Hi Nice conjunction of New Moon Jupiter and Venus In the twilight sky tonight BUT Clear Sky Forcast is no good..Lets hope they have it wrong.. Terry...
Hi all I was lucky here in Alexandria...A sucker hole at 4.45pm gave me a chance to see the conjunction and also take some images.. Anyone else get to see it. ...
Terry, I did get out before dinner but was unable to see the subj event....perhaps it was the rain freezing on my glasses...what else is new. I'm looking...
Hi Dan Thanks for the info about the Aurora--...Will make sure the camera batteries are on charge... Nothing new here...Getting ready for curling at 10.30 am ...
I trust we are all heavily involved in preps for the Christmas and New Year...too busy to check in??Any looking up? Burt, how is that new dob performing? Any...
Hi Dan Been looking up but only see clouds.. I keep digging out the observatory in case of some decent skys but not many opertunities-.. Had a look at the Moon...
Hey Dan, Just received the new toy,and wouldn't be... snow, sleet, clouds......hey it's winter. Everyone have a Happy Christmas and all the best in the new...
Dan, You might want to take the venison off the spit...we may need the self illuminating light! ..and new toys = bad weather; yeh, it happen to me too, when I...
Hello everyone, Finally we have reached solstice. Hey the days are getting longer from now on. Amazing weather but not for observing. Maybe in the new year....
Good morning all, I did watch the Newgrange solstice webcast earlier this morning. I had planned to witness our own sunrise but...you know the drill...lousy ...
Clear sky but coooool.Was going to use the Skypod but at the -20 forcast I used the indoor /outdoor setup to do my first imaging for a while..Check the results...
I like to take this time to wish each and everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Perhaps we can all ask for some great goodies from santa this...
Hi all How about a list of new toys that Santa dropped off so we came make sure its cloudy till March. I managed to get a 2x telephoto lense for my digital...
Hi all Some clear skys tonight.Early the new Moon and Venus were brilliant in the southwest..Jupiter and Mercury were also in the line up but couldnt see them...
Hi Terry, et al< Yes I did obs moon & Venus. I went out to the "backyard" as the sun was setting to try to locate those two objs just before the sun actually...
Cheers, every one! It nice to see "old blue eyes" go.... I have been fortunate to have been able to observe the setting of the sun and to do a little...
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Greetings, The photo is the latest from ciclops of Sat. The rings are not quite edge-on...about 6 degrees off...but a good target early in the new year. the...
Hi again, Did anyone get out to obs subj. event?? I was out this am ca 5:30....terribly frigid!! but no wind. Saw a couple of lights (one a streak) moving...
Hello everyone - Just an UPDATE - The Ottawa RASC meeting should be held this Friday 09Jan09 at the Science & Tech Museum, vice last week, after the party. ...
