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440	G'day, Info from Spaceweather...likely aurora 3 or 4 Nov...that's thurs. or fri. Hope the weather improves. ALSO, the news re the Plutonian moons made it to...	mylittleye64	Nov 2, 2005 12:07 am
441	Hi Dan, did you get a chance to see the images at the NASA site? I downloaded them and the notes for future discusions. Heinz...	ontariowolfy	Nov 2, 2005 9:28 pm
442	Heinz, Yup i read the blurb...good idea to keep a copy for future discuss.I am just amazed that Hubble could detect with such accuracy & clarity objects so...	mylittleye64	Nov 2, 2005 11:55 pm
443	Hi all, Go to this site for pics & info. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/03nov_taurids.htm?list115225 Dan Ray L. I think I got it!! Thanks for thr...	mylittleye64	Nov 3, 2005 9:04 pm
444	Hi all, Go to this site for pics & info. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/03nov_taurids.htm?list115225 Dan Ray L. I think I got it!! Thanks for thr...	mylittleye64	Nov 3, 2005 9:10 pm
445	Who all saw the Northern lights through the clouds last night? I could not believe what I saw last night driving home from work around 22300 hrs,I noticed a...	ontariowolfy	Nov 8, 2005 4:16 am
446	Heinz, I am surprised that there were 'lights' on Tues. night, since none were predicted. Maybe you did see aurora OR p'haps well reflected urban ...	mylittleye64	Nov 9, 2005 5:40 pm
447	Hi All, Check out the animated astro photos of a/m subj on Space weather.com No details of equip't used though. An excellent result!! Dan P.S. Heinz, you...	mylittleye64	Nov 9, 2005 6:20 pm
448	Hi Dan, well I thought about that too and the NOAA site did report activity around that time on Nov 8 @ 0000 - 0400 hrs UT. I also recall that every now and...	ontariowolfy	Nov 9, 2005 9:58 pm
449	Take a look at this page that was passed on to me by a fellow member, Morien Institute - skywatching through the ages homepage. If you have not seen it yet,...	ontariowolfy	Nov 9, 2005 10:08 pm
450	WEAK LEONIDS: The most famous of all meteor showers, the Leonids, peaks on Thursday, Nov. 17th. A few years ago, the Leonids were storming, filling the skies...	ontariowolfy	Nov 13, 2005 10:43 pm
451	Hey guys, Well I've finally decided to get cracking on building my backyard observatory. I decided on doing a dome since it will block the wind at night and...	Ray St.Denis raystdenis	Nov 14, 2005 3:24 pm
452	Here's some pics: http://www.StDenisSoftware.com/Observatory Ray ... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.362 /...	Ray St.Denis raystdenis	Nov 14, 2005 3:58 pm
453	Hey Ray, that really looks awesume!! How did you get the wood curvature? Did you notch it or soak and bend it? Heinz...	ontariowolfy	Nov 14, 2005 11:45 pm
454	Hey Heinz, The top and bottom plates are made of 3/4" plywood double stacked (ie 1 1/2" thick) all cut with a jigsaw, seams overlapped and glued together. The...	Ray St.Denis raystdenis	Nov 15, 2005 12:22 am
455	Hi Ray, that seems fairly simple and I am surprised how low it cost you to build. Gives me some great ideas when I'll be ready to build mine. Only thing I'm...	ontariowolfy	Nov 15, 2005 12:48 pm
456	As you know, the higher the pier, the more massive it has to be. You could have a larger bottom storey (warm room) with stairs going up to a smaller dome....	Ray St.Denis raystdenis	Nov 15, 2005 4:03 pm
457	I would like to welcome our newest member John, to our group. Just some back ground on us. We are a loose knit group who gather whenever our job's or busy ...	ontariowolfy	Nov 15, 2005 10:07 pm
458	To let you all know I got moved in ok and seeing Rays observatory project..felt I had to share mine...Not the tradition style but a place to sit while imaging...	Terry Mclean maguf2000	Nov 16, 2005 1:22 am
459	Reminder from the Calendar of BYA http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/BYA/cal Meteor Shower Thursday November 17, 2005 3:00 am - 7:00 am (This event does not...	BYA@...	Nov 16, 2005 6:56 am
460	Hi Terry, great to finally hear from you too! I think the last time was at CFATA if I remember correctly. As for your observatory, I don't see anything wrong...	ontariowolfy	Nov 16, 2005 10:30 pm
461	Hi folks, I spent some more time last night on the observatory. The door is now in and the track balls and wheels are in and adjusted. It's really starting ...	Ray St.Denis raystdenis	Nov 17, 2005 4:20 pm
462	Hello everyone, I'm back. My computer was down due to multiple viruses. Everything OK now. Welcome Terry. Your observatory looks great and it should be very...	Raymond Lalonde raymondlalonde	Nov 20, 2005 1:48 pm
463	Hi folks, Spent some more time this weekend on the observatory - it's really starting to shape up. I'm very pleased with it. More pics here of the...	Ray St.Denis raystdenis	Nov 21, 2005 3:55 am
464	Very impressive!!! How did you calculate the angles, curves....and the measurements for the masonite pieces for the roof? Ray ... starting ... (about 15 ... ...	Raymond Lalonde raymondlalonde	Nov 21, 2005 12:18 pm
465	Thanks Ray. The dome is a perfect half sphere with an outside diameter of 10 feet. To create the base plates, we drilled a small home in the workshop floor,...	Ray St.Denis raystdenis	Nov 21, 2005 2:40 pm
466	Hi Ray, It has been interesting following the progress of this your "lower tech" project....Amazing!! I still can;t figure out how you determined the...	mylittleye64	Nov 21, 2005 9:42 pm
467	Hi Ray, It has been interesting following the progress of this your "lower tech" project....Amazing!! I still can;t figure out how you determined the...	mylittleye64	Nov 21, 2005 9:42 pm
468	Hi Dan, All of the ribs were placed at equal distances from each other. We then took half a sheet of masonite and screwed it down onto 2 of the ribs. Then we...	Ray St.Denis raystdenis	Nov 22, 2005 1:39 am
469	Hi All, I am looking for a good telescope store where I can get honest info and good prices. Ideally on the west island Montreal or Ottawa. I plan to be at...	John Yates k0c1l0	Nov 22, 2005 6:51 pm

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