Aloha WHACos! Don't forget tonight's WHAC meeting at 7 in the Keck Hualalai Conference room, which marks our two-year anniversary! In addition to our normal...
Hi WHAC'os!, This is a very early reminder that our next club meeting will be at 7pm on January 9, 2007 at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope headquarters in...
Hi, Just in case any of you star gazers are intrepid enough to make it to Volcano, I am issuing a general invitation to you to the party (see below). We have...
Hi Craig, I wanted to thank you and the club for the warm welcome that my wife and I received at your last meeting. I hope I wasn't to verbose with my ...
Aloha everyone, The Mauna Kea weather forecast suggests that in addition to breezy conditions for this weekend, high clouds will move in and block from 60- 90%...
There is a lot of speculation about how bright Comet 2006 P1 (McNaught) will get during perihelion. Perihelion is Jan. 12th and Closest Approach to Earth is...
Thanks! As luck would have it, I'll be at the VIS on the evenings of the 28th, 29th, and 01st Jan as well at the 6th and 8th. Will be looking out at sunset...
www.konradhorn.de Someone got a decent image of C/2006 P1 with a DSLR. Carey ... _________________________________________________________________ Experience...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Jan 1, 2007 3:04 am
Hi Don, When is the comet 2006 P1 (near Venus) going to be closest to us? Best night for viewing with small telescopes, C-8 or less....
It's on the calendar here: http://www.geocities.com/quarkcsj/calendar.html but Perihelion is Jan. 12th, Closest Approach to Earth is Jan. 15th. They are...
Carlton, This one could be frustrating from the latitude of Hawaii, since from our point of view the comet just "skims" the western horizon, very close to the...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Jan 2, 2007 3:01 pm
Hi Don, From your note it seems one should be looking daily beginning now for McNaught near Venus after sunset. Is that correct? Thank you, Carlton...
Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) is plunging toward the Sun. It won't hit, but at closest approach on Jan. 13th it will be only 0.17 AU away--much closer than...
Hi, I ended up with a spare Norton Star Atlas 2000.0 like new this holiday. I have about $20 with freight into this book. I can brig it to the next meeting if...
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Carey _________________________________________________________________ Dave vs. Carl: The Insignificant...
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whac@yahoogroups.com
Jan 5, 2007 10:00 am
Reminder from: whac Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/whac/cal FIfA presentation @ UH-Hilo Friday January 19, 2007 All Day (The next reminder for this...
Aloha WHAC members, I would like to bring your attention to the fact that the web link from the last announcement referred to the Oahu event on Monday, January...
Wow, these guys to the North are reporting seeing this comet at 1st magnitude. Some reports are from morning and some from evening. Looks like the trend is...
Hi WHAC'os!, This is a reminder that our next club meeting will be at 7pm on January 9, 2007 at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope headquarters in Waimea....
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Jan 6, 2007 12:59 am
Sun has NOT set at times posted (5:00 - 5:50 P.M.) here or Honolulu. Is there an error? ... From: Carey Johnson Sent: Friday, January 5, 2007 1:11 PM To:...
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whac@yahoogroups.com
Jan 6, 2007 5:00 am
Reminder from: whac Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/whac/cal FIfA presentation @ UH-Hilo Friday January 19, 2007 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (The next...
Sorry, the numbers are not times, they're Altitude of the comet above the horizon at Sunset, or Sunrise. The asteric is inplace of the degree symbol. So the...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Jan 6, 2007 7:42 am
HI well it sounds interesting to me. by all means bring it and i will at least look at it and if i like i will be willing to pay you 20 usd for it. cliff...
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Andrew Cooper
acooper@...
Jan 6, 2007 6:49 pm
Hello All, I am an electrical engineer and amateur astronomer. Joining Keck staff at the end of the January. I will be working on the mountain, primarily on...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Jan 6, 2007 7:45 pm
hi andrew my name is cliff livermore and i am a member of the whac club and volunteer at the vis on mauna kea. i would be happy to meet you. i have a 24 inch ...
Hi Cliff, How was your holiday trip to visit your kids? Are you back? Sure look forward to viewing thru your beautifull scopes some day. I will bring the Atlas...
Aloha and welcome to the group Andrew.Im sure your Astroknowledge will be a valuble asset. ... From: Andrew Cooper To: West Hawaii Astronomy Club Sent:...
Aloha, Happy rainy Tuesday to everyone! Final pesky reminder that our club meeting is tonight at CFHT. Hope to see lots of astro-toys at the meeting! Later! ...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Jan 10, 2007 8:04 am
hi craig very nice meeting tonight tks. included are pictures of my 14 in celestron and 24 in starmaster telescopes in my back yard in waikoloa village. it is...
Hi Cliff, Beautifull equiptment there.Please let me know when you get a clear night and would like some company. I would love to view with you. Aloha Dan....
