http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/ Ottawa Astronomy FriendS Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:55:02 GMT Attilla Danko http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25328 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25328 Cool image. Finnally some solar activity. (not frozen in a ditch with 28inches of snow on me) ad ... -- attilla danko, danko@..., Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:30:57 GMT R Meier http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25327 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25327 Hello Oafs, There is a huge sunspot group at the moment. Here is a picture I took of it: http://users.xplornet.com/~skywatch/pages/images/su100207.jpg It is Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:30:35 GMT Pat http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25326 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25326 Observing configuration: 8"F6 Dob with terminal block, connecting to heater wire and resistors on finder/telrad, to 'yellow battery' perched on the wood Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:03:37 GMT Frank Bayerl http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25325 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25325 Dan Falk's talk on time and its paradoxes was great --excellent speaker. Frank ... From: Attilla Danko To: OAFs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 06, Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:32:38 GMT Attilla Danko http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25324 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25324 good to hear you guys had a good dinner. Anyone goto the rasc meeting how was it? (not stuck in a ditch yet in a blizzard --yet. ) -ad ... -- attilla danko, Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:13:58 GMT Joe http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25323 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25323 There were 5 OAFs who showed up to the pre-RASC diner. We had a small round table that made it possible for everyone to be involved in the same conversation. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:52:49 GMT Attilla Danko http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25322 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25322 Glad you're having a good time. I'm thinking i might be a day late. -ad ... -- attilla danko, danko@..., http://cleardarksky.com/csk [Non-text portions Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:24:29 GMT r.olson@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25321 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25321 Hi Attilla, Sorry to hear that you are stuck in PA. Ginny and I left 2 days early when we heard the weather forecast. We managed bare pavement the entire Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:49:34 GMT Attilla Danko http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25320 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25320 If I actually get to WSP, i'll gracefully accept the "Bastard Award". But right now i'm stuck in a motel in Harrisville, PA in a blizzard. Driving even more Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:16:37 GMT richard.harding@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25319 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25319 Attilla: Pierre said it all....except for...B**stard!! Richard Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:48:02 GMT Pierre http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25318 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25318 Wow, nice excuse :) "I can't come to supper because I'm heading to one of North America's most premier star parties." Have a good time Attilla... observing Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:46:20 GMT Attilla Danko http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25317 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25317 Sorry guys. I cant join you for dinner. I'm driving to the winter star party (though blizzards). ... -- attilla danko, danko@..., Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:59:50 GMT Joe http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25316 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25316 I will reserve a table for 4 at Liang's for 6:00pm. We need need Attilla, the rock star in astro world, to draw the crowds. Joe Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:48:17 GMT RichardOtt http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25315 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25315 ... Yup. A professional videographer records all the meetings (except in a few cases where a presenter asks not to be recorded, for copyright reasons) and Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:18:34 GMT quicksix106 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25314 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/message/25314 Hi everyone. I'm not going to be at the meeting on Friday, but will someone be video-taping Dan's talk? I'm going out of town to be with family and can't make