http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/ Ottawa Valley Astronomy Observers Group Mon, 20 May 2013 03:17:06 GMT Kevin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53987 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53987 Get ready for seeing lots of passes of the ISS. In 2 weeks time, you'll get to see lots of passes. And the people on the ISS, get a nice constant view of the Sun, 19 May 2013 21:11:58 GMT lar3ry@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53986 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53986 ... More to the point (in my opinion) is that the difference of 160 million years is as close to negligible as to be no difference at all. If I say that Sun, 19 May 2013 16:43:13 GMT Jim Sofia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53985 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53985 Interesting discussion here, Simon. I think what these media reports lack is giving the reader a "confidence interval" regarding a statistic they claim about Sun, 19 May 2013 12:56:57 GMT RobL http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53984 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53984 So, now I'm really curious.... Just how big IS your brain, Simon???? Just kidding (as always and I see no reason to desist as life is just hilarious). I love Sun, 19 May 2013 12:32:43 GMT shanmer52 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53983 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53983 Folks ... Read this regarding the "mystery" of the Moon's ancient magnetic field. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/mystery-moons-magnetic-field-deepens-141216996.html Sat, 18 May 2013 14:41:20 GMT topjimmy2010 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53982 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53982 Thanks Ed, Brenden, Rick, Rob and Jim. I do intend to squeeze all this material into a magazine article. I just wanted to get the basic information together Sat, 18 May 2013 14:37:54 GMT topjimmy2010 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53981 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53981 Thanks Jim. Your comment made me realize that I totally forgot to even mention LP filters for VISUAL use. I believe that the effect would be similar, ie. Sat, 18 May 2013 14:19:01 GMT Richard Murphy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53980 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53980 Jim, This is truly an amazing amount of work, an incredible effort... and expense! However, the result is Magnificent!!! (Speaking as MSc Physics + PHd Mech Sat, 18 May 2013 14:13:31 GMT Ed Gregory http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53979 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53979 Great report Jim. You should submit this for publication. Kind Regards Ed Sat, 18 May 2013 13:35:30 GMT Kevin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53978 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53978 Here's 3 geo sat's that flare up during the night, allowing you to see them in Binoculars. Milstar 1 1 22988U 94009A 13128.72711062 0.00000000 00000-0 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:19:20 GMT mccormick505@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53977 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53977 Jim, Great report! I enjoyed reading it and helped me with my decisions about purchasing some new filters. It would be awesome to see this info published Sat, 18 May 2013 05:28:07 GMT Richard Murphy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53976 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53976 Yes, that works for me - thanks... Rick Murphy ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Sat, 18 May 2013 02:31:04 GMT Jim Sofia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53975 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53975 Very thorough, systematic and well laid out study, Jim! I think your findings would be of interest to those using the Mallincam - if there was a way of Sat, 18 May 2013 02:00:18 GMT topjimmy2010 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53974 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53974 I'm not sure what the problem is Richard. The link works fine for me. You can navigate the long way. Go to www.karmalimbo.com/aro and follow the links from Sat, 18 May 2013 00:10:46 GMT RobL http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53973 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/message/53973 comprehensive and complete with your personal touch Jim.... nicely done! With thanks.... Rob.L.