hi all whacos well the collision with the moon is scheduled for 1:30 am morning of friday oct 9th this friday early morning. i am wondering if anyone is...
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Andrew Cooper
acooper@...
Oct 4, 2009 12:18 am
Given decent weather I will try to photograph the event from my Driveway in Waikoloa. Andrew Clifford livermore wrote: hi all whacos well the collision with...
What is the expected required magnification to see something? I am interested, but only have a 4" refractor Sent from my iPhone On Oct 3, 2009, at 1:56 PM,...
I plan on taking my 12" to Cliff's. Tony (from my iPhone 808 854-4420) On Oct 3, 2009, at 1:56 PM, Clifford livermore <cliffstargazer@...> wrote: hi all...
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Andrew Cooper
acooper@...
Oct 4, 2009 7:20 am
Hard to say, Cabeus is listed as being 98km (61miles) wide. While some sources put the predicted plume at 10km (6miles) high. All I can do is suggest that...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Oct 4, 2009 11:19 am
Whch of your scopes seems to have enough resolution. If haven't checked yet, please, let us know when you do. Cliff, have you checked your 24? ... From: Andrew...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Oct 4, 2009 1:22 pm
i can easily magnify 1200 to 1500 times with my canon hd video and did for the titan transit of saturn earlier this year from my back yard. it all depends on...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Oct 4, 2009 1:24 pm
To: CLIFFSTARGAZER@... From: news@... Subject: Orion Sky Times - October 2009 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:39:35 -0700 Moon Phases Sun.,...
Excellent page at http://lcross.arc.nasa.gov/observation/amateur.htm suggests a 5.35 arc second event -- "about the size of Mars this October." I'm pretty...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Oct 4, 2009 9:43 pm
Check out spaceweather.com and scroll down for great prominence photo with Earth photo superimposed, for size comparison, in upper right ALSO, look at video...
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Andrew Cooper
acooper@...
Oct 5, 2009 3:25 am
If you have not already found it, the LCROSS website includes a chart of telescope sizes and visibility... http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/386933main_Scope_views.pdf ...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Oct 5, 2009 4:05 am
First come first served basis because event so short even a second viewer may be too slow. If anyone with a good 4mm (6mm getting bit large) eyepiece is...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Oct 5, 2009 4:21 am
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*Please note, the sender's email address has not been verified. Hey it's happening this Wed! Can you please tune into the WhiteHouse broadcast at 8 PMCentral....
Hi all, Our next meeting is at CFHT next Tuesday at 7:00 PM. I was not able to round up Christian for a talk on LCROSS (rats!) so I will be giving the second...
Two nights ago I was very happy with the seeing in Kona (Stars visible? That's good seeing!) The forecast for MK this weekend looks excellent -- anyone else...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Oct 8, 2009 12:04 am
this saturday 10th oct is volunteer banquet and the keynote speaker is from the tmt project. this promises to be very interesting. i will be bringing the 24...
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Andrew Cooper
acooper@...
Oct 8, 2009 8:37 am
Just waiting for tomorrow night, expect I will stay up to attempt to film the impact. Maybe a little photography in the early evening, and setup for LCROSS...
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Andrew Cooper
acooper@...
Oct 8, 2009 9:08 am
The latest on the impact time is now predicted for October 9, 2009 at approximately 11:31:30 UT (1:31:30 a.m. HST, 4:31:30 a.m. PDT). Check the NASA LCROSS...
How does one maintain one's eyepieces? I went up to the VIS last night and as I was packing up I started fretting about "Gee, should I put these away right now...
I keep mine in individual "bolt" style cases and always make sure they are in their cases before bringing them from a cold environment to a warm environment to...
West Hawai'i Astronomy Club Meeting Sunday, October 11. 2009 Outreach This coming Tuesday is the monthly meeting of WHAC, the West Hawai'i Astronomy Club. Join...
Condensation is a major problem going from the VIS to lower altitudes. I prefer the "Bolt" type bottle cases with 2-gram desiccant packets added in them....
I was drawn up to Vis by the MK forecast, which turned out to be a little wishful thinking on my part. The evening was nice, but there was a definite twinkle...
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Andrew Cooper
acooper@...
Oct 12, 2009 5:28 am
Which cord? Los G9 or G11? I have all of the stuff in my garage to simply make spare cords for these. Let me know if you need a spare for the equipment box....
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Oct 12, 2009 11:20 pm
hi to all whacos here is a brief report of the 2009 volunteer banquet at hala puoko. the keynote speaker was from university of california and is head of tmt ...
In the way of things, my cord arrived in the mail yesterday! My mounts a G8, but I have both the G8 tripod and a G11 tripod and an appropriate saddle. I am...
