WOAH!! What a sale!! Finally someone has produced the perfect Schott-glass for my Rusty Nails (I must wash my hands), and only $3.50 (three fiddy)...and that...
Hi All, The Stork did make an appearance on March 27! He left a squeeky 6.7 lbs, little mouse in our care, whom we decided to call, Yasmine. I think she'll be...
Hi Hienz. Was just talking to Dan about sighting some strange looking stork like birds heading in your direction last Saturday when leaving Giant Tiger. This...
Reminder from: BYA Yahoo! Group http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/BYA/cal RASC Friday April 4, 2008 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm (This event repeats every month on the...
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Hello every One; The RASC meeting was held under wet and overcast skies - one would think it was spring or November... One gentleman spoke of the collection ...
Hello everyone, have you downloaded Google Earth and played around with it. Amazing. Now try google sky - wow. Who needs to go outside to observe anymore....
HI Ray, Google Sky is pretty good, isn't it. Especially for free. Btw, in Google Earth, try hitting the Ctl-Alt-A key ... it'll trun Google Earth into a really...
I just had a quick try using a $30 Logitech Attack III joystick. I don't have true high speed internet so the video update rate is a bit lacking (my fault, not...
... I guess that I missed a really interesting RASC session...BUT why wasn't the auditorium used??..if only to get out of the rain?? I haven't been to an OAOG...
Hi all Visited the Hudson Lunatics last night and observed the Moon oculting stars in The Pleiades..Was good seeing for a while with a nice hole in the clouds...
Nope, my eyes were tired after chasing a laser beam spot around a mirror for an hour trying to collimate a scope. :^) George Clear skies and good health...
Hi all, just a note to complain about the constant,almost incessant prattle on this site....STOP IT ALREADY!! We are runing out of room on the message board! ...
Of course it was clear, the moon is interfering with the stars. But for once it worked in my favor. I am working out the spacing of the optics on my solar...
Nice...Canibalism... The mother of optical inventions.... Good Luck with it, George and hope to read your observation reports and see the images. Cheers! Mur ...
Thanks Mur Almost all of my projects have some form of cannabalism, this one is 90%. I have posted a picture of the "optical bench" screwed to the holding box...
M'Lord, An interesting,and creative contraption...I can visualize it at the CAFTA competition..hmmm?? Oh, if it doesn't work...I can use an historically...
Hopefully by CAFTA it will reside in a sleek and tidy tube with four twiddly bits near the focuser for adjusting the filters. Found out last night I have to...
Hi all Just started dis-assembly of my roll of roof obs, Reasons...was too small inside with the scope and the mount and also the roof didnt seal to good and...
Hello Dan - Meeting Wednesday Nite - Okay. Will it be at Jack's in Williamstown, the "Wing" in Cornwal, or...? By-the-way, would it be possible for you to ...
Hi Guys, Jack's it is...see you on Wed. Bring new toys, if any. Terry, any new pics? Murray, bring some of your sketches...you must have some goood ones!...
Hi all, An interesting meeting enjoyed by all that attended...thanks to interesting chat,Terry's pics of aurora and Lunar eclipses, Mur's Lunar sketches...and...
