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Hi Glenn, That looks like a good one, thanks! I received these links off-list from a few Starrynights members: Mikkel Steine's "The Deep Sky Browser J2000.0" ...
Everyone's attention has been on Saturn lately so this came in under the radar screen. Donald Parker (of ALPO) took a CCD image of Jupiter that shows the BA...
A bit off topic but I thought some might enjoy this. I watched The Meaning Of Life last night. I had'nt seen it since I took up astronomy and I got a better...
(Cross-Posting to GuildOfManhattanSidewalkAstronomers) I'm utterly confused. S&T's finder chart for June shows positions for "Comet LINEAR" between June 11 and...
There are LOTS of comet LINEARs. The two brigher ones right now are 2002 T7 in Sextans and 2004 K4 in Hercules. LINEAR is the name of an automated program to...
To All Astronomy Club Newsletter Editors and Officers: Enclosed please find the July 2004 "Aquarid shower complex" edition of "NAMN Notes"! NAMN Notes is a...
Thanks for the link Glenn, I have been looking for this very kind of link, it has everything I should need for alerts, will be good for the group, really...
About 9pm with the full moon rising went out in the backyard with my Tele Vue 76. I was able to spot both comet C/2001 Q4 NEAT in Ursa Major and comet C/2003...
Last night I observed some interesting double stars, an open cluster and a planetary nebula with my 15x80 binoculars and the Sky-window. All objects are...
I've seen meteors falling almost straight,or with a arch, but to go from left to right so to say and back again really tramples the norm of physics,either...
... go ... norm ... (most ... The most spectacular fireball I've ever seen (most likely dumbell shaped) split into two pieces and the smaller of the two did a...
After a long wait, I finally took delivery of a 14.5" f/5.4 Dobsonian from NightSky Scopes. Here's a brief overview of the scope and my first light last...
Sorry I kept forgetting to ask about this.. hope it's not too late. On June 19th I was out doing some deep sky bino observing and while moving from one object...
... Yeah, they are not uncommon. It's either a tumbling satellite or, most likely, a tumbling spent rocket booster. I would guess that a bright one would...
Hello... I have already seen something similar pulsating too, but when I saw it, it just pulsated twice and disappeared. After some days I looked for a...
I forwarded Carol's question on to Canadian satellite expert Kevin Fetter, and ... Subject: Re: [Fwd: [starrynights] Satellite question] Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004...
... FYI, this very question has been discussed at various times on the global "meteorobs" list over the years. Those with more of an interest, may wish to...
... Excellent writeup, Lew. I agree with your comments and have a slightly alternate thought to add. Different material and/or densities could cause an uneven...
Star greetings! Again Cristóvão Jacques now in partnership with Tasso Napoleão, they announce the discovery of more supernova. In a period of two weeks they...
Thank you Gentlemen.. it was the strangest satellite I ever saw. Geoff, please convey my thanks to Mr. Fetter for his help. I haven't gone to Heavens Above to...
Well, I've finally gotten Fred Price's The Planet Observer's Handbook which includes some history of observation of Jupiter. But I still searching ... ;-). Now...
After watching the struggling Eastern League Harrisburg Senators defeat the Bowie Baysox on Tuesday evening I journeyed to the Astronomical Society of...
