New Year might be a wet one. I have a commitment out in Virginia Beach this afternoon and ...
Hey You Guys, I know this is pretty late notice but it's 4am and I am watching the weather channel in Lexington KY and they say it should be pretty nice on...
Hey Tom, Man, you'll do anything to get your copy of the RASC Observer's Handbook 2009. I'd love to sleep out in your yard and keep the bears away with my...
Wow! Free Delivery, man you're the best. I'll even pay your bridge toll. It would be great to see you and Ian too. If the boss gives the OK, come over...
Skywatchers Club members and others interested in astronomy, A club meeting will be held on Thursday, January 8, at the York County Library (Tabb branch, at...
... Clear Dark Skies, Bird ... Bird, Sorry but I'm going to have to miss tonight. My whole family has been sick since before Christmas and Warm/Dry is the...
Hey Rob, You didn't miss anything at the GAP tonight. I opened the gates at a quarter after 5 pm, and then drove on back to the Nike site and waited for the...
Hey Ian, Glen called me last night and asked if I could do a presentation on our trip to view the STS-126 Space Shuttle Launch. I said sure. Being the...
hi i'm up at snowshoe wv if we can get out of here early enough on wed i'd love to see those sts pix! l'm still bummed that there are no more night...
dennis rowley
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Jan 4, 2009 4:43 pm
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Hey Dennis, Scott, Ian, & I are giving the STS-126 Presentation on our standard second Wednesday which will be the 14th this month. Time for you hit some more...
... Bird, I have a disc here for you. I converted the night launch to MP4 format and also put the audio files in MP3 Format. The digital dudio files are from...
Hey Rob, First off, please excuse the misspellings in the last email. I guess I should ask for a bad spelling pass for all my emails. Dennis, it's hot TUB not...
wow - you saved me a trip. twice i've gone to jones on the wrong week! thanks...
dennis rowley
dennis48ster@...
Jan 5, 2009 1:15 am
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... Bird, I'm usually at work before 0730. You do know I work over in the building with Mike Klosterman now, right?. I don't mind meeting you somewhere. Just...
Hey Bird, Whats with the high traffic about the RASC 09 book? Is there a discount on them or what? -Brad ... From: Bird Taylor <lawrencewtaylor3@...> ...
Hey Brad, We try and get a group order together each year. It's an excellent reference and resource. List price is $25 plus shipping. When we combine with the...
Hey Kelly, IYA2009. Awesome! I'm so pleased to hear that you guys are doing this. Since the second Saturday is usually near Full Moon this year, it shouldn't...
Hey Dave, I'm going over early tonight in order to work a little more on my STS-126 presentation. I'll be leaving from NASA, if you'd like a ride. I'm guessing...
Hey Jeff, Man, you're just down the street from where we view on the 1st and 3rd Fridays. It's at Grundland Astronomy Park (GAP) on Grundland Dr. at the old...
Hey Eileen, Richard MacDonald is a super guy. He's the Science Curriculum Leader for Hampton City Schools. He has been a great advocate for us with the Jones ...
Does anyone have any collimation tools I could buy off them for cheap? I just dropped most of my $$ on a scope and I'm eyeballing it with a film tube. I have...
... Brad, The collimating tool that came with your scope is actually a pretty good one. It always worked really well for me. I just racked the focuser in all...
I had read about the scopes last year and was pretty interested for homeschoolers. Any chance of helping co-ordinate a peninsula-wide paln-ahead event for...
Rob, From what I understand, the laser is good for quick checks, but apart from that, you need crosshairs and other references to check for secondary offset to...