... snip ... the ... snip ... My second sentence is a bit misleading. What I meant to say was, "Every supernova since Kepler's in 1604 has been in a galaxy...
... Stu, That certainly wasn't my intention, Stu. It's just that I meet quite a few people that are ultimately disappointed with what an amateur telescope,...
I've just posted a short article in which I give the times of transit of the Red Spot and interesting events involving Jupiter's moons for evening viewers in ...
... You should probably qualify that even further, since we've no idea whether there've been any supernovae since 1604 on the far side of our galaxy, blocked ...
Hi all. There is a question I have been puzzling over and maybe someone can help. At the SEDS site there is a listing of the items in the Bedford Catalog....
... transit of the Red ... viewers in ... Thanks Geoff! For those on the left coast, I came up with a similar list of GRS transit times (below). This list has...
I was watching the transit of Europa Wednesday night through my 10" f/6, at about 200X. I checked with a site that has a Java app showing Jupiter's moons and...
Harry, The java app you are speaking of is at: http://www.cpac.freeserve.co.uk It can be downloaded to your computer as well. One thing to keep in mind is that...
Harry, The correct URL for the Jupiter java app at Castle Point Astronomy Club (UK)is: http://www.cpac.org.uk/ The one I gave was from the downloaded app and...
... That's why I say in my article that the Spot is really only visible about 1/4 of the time, even though theoretically it's half the time. Until it's within...
Now wait a second Geoff! _You_ are the one that said to post observations in
UT so people can adjust them to relevant local times. So "walk the walk"
dude....
... This article was written at the suggestion of our newsletter's editor in our constant efforts to get members off their butts and out observing, the kind of...
davejm28" <djm28@...>wrote:! ... Dave, I was thrilled at the sight of my first supernova (SN1998S). It was discovered at mag. 15.2 on March 3rd 1998 in NGC...
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Recently I took the AP 5.1" f/8.35 out to observe Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, M42, and the Moon, which was just past first quarter. First stop was Mars. It has been...
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Thanks for the heads up Susan! I've posted a finder chart for the new comet for tonight (02Feb 02). The arrow shows its position yesterday at 10UT. The...
Observer: Susan Delaney
Date/Time: 2002-02-02 10:30 - 11:00 EST
Location: Fairfield, CT, USA, suburban
Latitude: 41.12 N, Longitude: 73.15 W
Telescope:...
Subject: Re: Bright supernova? Stu: No one has ever been disappointed with the moon. I think telescopic views of the moon are almost always superior to...
Hi, I always enjoy Erics observations and drawings. He has inspired me to begin planetary drawing. I noticed a full page on Eric in the latest Amateur...
Hi Marc, Yeah, I saw that too. Well done Eric! Also saw some very nice articles by Bob Midiri, another contributor here and on Telescopes. Amateur Astronomy...
Just finished a Jupiter observation session. The seeing (New Jersey) was very good especially considering that it was a windy day. The wind settled down after...
Hi Vic, Very good seeing in NJ. I got with some friends. Jupiter was fabulous. Did you also see the (BA Oval) feature reaching toward the GRS from the STEB?...
... DSO ... Hi Sol: I did see what I think was the BA Oval and the lift rift you mentioned may be the same feature I described within the NEB between the large...
Hi Vic, Yes. The 10 p.m. white oval feature you described & the large stretched out one later on. The large one was almost as long as the GRS hollow is wide....
Incredulously, I stumbled across the writings of these old masters about NGC 2158, a magnitude 8.6 (11.0v) open cluster in Gemini. Walter Scott Houston wrote...
... hollow ... Hi Vic, Sol, Ah, finally a break in the weather. I was out tonight and spent almost 2 hours looking at Jupiter with my TV-102 Light Cup and...
