Back Yard Observing Session
Sess.#286 7:30-9:30pm lim mag=4.0 seeing=5/10 Mostly Cloudy
Set up the SCT-8" in the back yard after shovelling the snow and ice
off some of the flagstone. Excellent setup with the new foldout
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Re: stuff
This is a terrific image.
But, Mike, recall they way the core of M51 looked in the 82" at
TSP last year. I think we saw more detail in the very core with
the 82". Maybe just my bias as as visual
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Attilla Danko <attilla.danko@...>
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A Discussion on OAFuscators...
Just a quick note to mention, to any of you who are (or wish to be)
members of "OAFuscators", that there is a proposal there up for
discussion, to maybe make a simple handout mostly for the purposes
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Re: stuff
Where, when? Count me in.
silence... (Mouth agape!)
Rol
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stuff
Hi everyone!
here's a link to a interesting movie that might be fun if we got together to see:
http://www.suntimes.com/output/ebert1/dish06f.html
Also has everyone seen the new Hubble pic of the
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Mike Wirths <mwirths@...>
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#279
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Mars Observers and Sketchers - extra info
Here's the additional information I promised re: Mars observation.
There's a free downloadable software package available at the link
below. It not only automatically draws the correct face of Mars
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So Matt hasn't been abducted by Aliens!
Hi Matt!
Glad you're still on planet! We'll keep you in mind over the
next month, when going to RASC's Fred Lossing Observatory. And
maybe you could also keep your eyes open for postings to that
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Wow! I've missed a lot.
Hello All!!
Long time no type! I am sorry I could not join any of you over the
last couple of weeks, this is the busy time at work and I have been
putting in a lot of extra hours. I would have
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Matt Weeks <mweeks@...>
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Re: Mike Wirths - sidewalk session in Perth?
Hi Mike!
If there's any way this Perth sidewalk session could happen within the
next seven days, that'd be great from my point of view, as I am in
between teaching weeks at Algonquin, and so could
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Re: Mike Wirths - session in Perth?
Hi Rol!
That sounds like a great idea, I've done sidewalk twice in Perth (up at the
mall on Hwy 7) and it was great fun!
I'm getting a aluminum box made for the bed of my truck so that I
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Mike Wirths <mwirths@...>
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pre-RASC dinner saturday apr 7.
Most people have voted to dine at Kelseys at 1910 St-Laurent opposite
the NMST.
I will make reservation for 18:00. I will assume that the
8 people who voted will want to be there. If you want to
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Re: pre RASC meeting dinner.
Kelsey's at 18:00. That's a big 10/4 good buddy. Over.
Ricardo
It's not pining, its passed on. This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker. This is a
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Richard Harding <rharding@...>
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Re: pre RASC meeting dinner.
Yes & Yes.
R.
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Re: Mike Wirths - session in Perth?
Count me in for next week in Almont!!
Richard
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Richard Harding <rharding@...>
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pre RASC meeting dinner.
The poll so far indicates a clear majority for Kelsey's.
I suggest we close the poll at midnight tonight. If a restaurant
that takes reservations wins, I volanteer to make the reservation.
Hmm.
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Your OAFs eMail group options...
To each of you...
Just in case you don't realize it yet, each of you has options that
you can change regarding how you might want to get messages from the
yahoo email group.
For example, I have
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Re: Sidewalk Observing Report - Thurs. April 5th
Yup, its the number of "oh wow"s that tells me if it was a good
sidewalk sessions. Not the total number of people. Just one "oh wow"
makes it all worthwhile.
The good company makes it all good fun.
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Al Seaman - sidewalk session in Almonte?
Hi Al!
Count us in too for Almonte, if our schedules permit...
Roland ( & Janice )
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Re: Mike Wirths - session in Perth?
attilla.danko@... wrote:
Right. Late last fall I did a solo evening at the Almonte library
parking lot and reported on it. Several people including Attilla indicated
a willingness to join in
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Al Seaman <alseaman@...>
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Re: Mike Wirths - session in Perth?
I'd be willing to do sidewalk in perth too.
Also, I seem to recall that Al Seaman once suggested a sidewalk
session for Almonte.. or was it Stittsville. Almonte, I think.
In any case. I'd be happy
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