hi Tony well another complete shutout clouds island wide including top Mauna kea and vis. hopefully tomorrow evening we may get a break and if so I will be...
Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Dec 1, 2007 10:29 am
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Will be vacationing on Oahu Island Dec 8th-15th, 2007. Any suggestions for best observation locations, dates and times. Prefer location that is accessible by...
Hi everyone I was down in kona today and i went to borders. There i saw a very good astronomy book for sale. The book was Atlas of the Universe. I got this...
... From your Mainland contingent: Aloha from Tiburon. Kenneth Frank here. I bought plenny of 'em when I was last over visiting for gifts to bring back to the...
Kenneth Frank
kennethfrank@...
Dec 2, 2007 12:35 am
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best dark site on Oahu is Dillingham field and usually the astronomy club goes out there. it will be a new moon weekend. go to the bishop museum planetarium...
Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Dec 2, 2007 4:50 am
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We had an excellent clear night @ Cliff's backyard. It cleared up enough to see incredible shot of Saturn, Eskimo Nebula, last of the great comet, M67...
hi all WHAC people. if we finally get clear weather again I am planning on an all night star party at my house on new moon this coming Saturday evening. you ...
Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Dec 4, 2007 6:03 am
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We sure enjoyed our time on the Big Island and now we are back home in the Frozen North. We have narrowed our home search down to Waikoloa Village. And even...
Friday, December 14th, 2007 at 7:00 pm University Classroom Building Room 100 University of Hawaii at Hilo Exploding Stars - Celestial Fireworks! Alex...
Kenyan Beals
kenyan@...
Dec 4, 2007 5:41 pm
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At the November meeting there were some calenders for sale at $15 each. If there are any more available, I would like to buy 4. I will be at the December ...
Richard, I don't think there were any left, maybe one.... You can order the calendars on the CFHT web site: http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/HawaiianStarlight/ They...
I have an extra. I bought one at the November meeting but then found my wife had already got one at Borders. I'll bring it on Tuesday if you like? Rick...
Richard Stauduhar
ricks@...
Dec 6, 2007 7:57 pm
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The Mauna Kea VIS has CFHT calendars for sale also. You just have to drive up there to get them... Donn ... found my ... you like?...
hi all well as you are all aware we are in one big storm and so far does not look good until Sunday the earliest. Also this is the Honaker time of year and I...
Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Dec 7, 2007 7:16 am
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Hi WHAC'os, Reminder that the next WHAC meeting is tomorrow Tuesday December 11 at 7pm. We are meeting at the Keck Headquarters in Waimea. Starting at 6pm...
Aloha, Dr Alex Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley) will give an unprecedented fourth public "AstroTalk" on the UH Hilo campus on Friday, December...
WOW! Some picture. Merry Christmas to all. Carlton ... From: Mary Rawson Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 3:23 PM To: mflaherty60@...,...
carlton lane
carltona27@...
Dec 14, 2007 11:02 am
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Bogus. http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/northpole.asp "My advice is always free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Network Design Engineer 5432...
For sure. Even at the North Pole the sun and the moon subtend the same angle. Striking, though. It's reminiscent of of the space art of the old sci-fi...
Richard Stauduhar
ricks@...
Dec 14, 2007 9:34 pm
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How about the reflection in water (clear ice?) at the North Pole? Obvious sun and moon can't have such different sizes at the Pole, but picture is a great...
carlton lane
carltona27@...
Dec 14, 2007 11:55 pm
980
P.S. Sorry if my "WOW!" was misleading toanyone (it was a "WOW" like in "WOW what a whopper"). Guess I should have inserted "fake" between "Some" and "picture"...
carlton lane
carltona27@...
Dec 15, 2007 12:39 am
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There is nothing special about viewing the Moon or Sun from the North Pole. Both will be perpetually close to the horizon. Either just above it or just below...
Happy Holidays to you all, if you haven't already seen this movie it is definitely worth the effort to try and make it. Aloha, Kenyan Beals-Community Outreach...
Kenyan Beals
kenyan@...
Dec 18, 2007 5:56 pm
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Sounds interesting - what movie is that? The attachment to Liz' message didn't make it into this list. Donn...
Gary Fujihara AstroDay Institute 105 Puhili Place Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 969-9101 office (808) 640-9161 cell http://astroday.net/ ... Gary Fujihara AstroDay...
Dear Gary Fujihara, Keeping movie title a secret? Your reply to dmuk's request for title did not give title. What's up???? Carlton ... From: Gary Fujihara ...
carlton lane
carltona27@...
Dec 19, 2007 9:09 pm
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Sorry Folks. The title of the video is "Hawaiian Starlight - Exploring the Universe from Mauna Kea" by Jean-Charles Cuillandre of CFHT. I saw a preview about...
Is there any chance that us hapless clods stuck in the Frozen Far North can get hold of this wonderful sounding video? -Christopher "Future Hawaiian" Erickson ...
Still Coming with SEASON'S GREETINGS, Some club member asked for source of Sun, Moon, North Pole composite. Just got answer; please see, below (in red), if...
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