http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/ Skyscrapers - RI Astronomical Society Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:34:33 GMT T Haley http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/285 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/285 David A. Huestis Historian Skyscrapers, Inc. June 4, 2009 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing and Astronomical Potpourri in July Movies have often Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:15:29 GMT T Haley http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/284 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/284 Hello fellow Skyscrapers, we need some new images for our home-page. I don't what to keep posting old images, even though they are very good. I know to weather Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:32:56 GMT Jim Hendrickson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/283 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/283 http://www.valleybreeze.com/Premium/MAIN-6-25-NOS-Rural-skies-initiative-headshot-Hamilton--Ericson Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:43:21 GMT starman361 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/282 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/282 The LCROSS Lunar mission (one of two such satellites going to the moon) was launched this afternoon approximately 5:32 PM EST. Its trajectory will soon be Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:07:16 GMT Jim Hendrickson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/281 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/281 Jacoby Observatory (CCRI in Warwick) is having a first light public observing for its new 16" Meade on Wednesday June 10. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:04:30 GMT T Haley http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/280 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/280 http://www.photography-colleges.org/100-free-online-tools-and-resources-to-take-pictures-of-space/ Clear Skies Tracey Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:13:12 GMT T Haley http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/279 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/279 On Sunday, May 31st my wife and I visited the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Umong the many historic places we visited was the Leander McCormick Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:28:58 GMT T Haley http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/278 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/278 Read the story of our founding fathers contribution to astronomy! http://www.astro.virginia.edu/research/observatories/26inch/history/early.php Clear Skies Sun, 24 May 2009 10:59:23 GMT T Haley http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/277 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/277 Hello Skyscrapers, I ordered one of the Galileo scope kits for my kids. I thought it would be fun for them to assemble and use. Here is the link to the Fri, 22 May 2009 16:38:40 GMT starman361 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/276 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/276 There is a composite of 3 images of 30 second exposures each that I took of the Herschel and Planck Observatories on their way to the Earth's L2 orbit point. Thu, 21 May 2009 23:28:01 GMT starman361 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/273 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/273 Mike Brown's Planets blog has an interesting story this week. He talks about Heavens Above (www.heavens-above.com), which is linked from Skyscrapers' web page. Wed, 20 May 2009 07:16:48 GMT starman361 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/271 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/271 While powering up and initializing my 14" Meade for remote observing and intending to image the two new observatory telescopes, Herschel and Planck, just Wed, 20 May 2009 02:38:57 GMT Jim Hendrickson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/270 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/270 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2GH5rYf2Ko Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:29:05 GMT skyscraper75 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/269 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/269 http://www.airspacemag.com/snapshot/42821932.html Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:44:08 GMT skyscraper75 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/268 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyscrapers_rias/message/268 http://www.skyandtelescope.com/resources/proamcollab/astroalert/42672257.html