Hello all, If Fri.is weathered out...who of you would be aval the next night..Sat the 4th? at the same location?. Let us know,soonest. BYA can't do it without...
Reminder from the Calendar of BYA http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/BYA/cal BYA / OUTDOOR CLUB STAR PARTY Friday February 3, 2006 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm (This event...
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Due to the bad weather being forecasted for the next few days. The planned star party that was to be held at Upper Canada Bird Sanctuary has been cancelled for...
Hey Ray, It's actually not available to the public just yet --- they're waiting for me to finish writing the software for it ;-) Currently, there's only 3 ...
Hi Ray, that would be cool to see that unit!! On another note, I saw some postings that said that the company has mothballed the 20" scope. What's the story...
Wow, that is awesome. I dont't want to add any pressure but I read an article that it will be available in April, 2006. Have you and Celestron been working at...
Hi Heinz, When Synta took over, they mothballed the DK20 mount and left them to keep engineering the OTA. The rumour of the OTA being mothballed recently was...
Hi Ray L, Celestron bought the IP from a company called http://www.yamcon.com They developed the technology, and Celestron is packaging it as a domestic...
Reminder from the Calendar of BYA http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/BYA/cal Moon Cave Wednesday February 8, 2006 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (This event does not...
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Hi guys, I would guess that the 0600 hrs time refs to thurs. morning. Correct?? Dan P.S. What with the luck with Clear Skies that we have been enjoying for the...
Hi all, while playing with my scope in the living room this afternoon, I checked the HC Ver. It is ver 3.04 which is not updatable. Newest ver is 4.10. I...
Hi John, Your scope is pretty new, so there isn't a whole lot of differences between 3.04 and 4.10 - most of the differences were to the non-gem types mounts....
English name: Great Dog Abbreviation: CMa Genitive: Canis Majoris Translation: The Greater Dog History: Egyptian; Sirius is the celestial representation of the...
Hi all, Just a note of interest...Sirius is the alpha or largest star in CMa.It is also part of a double star system...Sirius 'A' and Sirius 'B' which rotate...
Look up, Look way up!! Hi all, I just stumbled onto the results of a study re:a/m topic. We were told many years ago that more than 50% of all stars exist in ...
Hi all, Check this out on Space Weather.com. We just have to get up before dawn to see this phenomenon...but hurry, it's fading. Also, on the same site...but...
Reminder from the Calendar of BYA http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/BYA/cal Monthly meeting Wednesday February 22, 2006 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (This event repeats...
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Just on the slight chance that any members of the group may still be alive and consious. If you would like a lift from the Alexandria area to the meeting...
Hi folks, I've created a very simple database where we can define an upcoming event, and all group members and go and update their status as to whether they...
Hi Ray, THIS IS FANTASTIC!! it will really help to see where our interest level and commitments are and weather to do something or not. Will talk more at our...
Hello everyone, I would like to ask all memebers to check out the followoing database file, which our fellow memeber Ray created. Whenever an event will take...
I've made it even easier to access ... there is now a link just above the SkyClocks. Click on [Edit] to change your status, click on [Display] for an ...
Hi St. Ray, A good idea made better, at least for comp. challenged pers comme Moi, by having the link "at the ready" on our main page and just beside our next...
Hi all, We have another interesting meeting "under our belts". Good company,a new "gizmo"..it could become as popular as "telrad" or "red dot" but infinitly...
