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Thanks Ron!

Hi all, I am heading down for a visit to the Kennedy space center complex next weekend and could use some recommendations about if it's a 1 or 2 day trip. I am going with my brother, who is interested in space, but probably not as much as I am. No kids or other less interested parties :D . It looks ...

Add me to the list please!

So I just heard a report on MPR that the frequency of air quality alerts has doubled in the last 10 years.

probably one of the earliest starts to the fire/smoke season I can remember. For those of you who have been observing for a while, does it seem that this is getting to be a bigger problem the last few years? seems like we used to only have a few days a year that would be smoky enough to notice, late...

agreed, I thought it was a bit misleading. we are too cloudy and too often plagued by poor seeing to to be a really first class astronomy destination. but it was nice to see an in-depth peice on the hobby.

I was up this morning at 5, and that is a great time to view mars right now, it is straight overhead. I setup my scope the night before, and it was a pleasant way to star the day, and the viewing conditions can be a better after the atmosphere has had a chance to cool off and settle down over night....