I’m in, as long as it’s in a location that’s not really crowded.?
Amy
On Jan 5, 2025 at 12:41?PM -0500, Mark Strollo via groups.io <mark@...>, wrote:
George,
This would not be a meeting.
If there is business, we coud do a quick TAAS zoom on Thursday before.
Mark
On Sunday, January 5th, 2025 at 12:38 PM, GEORGE BLAHUN <ks1u@...> wrote:
It’s a great idea but I’d like a meeting in a non-busy location without a lot of distraction from others not participating.
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George,
This would not be a meeting.
If there is business, we coud do a quick TAAS zoom on Thursday before.
Mark
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On Sunday, January 5th, 2025 at 12:38 PM, GEORGE BLAHUN <ks1u@...> wrote:
It’s a great idea but I’d like a meeting in a non-busy location without a lot of distraction from others not participating.
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It’s a great idea but I’d like a meeting in a non-busy location without a lot of distraction from others not participating.
George
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I’m for it, but I’m biased.
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On Jan 5, 2025, at 12:05 PM, Mark Strollo via < mark@...> wrote:
Jeff Dunn (Shoreline Astronomical Society President and TAAS member) has suggested a TAAS and SAS social get together in February. ?This will allow some cross pollination between clubs, share some ideas, and start the exit of the winter Astro-Hibernation. ?A location between our clubs, Old Lyme or Saybrook could be found. ?Jeff proposed Friday or Saturday February 21-22. It can be at a happy-hour time on Friday, or a little earlier on Saturday.?
Our February meeting would be a day or two beforehand, so this would an alternative to it, unless there is some immediate business.
What does everybody think?
Mark
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Jeff Dunn (Shoreline Astronomical Society President and TAAS member) has suggested a TAAS and SAS social get together in February. ?This will allow some cross pollination between clubs, share some ideas, and start the exit of the winter Astro-Hibernation. ?A location between our clubs, Old Lyme or Saybrook could be found. ?Jeff proposed Friday or Saturday February 21-22. It can be at a happy-hour time on Friday, or a little earlier on Saturday.?
Our February meeting would be a day or two beforehand, so this would an alternative to it, unless there is some immediate business.
What does everybody think?
Mark
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Hi George. I’ll get a check out to you.?
Amy
On Jan 1, 2025 at 10:15?PM -0500, GEORGE BLAHUN via groups.io <ks1u@...>, wrote:
Jeff:
Thanks very much. I will use this response to your email to post my first reminder about TAAS dues. Despite trying to find a simple way for people to pay I am once again going to ask anyone who wants to join TAAS as a dues paying member to send a check or money order to me, made out to either TAAS or Thames Amateur Astronomical Society. Of course you can pay in person with cash at any event I’m at. The mailing address is:
George Blahun
P. O. Box 17
Quaker Hill, CT 06375
I will send email receipts. While the dues are $15 per year anyone wishing to give an additional amount may do so and it will be greatly appreciated.
George
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Jeff:
Thanks very much. I will use this response to your email to post my first reminder about TAAS dues. Despite trying to find a simple way for people to pay I am once again going to ask anyone who wants to join TAAS as a dues paying member to send a check or money order to me, made out to either TAAS or Thames Amateur Astronomical Society. Of course you can pay in person with cash at any event I’m at. The mailing address is:
George Blahun
P. O. Box 17
Quaker Hill, CT 06375
I will send email receipts. While the dues are $15 per year anyone wishing to give an additional amount may do so and it will be greatly appreciated.
George
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George,?
A bit delayed in following up, however, I am putting a check in the mail tomorrow for my 2025 TAAS Dues.
Thanks so much,
Jeff Dunn
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John:
Yes, I saw the notice from Niels. They aren’t saying much about it, could be bigger or could be smaller.
HNY to all TAASers.
George
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Thanks for this delightful holiday treat! Jay
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Thanks Mark & Deb! A special RABBIT RABBIT for 2025 January 1st and a Happy New Telescope Year to you all!? I just read in the TTS note that a new mount will be forthcoming in 2025. Sorry George but hey, nothing wrong with a new big brother, right?
On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM, Mark Strollo via groups.io <mark@...> wrote: HNY TAASers.?
Looking forward to sharing some clear skies with all of you in 2025.
Mark and Deb
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HNY TAASers.?
Looking forward to sharing some clear skies with all of you in 2025.
Mark and Deb
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And plane tickets and packer shippers and a tolerance for missing parts with no recourse to anyone.?
I suppose if you lived nearby it could be worth picking through it all but it’s an online bid so it’s sight unseen and anything you actually wanted could be bid out already.
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And very poorly documented goods. Generic descriptions; what looks to me like some stuff is reboxed goods. Maybe someone else’s equipment (repairs; etc) mixed in but unidentified? (Has anyone heard of anyone getting contacted to get their repairs back? Or did Meade carefully clear that all out in advance?)
As unmanaged in liquidation as they were as a going concern. Caveat emptor.?
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Pick up in California.? Should be a flood of these items showing up at west coast star parties.? Mark
On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 5:08 PM, Jay Drew via < mirrormaker@...> wrote:
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I'd be interested in going in on a binocular lot of say 7x50 or so.? I would want one, so 1/4 of the overall cost of a lot of 4, say.
I'm not an equipment guy, like so many other club members, so I would leave it to youse to select the equipment lot/s to bid on.
Anyone else? Maybe some of our newer members need a start-up tool?
Yes, very sad.? The lack of any formal announcement after the closing of their U.S. offices and complete staff layoffs always implied they wanted to sell off as much stock as possible at full price, especially up to the Christmas holiday season.? With that done, sales likely have lessened to the point the only remaining option is to sell off the remaining stock via auction.? Until the layoffs, I was seriously comparing Meade's SCTs with Celestron's attempting to ascertain which way to go for something of much longer FL than my Esprit. So sorry to see them go.
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Yes, very sad.? The lack of any formal announcement after the closing of their U.S. offices and complete staff layoffs always implied they wanted to sell off as much stock as possible at full price, especially up to the Christmas holiday season.? With that done, sales likely have lessened to the point the only remaining option is to sell off the remaining stock via auction.? Until the layoffs, I was seriously comparing Meade's SCTs with Celestron's attempting to ascertain which way to go for something of much longer FL than my Esprit. So sorry to see them go.
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Robert Frost on Astronomy
I may have finally found a poem I can read to Mark.?
PS-Frost has always been one of my favorite poets.?
Deb
Mini (awesome Christmas gift from Mark!)
Featuring both SkySafariPro and Seestar apps
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Mark Strollo
Lee P.
Jay Drew
Alan Sheiness
Deb Fennell