Chris, I went to Sherman College here in Spartanburg but they don't give the 4th board exam here so I have to travel to Marietta for it. And no, Life's...
Hi, Jim, Glad LU's problems won't affect you. It sure is big news around here: a school of that size having problems and possibly closing down. Or is it...
Project Rho (for the variable used to describe the separation between double stars) looks like it is worth the effort to make it go, so this is hat I propose...
PRESS RELEASE: FOR PUBLIC NEWS RELEASE TO ALL NEWS FORUMS: October 4, 2003 After years of proud service as Editors of the Astronomical League Reflector, Vic...
A friend of mine bought a Bushnell "North Star" at a pawn shop, and has asked be to work on it ( optics alignment, adjustments of the equatorial, etc). It is,...
In a message dated 10/6/03 10:28:24 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Eugene: Try the following web page: http://www.bushnell.com/support/manuals.html Ed...
Thanks Ed ... From: eflaspo@... [mailto:eflaspo@...] Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 10:02 AM To: Quad-A@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Quad-A] Bushnell...
In a message dated 10/7/03 6:35:07 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Did you find the right manual you needed? Ed [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I'm close. I have deciphered that the scope is closer to 4.5", but the focal length is what distinguishes the scopes, yet the scope in hand is not marked....
In a message dated 10/8/03 6:38:28 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Good luck. Maybe he can trade it in on eBay for an ETX. Ed [Non-text portions of this message...
Is there any serious mission being planned to explore or at least take closer pictures of Pluto and Charon? Secondly, I strongly think about Pluto as being a...
Can someone tell me the status of this or any related project? Is work proceeding on making the catalogs available on CD-ROM or the web? (Not pushing, just...
The work status as of now: 1. The Meade Single Star list (250 entries) -- Data base done, writeup done 2. The Meade Double Star list (101 entries) --...
Wow! You've been busy, Eugene (but then, you knew that). I asked for status and got the whole rundown! This looks fantastic...I'll pass the word to my...
I have taken a position dealing with analysis of soils. I found it interesting that each gram of soil contains about 4 billion bacteria. I then used the mass...
so how many grams of soil dose the earth have? E & C Lanning <ealanni@...> wrote:I have taken a position dealing with analysis of soils. I found it ...
Hi All, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice about transporting a Dobsonian telescope. Is it doable to fit one into a car the size of a Honda...
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Of course, some of that depends on the size of your dob. I've been transporting an 8" Dob for years - it's a sonotube, not a truss tube. The base goes in...
I figured the grams of soil, by taking the weight of the earth, the weight fraction of the crust (40 miles thick, ave), then the estimated depth that bacteria...
I have a 35mm Pentax K mount camera which I would like to attach to the 1.25" eyepiece mount of my telescope (1000mm focal length). I think I understand that...
This summer has not been great with regard to timing of good obseving weather for me. I took a few extra days off work and got out last weekend under beautiful...
In a message dated 10/26/2003 1:19:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, madeleine2@... writes: Hi All, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice about...
... From: "Charlie Warren" <Astrofx@...> To: <Quad-A@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 5:17 AM Subject: [Quad-A] Solar activity ... Hi...
Hi, We just saw on CNN the raging fires in S. California with ash falling like snow all around the place. Last heard, 600 houses burnt n 14 people killed. I...
It all depends on the size and type of Dob you're talking about. I've had no problems loading an 8" f/6 Orion Dob in my Camry or in my old Mazda 626. My 8"...
Hi Charlie (and all), I took my first ever look at the sun through a telescope Saturday morning, since I recently bought a Celestron Nexstar 4 that happened to...
Doug Thanks for the additional information and links regarding the possiblity of spotting aurora. Charlie http://hometown.aol.com/astrofx/index.html [Non-text...
I revisited an old friend last weekend during my trek to Chiefland Astronomy Village. Around 3:00 M42 (& the Running Man)were riding high in the sky. This...
