Hi all Just to let you know that I finally got moved in to Alexandria.. Still in the unpacking mode so little spare time or energy for astronomy though did get...
Welcome to Alexandria and to the BYA. It was nice meeting you in St Timothee, hope to meet you soon at our events. May dark skies be with you. Ray ... ...
Terry, Welcome to Ontario....you made it!! Once you are established and ready to party (star party)just cast an eye on this site and... If WE are not "moving"...
Hi Terry and welcome to the neighbourhood or our neck of the sky. Once your settled down, and all your boxes have found their place in the house, perhaps you...
Hi everyone, man-o-man that clock looks really good for tonight, who up for some veiwing?? My place is avialable if your interested, just give me a shout on...
September Hi lights * All times are for convert to EDT September 2 Mercury at it's greatest illumination, will be getting dimmer during the month September 3...
Hi everyone, I would like to ask if each and everyone of you could complete the database information. This way members can contact each other and plan viewing...
Yo! You-all, V the Clear Sky Chart for to-night... Even better than last night. Who is interested in observing... We have to hurry to obs the southern...
This is a NO GO. High cirrus clouds moving in (we ARE going to have rain tomorrow). Poor trans and seeing with this stuff. better luck in a couple of days. Dan...
Hi All Thanks for the welocome and the invitation to the viewing session.. Been unloading lots of boxes and work around the new place so dont have the energy...
Hi Heinz, I've added 'Equipment' to the Database. Ray ... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus...
Hi folks, I had a great time in the Mojave desert. The temperatures were great and the sky at night was awesome. It is so strange to be observing at 4AM in ...
Ray, Interesting photos...especially the Hubble style deep sky one. The '20' was used,I know, but the resolution....is just PHANTASTIC...just like a hubble...
Wow!! Terrific images and, I am sure, experience as well. I envy you. What was the WEBCAM used and parameters for the picture #3? Clear sky, Patrice...
Thanks Patrice. The webcam we used on Mars was the Celestron NexImage and a Powermate 2.5X. I'm trying to remember if we used a modified Toucam or an SBIG ST10...
Who had a chance to veiw the aurora last night? The sky was really aglow with some really fast moving, sharp detailed ribbons. Unfortunately I didn't have my...
Not a problem - we each have to chip in about $10,000 and they'll ship it right over ;-) The DK20 and mount is expected to retail for around $40k USD....
Hi Ray, That must have been some trip, the site must be awesome, no humidity hard to believe around here. The photo that strikes me the most is NGC 91. There...
Hi Ray, The photo of NGC 91 was taken with an SBIG STL-6303 with Astrodon RGBC filters (probably > $15K). The exposure was LRGB 220:30:30:30 minutes (220 min...
Hi Ray St.D Two questions 1 What area of the sky is included in the "deep field"? and are any of the galaxies identifiable? I agree that this would make a...
H'Ray! I printed the "deep sky" foto, on ordinary paper...veerrry good..and the colours!! It should be great on photographic paper..and using a better...
NGC91 is located in Andromeda - it is around Mag 14 Go here http://www.seds.org/~spider/ngc/ngcic.cgi?NGC91 and click on the NGC91 button for more info. Also,...
More info here: http://www.jaxa.jp/missions/projects/sat/exploration/muses_c/index_e.html Ray ... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG...
Ray, Check this site www.gototelescopes.com and especially the info on the Black Box Mount...quite something,eh? suited for instal in observatory I suspect. ...
