... any ... I found it for my first time last year at Starfest with an 8". I don't have many other notes than "1st time found". I seem to remember it was worth...
... Yes. It's on the RASC's Finest NGC list. I observed it on 2001 March 15 with my 10" Newtonian from near North Bay ON, and noted: "Triangular patch just ...
Coincidentally, I also took a look at the supernova 2005am on Wednesday night (3/30) with my 18-inch Starmaster. At 225x and above the supernova was...
April Calendar by Dave Mitsky All times are UT (subtract 4 hours and when appropriate 1 calendar day for EDT after April 2) 4/1 The Galilean satellites Io...
Astronomers with the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) have announced that the star Betelgeuse will go supernova tonight at 10:00 pm EST. Betelgeuse is...
No Robert, those guys were crackpots - everyone knows it is going to turn into a black hole after it comes back together! I read the Betelgeuse story a few...
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KAPOW? EGADS BATMAN, ITS THE JOKER! Of Couse Bill at 429 light years away it really blew up before 1600, eh? Of course if you had chosen something close like ...
Yeah! and Omega Centuri is really a planet with heaps of space junk orbiting it. regards Rob Casino, NSW, Australia http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~rockerx/...
... Robert, wouldn't that give the Messier Marathoners fits? Regards Mike Enarson Omaha, NE. 41N 96W __________________________________________________ Do You...
... Wouldn't ya know it, it's cloudy and raining here in PA. When's the next supernova scheduled for ... maybe I can catch that one ;-) Regards, Louis Marchesi...
I've watched Betelgeuse for three hours and haven't seen a thing. Are you sure this is right? I better get back out there. I don't want to miss it! This...
... Jeff Medkeff used to have a good article on the nomenclature of the rings on his web site, but now his site refers you to the article "Beyond the Dawes...
Sorry, but this was the very rarely detected Unilateral Nova Event, where the actual nova brightening occurs on one side only. It is also called a Transient...
... Saturns ... Hello there Rob, How about the Light Cup's Saturn HOW-TO ;-)? http://www.cloudynights.com/observe/ronbee/SolarSystem/Saturn- HOWTO.html Ron...
Oh dear I shall miss it as It will be daylight hear (:-( Cheers Trev See what the BRATS are up to at www.wig1.co.uk I've stopped 112 spam and fraud messages....
... This reminds me of the old Beyond The Fringe skit with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore as two cult members sitting on a mountaintop awaiting the end of the...
My new 20mm nagler arrived thursday and I was determened to get first light with it. Later on in the night the clouds broke enough for me to observe jupiter...
There are so many good ones. The one I like best is Jan Wisneiwski's web site: http://www.astrosurf.com/jwisn/index.html For me, his maps of the constellations...
I went to the Shingletown Star Party in 2004 and found it great, so I plan to go again this year. Great skies, great fellwoship, lots of scopes, and much...
I like CalSKY (http://www.calsky.com). I used it to prepare a complete set of charts for this year's Messier Marathon. It was also very helpful in keeping...
A supernova only 10 light years away certainly would have Sirius consequences for life on Earth. :-) -Paul W. P.S. - What actually happened this April 1 is...
I'm almost positive the betelgeuse thing was april fools. Because it is three minutes to ten. But the brightening thing intrigued me. Can someone elaborate...
