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  • Founded: Mar 2, 2005
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198 fujmon@...
fujmon Offline Send Email
Jun 2, 2006
4:23 pm
Aloha WHAC Members, Hiro Takami (Subaru Telescope) will give a public "AstroTalk" on the UH Hilo campus on Friday, June 2nd. Takami's talk, scheduled for 7 pm...
199 steven_gottlieb Offline Send Email Jun 12, 2006
1:32 am
Hi Whacos, I'm a long time amateur from the San Francisco bay area (with an 18-inch Starmaster) who will be in Hawaii with my wife and daughter in the...
200 carlton lane
carltona27@... Send Email
Jun 13, 2006
3:44 am
Hi Steve, VIS at about 9000 feet on Mauna Kea has many scopes (up to 16", I think) for all to enjoy and will put scopes on any requested object (jewel box, ...
201 craignance Offline Send Email Jun 13, 2006
5:36 pm
Hi WHACos, Tonight is our monthly club meeting. This month we are meeting at the Keck Headquarters in our usual meeting room. If interested, all are invited...
202 keckskyguy Offline Send Email Jun 23, 2006
9:13 pm
Aloha, I've secured the DLNR permit for this weekend for the club dark site. I don't know how well the weather will behave this weekend....I see conflicting...
203 Remi Cabanac
remicabanac Offline Send Email
Jun 23, 2006
10:05 pm
Aloha kakou, I overheard that Olivier Guyon from Subaru will be at the VIS on Saturday night to test his new 20" Dobsonian with friends. I will given...
204 dmuk@...
dmuk Offline Send Email
Jun 24, 2006
4:55 pm
I have VIS duty on Saturday (including the summit tour, so I'll get first-hand observation of the wx there) but may be able to attend on Monday nite. Put my...
205 Craig Combes
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Jun 27, 2006
7:34 pm
Aloha WHACos! For those that may recall, I found a great book at Borders on closeout ($9.99) called "The Nature Companions Practical Astronomy". Here's the...
206 cabanac@...
remicabanac Offline Send Email
Jun 27, 2006
8:51 pm
Fascinated by black holes? Check this cool web site... http://hubblesite.org/go/blackholes/ Remi...
207 dmuk Offline Send Email Jul 1, 2006
3:02 am
This asteroid is going to make a close, fast, pass by Earth in the early morning hours of July 3; starting about ~2am onward until dawn. At close approach it...
208 Craig Combes
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Jul 11, 2006
2:32 am
Aloha WHACos! Don't forget tomorrow night's meeting at CFHT beginning at 7 p.m. with the pre-meeting social dinner at the Parker Ranch Food Court beginning...
209 Craig Combes
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Jul 11, 2006
6:22 pm
This is great: http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm Hard to imagine Antares being that big. Craig C. __________________________________________________ Do...
210 craignance Offline Send Email Jul 13, 2006
7:18 pm
Hello WHAC'os, As mentioned in the club meeting Tuesday evening, I'm heading up to our Hale Pohaku observing site this coming Saturday 7/15 for an evening of...
211 carlton lane
carltona27@... Send Email
Jul 14, 2006
1:46 pm
Hi Craig, As our "sunset nut", I know that the sun goes into the sea at about 7:08 P.M.; so, at the site it may be as early as 7 P.M.. While these few minutes ...
212 carlton lane
carltona27@... Send Email
Jul 14, 2006
4:52 pm
Hi Craig, SORRY, SORRY, SORRY, guess I'd better stick with SUNSETS. You were CORRECT about moonrise time Saturday. My error came in neglecting elevation (small...
213 craignance Offline Send Email Jul 14, 2006
7:49 pm
Hi Carlton, Great emails -- thanks very much! I get my information from the astronomical almanac on the Mauna Kea Weather Center website. The information in...
214 dmuk Offline Send Email Jul 14, 2006
11:50 pm
Sounds like a good plan, Craig. I'll be up at the VIS before sunset (well, I might summit for the setting) to install some equipment on one of the telescopes...
215 Neil Paulsen
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Jul 15, 2006
3:21 am
Everyone is invited to a pot luck dinner and viewing at the dark spot between mile marker 14 and 15 on the Mamalahoa Highway on Saturday, July 22, 2006. The...
216 craignance Offline Send Email Jul 18, 2006
2:50 am
Hi WHAC'os, I thought WHAC members might like a report of this past Saturday night observing session. There was quite a large crowd at the 9,300-ft site...
217 Pierre Martin
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Jul 18, 2006
5:16 am
Hi Craig, Congrats on your first light for your 10" telescope! Well done! It seems you had a great time up there. The weather has finally improved in the last...
218 craignance Offline Send Email Jul 19, 2006
2:47 am
Aloha Pierre, Thanks very much for the kind comments and for elaborating about B86. The CFHT pictures are great! Yes, that is what it looked like! For me,...
219 keckskyguy Offline Send Email Jul 19, 2006
9:26 pm
Aloha, Viewing and dinner at the Dark Spot (between MM 14 and MM 15 on Route 19, the Mamalahoa Highway) this Saturday, July 22, 2006. I'm only hearing from a...
220 dmuk Offline Send Email Jul 20, 2006
10:03 am
Alas, I must submit my regrets. I'm on volunteer duty up at the VIS on Saturday though one of these months the schedule will work out! Donn...
221 carlton lane
carltona27@... Send Email
Jul 20, 2006
12:45 pm
Hi Neil, I'll be there this Saturday but not until about 8 P.M.. Carlton (Lane)...
222 fujmon@...
fujmon Offline Send Email
Jul 20, 2006
5:00 pm
Aloha WHAC Members, Inge Heyer (Joint Astronomy Centre) will give a public "AstroTalk" on the UH Hilo campus on Friday, July 21st. Heyer's talk, scheduled for...
223 keckskyguy Offline Send Email Jul 21, 2006
1:59 am
Aloha WHACos, The DLNR folks called me today and asked me to change our plans for using the site this weekend. The status of the fire is not fully out....some...
224 keckskyguy Offline Send Email Jul 21, 2006
2:17 am
Aloha all, I spoke with Neil, and he has agreed to bring the grille to the VIS location; we'll have our event after all, just at a new location. For those of...
225 carlton lane
carltona27@... Send Email
Jul 21, 2006
12:40 pm
Hi to All, Anyone going from Waimea (Kamuela) or Waikoloa or Kona? I'd like to the share ride. Will be happy to pay for gas, or use my car, but need a driver ...
226 fujmon Offline Send Email Jul 21, 2006
4:29 pm
Hope you folks can make it over for the talk tonight. There are some links to maps of Hilo and the UHH campus for your convenience. Hilo map:...
227 dmuk Offline Send Email Jul 22, 2006
12:34 am
Alex and I were planning to go; we could meet in the CFH parking lot like before. You can ride with us. Probably leaving around 5:30pm. Donn Mukensnable ......
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