Hi to All, Saturday night Regulus, Mars, and Saturn will line up in that order (lower right, Regulus, to upper left Saturn) with cresent moon in view between...
carlton lane
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Jul 1, 2008 11:39 am
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Hi carlton, Clear all last nite. Great viewing , good seeing, Got reguls and Mars same fov. Saturn nice also. Summer milkyway clean as it rose in the east....
I'll be in Ocean View that night. Don't forget to check out the transit of Io across Jupiter. My calculations are as follows: 8:56pm Io's shadow...
Neil Paulsen
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Jul 1, 2008 5:42 pm
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Hi Neil...thanks very much for the Io timings! We will definitely observe these! Hi Dr. Mark....fantastic that you can make it! It'll be a wonderful time! -...
hi all well sats are my voulenteer days at the vis and also I lead the tours from the vis to keck. I could join you folks after 10pm though if you guys plan on...
Clifford livermore
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Jul 1, 2008 8:30 pm
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Hi Cliff, We'll be there past 10pm. I hope you can join us! - Craig ... tours from the vis to keck. I could join you folks after 10pm though if you ... ...
Hi All, This is a reminder that the next WHAC meeting is one week from today. The meeting is Tuesday July 8 @ 7pm. We are meeting at Keck's headquarters in...
Hi all, I'll be at the VIS Saturday night helping Dave Brenan with a program since his scope is still in the shop. Last Saturday, we had a small Hilo...
hi craig I met with the hilo astro club on sat evening as they had there monthly star party at the vis. I also talked with david burn the director of the vis...
Clifford livermore
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Jul 2, 2008 10:23 am
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Hi all, I was up at the power station across from the VIS last night. The MKWC forecast called for exceptional seeing, so I thought I'd give it a try....
hi all this is my youngest daughter sarah who came to visit me in may and went up the mountian with me on the keck tour that sat in may. enjoy. I will send...
Clifford livermore
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Jul 3, 2008 11:17 pm
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I'm heading for Ocean View in a few moments. I normally take a nap until about 11:30pm when all that moist air has had a chance to drop below my elevation,...
Neil Paulsen
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Jul 3, 2008 11:38 pm
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... MKWC ... some imaging as well. ... Wish I could be there! Unfortunately I will be on call this weekend and can not join you, otherwise I would be loading...
Andrew Cooper
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Jul 4, 2008 8:59 am
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Hi all, We had a great night at the VIS last night. Dave Brennen, Charles Wolf, and I set up at the far end of the parking lot to do a star party for a group...
Hi again, Here's a link to last night's image of the Swan Nebula. It's about 2 hours worth of exposure with my 4 inch refractor. Click on the image for a...
Hi All, This is another pesky reminder that our WHAC meeting is tomorrow! Information about the meeting can be found in message 1351 of one week ago. Below is...
Hi All, Had some good skies last nite. Waited for the moon to set. I had allready set up the EQ 6 with the WO 80 on it. Got a good polar align. Started out in...
Early friendly reminder: August 2nd All Island Star Party/Potluck. NO GRILLING IS ALLOWED. Please bring your meat, fish or whatever already prepared. MICROWAVE...
wish I could be there...next year for sure.... **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. ...
susanbart@...
Jul 17, 2008 11:57 pm
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Just a reminder that there is a all island astro event Saturday Aug 2 at the vis. As per Dave at the HAC site it looks like the parking lot will be closed...
Can I get directions from someone coming from Mauna Lani? Have never been- Also, been out of town for 3 weeks. Do I need to bring anything? Shae ...
sstuard@...
Jul 31, 2008 12:28 am
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the visitors station is at 9200 ft on Mauna kea. you take the Waikoloa road to the upper road about twelve miles then turn left towards waimea at about the 6...
Clifford livermore
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Jul 31, 2008 9:17 am
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Aloha All, Sorry I've been out of contact for a while....vacation on the mainland, and now Jury Duty have kept me away. How about a star party!? I've seen and...
Aloha all, The 5pm Mauna Kea weather update came out, and it's not good. Quoting fragments from the weather report: "A patch of moisture moving through the...
Just a reply to Dougs last. I m sure lots of us are going up anyway! The weather was supposed to be bad last month and Andrew went up and it was fine. We are...