Hi all, Get out and look up!! Was out this a.m. before sun-up to catch Comet Lulin....but didn't locate it..too much city light poll'n....will drive to west...
Reminder from: BYA Yahoo! Group http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/BYA/cal RASC Friday February 6, 2009 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm (This event repeats every month on the...
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HI all, As part of its' celebration re: Internat'l Yr of Astron, York U. will allow access to its'telescopes for 2 hours each Monday night throughout this...
After correcting an initial problem with the lens, when the Hubble Space Telescope was first launched in 1990, the floating astro-observatory began to relay...
Hi y'all, IRIDIUM 33 and KOSMOS 2251 experienced a "catastrophic conjunction" on Tues. Check it out on Space weather.com. That must have been the last "flare"...
Hi, a/m comet now between SPICA & Saturn....check it out! We have had a couple of excellent mornings with great seeing...now it seems that crappy skies are...
Following budgetary outbursts in our country & USA ? A Billion, a Trillion?? 800 Billion?? To put these "astronomical" figures into some perspective think of ...
Merci Ray, Il serais un plaiseure de l' assisterai: "Comme toujours, des observations solaires seront offertes le jour, ainsi que la possibilité d'y voir...
Hi Ray The back is still not good though its a lille better..Have had MRI done but no results as yet.Will have to see an Orthopedic I suppose when I get the...
Hi Guys, Had a chat w/Terry, who will try to attend if his back cooperates. Let's meet at Jack,s Pub in Williamstown...a shorter dist. for both Terry &...
Greetings fellow Back Yarders - hope to see you all at Jacks in Williamstown this Ash Wednesday. Perchance there may be a break in the snow and we may catch a...
Dan did you want to carpool? I could pick u up at 5:30 or sooner ? Ray L. ... From: mylittleye64 To: BYA@... Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 9:58 AM...
ok ray l. ... From: J. Bobka To: BYA@... Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:51 PM Subject: Re: [BYA] Re: Wednesday Meeting ? Dan says.. great.. 5:30...
Hi all As usual..Good night.. Good Beer ...good food..good chatter My Lulin Cam is ready to go..finshed the brackets this morning Just need clear sky Cheers...
G'day eh, Ditto Terry's comments re; last night's meeting. Also! we did agree to do a couple of Public Star Parties... 1. An intro to astron for the Friends...
WOW! Just checked progress of the comet in Spaceweather...the comet is approaching Regulus and will zoom past it by this Sat. The comet (in Leo), should be up...
Hi Dan I did take a look but it was too hazy to see anything here. I am set up for tonight but the forcast is not great at all.. A window about 9.30 to 11 pm...
... I guess persistence pays off,eh? Really good pics of the comet and...the tail!! Good for you! As I ststed in our telecom..you are lucky to achieve...
Terry, I just became aware of the reason for the apparent speed by which the comet roars by the background stars (& planets). It's going backwards!!! assuming...
Did a visual on Comet Lulin at 4.45am this morning as it passes Regulus.Used my 50mm finderscope and it was very bright and tail showing though not to long.. ...
-Terry, WOW ! what a tail...tell us the tale....a single shot or a series stacked....use the 8"..or... Well done!! Dan P.S. did you follow dtails of asteroid...
- Hi dan Yes I did read about the Asteroid...scarry stuff. I took the Comet image with only the 80mm Nextar short tube el cheapo Used the Sac8-11 ccd camera.....
