Aloha, The agenda for the meeting June 14th at Keck HQ has been posted at: http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/realpublic/whac/calendar.html PLEASE BRING YOUR...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the whac group: Where would you like to have Dark Sky Observing? o Hualalai access road o Upper road,...
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Jun 7, 2005 11:04 pm
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Aloha, I have a friend who is selling a small telescope. Assuming the optics are in good condition (I haven't checked), is she asking a fair price? Laura ...
Hi Laura, I just googled Bushnell model#: 78-4501 and here's what I came up with. http://66.227.50.148/1.0/entry.php?sectionid=12&entryid=400 I'd ask for OBO...
Kenneth Frank
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Jun 10, 2005 11:25 am
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Aloha, The National Science Foundation announced today the discovery of the most Earth-like planet known to orbit a star other than our sun. Following is a...
Aloha, I've been approached by a group of about 30 high school Girl Scouts and adults are spending a week here on the Big Island for the Deep Impact event. On...
NASA is hosting a group of about 30 introductory college astronomy teachers in Kailua-Kona at the Royal Kona Resort June 20-23. Half the teachers are from...
My vote goes for VIS whac@yahoogroups.com wrote: Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the whac group: Where would you like to have Dark Sky...
Hi guys, I'm brand new here and glad I found you! I have an 8" Celestron SCT that is a basic scope. I bought it used with 3 bottom shelf eyepieces the shortest...
Hi Brendan, Glad that you found us! First, you are invited to attend our club meetings. We meet at 7pm the 2nd Tuesday of each month, alternating between...
Just in case you haven't heard enough about Deep Impact over the last couple of weeks... You can play with the data from both Keck telescopes. All images are ...
Dear Jim, Thanks I shall have a look! I did not get enough. (-: Do you think you can make it to the party Sunday? Aloha, Seana _____ From: whac@yahoogroups.com...
Thanks Jim for the links! For the Whacos interested in some more animations of the impact seen from the earth, you might have a look at for pre-impact imaging:...
Hello WHACos, Sorry for the late notice. The weather forecast for tomorrow night (Saturday) doesn't look too promising, so I'm going to the VIS tonight. If...
Hello WHACos! Tomorrow night, Tuesday August 9th, is the next WHAC meeting. This month the meeting is in the Keck Hualalai conference room. For the gear heads...
Aloha, Just a reminder -- we're having stargazing tonight at Waikoloa Elementary school from sunset to 10 p.m. Bring your telescope -- or not! Question -- does...
Hi Laura, You might try http://www.astromart.com/articles/article.asp?article_id=91 or http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=882 Good luck, Ken...
Kenneth Frank
kennethfrank@...
Aug 13, 2005 3:00 am
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Dear fellow WHACos, Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope will make a Star Gazing Party on Waimea Festival, August 28, 2005, 7 pm... That will happen on the front...
Hello WHACos! We decided at the last meeting to show the Filippenko videos every fourth Tuesday of the month, which means next Tuesday night at 7 p.m. we will...
Laura, Here's a complete review of the Orion scope you are talking about: http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=882&pr=2x6x26 Pierre -- Dr. Pierre...
Hello All, Cloudy Nights has just announced the winners for their first ATM contest (i.e. instruments made by amateurs). None other than one of the Whacos,...
Wow! Congrats Craig. Wish I could be there looking thru your scope, but I'm busy w/ John Dobson's 90th birthday and the AANC-CON 2005 ...
Kenneth Frank
kennethfrank@...
Aug 25, 2005 11:48 am
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Hi WHACos! We decided at last Tuesday's Astronomy Video showing to accelerate the process by viewing the videos every non-meeting Tuesday night at 7 p.m. That...
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Hello WHACos! Just a reminder that tonight at 7 in the Keck Hualalai conference room we will be showing the next two Filippenko Astronomy class lectures: Space...
Hello WHACos! Our next meeting is tomorrow, Tuesday 9/13, in the CFHT large conference room beginning at 7. Some of us will be meeting at the Parker Center...
Hello WHACos! The next two Filippenko lectures, "Lunar Phases and Glorious Eclipses" and "The Early History of Astronomy" will be shown tonight at 7 p.m. in...
Hi WHACos, If anyone's interested in the goings on mainland side in Ess Eff we had a great time. Take a look: ...
Kenneth Frank
kennethfrank@...
Sep 20, 2005 10:21 pm
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Aloha WHACos! The University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy will present a "Frontiers of Astronomy" public lecture on the "Early Results of Deep Impact"...
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