http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/ AlaskanAstronomy Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:30:05 GMT totalyfrozen http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6108 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6108 LOL anyone see Orions new 50" Dob? what a monster! Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:20:08 GMT lwoelflein http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6107 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6107 Astronomy on the Cheap: Inexpensive Ways to Explore the Heavens Interested in getting to know the night sky but not sure how to begin? Wondering what, if any, Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:57:57 GMT scottupnorth http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6106 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6106 Mike...yep they are there for sure. Nice work! Scott Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:35:28 GMT Mike C http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6105 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6105 The clouds are REAL SUBTLE, but they are there. In Photoshop with "curves" I can make them pop a tiny bit: http://www.pbase.com/mclemens1969/image/120758729 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:25:14 GMT scottupnorth http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6104 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6104 I was out at 2am, 1/1/2010, and the conditions were poor for me. Could barely make out the ice cap. Mike...I like your image......you have some surface Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:40:25 GMT Mike C http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6103 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6103 Last night was better seeing. Very fast and annoying disturbances, but, better. I'll post a video on YouTube of the raw capture later. I think you can see some Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:40:11 GMT totalyfrozen http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6102 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6102 I managed to take a few photos from the roof of my work here in town. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:29:12 GMT Rich Stromberg http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6101 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6101 The daily news said we would see it, but spaceweather.com only mentioned Asia and Europe. I must say, this has to be the finest 8% lunar eclipse I've ever Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:08:43 GMT totalyfrozen http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6100 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6100 I read that we werent suppossed to see a partial eclipse of the moon but it looks like there is a partial right now.. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:49:06 GMT scottupnorth http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6099 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6099 Hi Mike...that's how it looked for me last night....except the ice cap was, visually, a little more white. It looks like you are detecting some details in the Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:07:20 GMT Mike C http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6098 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6098 ... I have been outside each night when possible, trying out a 5x powermate with a webcam on Mars. (effective 9000mm focal length at f/45) Seeing has been Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:17:23 GMT scottupnorth http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6097 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6097 Had my first look at Mars this season.....1:30 am Wednesday, 12/30/09. In the 5" refractor at various magnifications ranging from 137x to 234x Mars was a Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:50:18 GMT http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6096 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6096 Reminder from: AlaskanAstronomy Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/cal Mars fossil metorite found on this day. Sunday December 27, Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:11:20 GMT Richard Pellessier http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6095 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6095 I love all forms of natural science, and these are great! My favorite is the Huge Ultimate Cool Moth. That looks like very effective camo. -Rich Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:07:06 GMT Christopher Erickson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6094 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/message/6094 The Pacific Ocean! And eventually Asia. -Chris