http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/ Ryukyu Astronomy Club Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:52:55 GMT Michael Swanson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/252 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/252 Hi folks, Our normally scheduled meetings for November and December would be the 28th and 26th respectively. Since these are both big holiday weekends, I Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:03:21 GMT Michael Swanson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/251 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/251 Well, looks like the clouds just didn't want to cooperate. I've left a voice mail with the school and told them we won't be setting up any scopes. Best Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:38 GMT Michael Swanson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/250 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/250 Hi gang, This week got by me...I meant to send this out much earlier so unfortunately some of you will be reading this after the fact. Tomorrow night, Friday Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:25:24 GMT Michael Swanson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/249 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/249 Hi gang, This coming Saturday is our monthly meeting. Hopefully the weather will be as nice as it was last month - the new site on Kadena is nice for a Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:18:56 GMT Michael Swanson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/248 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/248 Hi Jack, We do have an online store with gear with our logo. On our home page: http://www.nexstarsite.com/_RAC/ look for the hat in the bottom right corner. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:46:44 GMT Jack Daniels http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/247 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/247 Im returning from TDY on that morning, I may be able to attend.  We should look at getting some matching Astronomy Group shirts, or something.  Make it look Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:46:03 GMT Michael Swanson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/246 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/246 Hi gang, One of the teachers at Kadena Middle School sent us a message via our web site asking if we could set up some scopes Friday, 30 October. We would Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:26:03 GMT Michael Swanson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/245 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/245 Robert was kind enough to retrieve the link to the presentation: https://planetquest1.jpl.nasa.gov/Navigator/material/ Best regards, Mike From: Michael Swanson Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:38:17 GMT Michael Swanson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/244 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/244 Hi folks, The Boy Scouts rescheduled for October, so things didn't go quite as planned. Chris, Tommy and Mike S. viewed a NASA presentation on Exoplanets Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:14:42 GMT Tony http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/243 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/243 Oh man, I didn't check this group for a while. Sorry I missed the meeting. Glad to see it start up again. Tony Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:59:52 GMT Michael Swanson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/242 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/242 Hi folks, Well, I spent the better part of this afternoon looking for a semi-dark site in the central part of the island. Nakagusuku castle itself would be Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:43:07 GMT Michael Swanson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/241 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/241 Hi folks, Our monthly meeting is scheduled for this coming Saturday, 26 September, 7PM in the Lester Hospital Conference Room. One of the local Boy Scout Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:16:52 GMT Michael Swanson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/240 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/240 Hi folks, ... From: Skymaps.com [mailto:mail@...] Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 11:08 PM To: swanson.michael@... Subject: Skymaps.com Update -- Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:06:21 GMT Michael Swanson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/239 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/239 Hi folks, Sorry for the short notice, but we need to cancel the meeting on the 22nd. The majority of the regularly attending members will not be able to Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:06:20 GMT Michael Swanson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/238 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RACAstronomy/message/238 Hi folks, Robert has posted the eclipse reports we have thus far here: http://www.nexstarsite.com/_RAC/eclipse.html Thanks Robert and Mike B for taking the