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- Sun Apr 23, 2017 4:21 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Cherry Grove 2017-04-21 or 2017-04-22
- Replies: 7
- Views: 948
Re: Cherry Grove 2017-04-21 or 2017-04-22
I hit a major milestone last night. I finally got my last three Messier objects. I'm totally stoked. I don't know if my records are good enough to get a pin, but I have met my wife's requirement to start shopping for an upgrade. I have leveled up and unlocked resources. I sure hope there's a built-i...
- Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:28 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Cherry Grove 2017-04-21 or 2017-04-22
- Replies: 7
- Views: 948
Re: Cherry Grove 2017-04-21 or 2017-04-22
It looks poor to the south until early morning. I don't think tonight is a good idea.
- Fri Apr 21, 2017 4:41 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Cherry Grove 2017-04-21 or 2017-04-22
- Replies: 7
- Views: 948
Cherry Grove 2017-04-21 or 2017-04-22
Is anybody going to Cherry Grove tonight or tomorrow?
- Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:35 am
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Messier Marathon - 2017
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2271
Re: Messier Marathon - 2017
Thanks for posting those pictures! I really wish I could have been there.
- Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:39 am
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Upcoming MAS Mini-Messier Marathon
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1068
Re: Upcoming MAS Mini-Messier Marathon
The sky last night was spectacular. The farm trucks were busy, but tapered off as it got later. I recorded 44 objects before I decided to go home. I needed to use a hair dryer part way through the evening. I could have easily gotten more, but had to call it a night. I gave my check list to Rob. I ho...
- Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:36 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Upcoming MAS Mini-Messier Marathon
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1068
Re: Upcoming MAS Mini-Messier Marathon
Rob, Cherry Grove looks pretty cloudy tonight. The Clear Sky Chart is showing things might be better in Cherry Grove tomorrow. Are you making an official call on this today? Oddly enough the charts are showing fairly clear skies at Eagle Lake tonight despite the actual weather forecast.... and golf ...
- Thu Sep 29, 2016 4:50 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Upcoming MAS Mini-Messier Marathon
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1068
Re: Upcoming MAS Mini-Messier Marathon
I hope to come down if the forecast clears up. Right now it's not looking good for Friday or Saturday though.
- Sat Sep 03, 2016 11:21 am
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: CGO Star Party
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1151
Re: CGO Star Party
I had a great time. My only goal was to observe M62. I easily succeeded and spent the rest of the night looking at sky candy... generally in dryer telescopes. We all got to see the Veil Nebula through a filtered (Oxygen-III?) B.A.D. It certainly could have looked a lot worse. Now I need to buy filte...
- Fri Sep 02, 2016 4:15 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: CGO Star Party
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1151
Re: CGO Star Party
Yeah... that does sound BAD.
- Fri Sep 02, 2016 3:27 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: CGO Star Party
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1151
Re: CGO Star Party
I am strongly considering coming down tonight. I'm worried about dew... but the rest of the forecast is looking pretty good. I'm not a key holder, so I hope someone else can unlock the outhouse.
- Sat Jul 09, 2016 8:12 am
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: CGO tonight: 7/8/16?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1852
Re: CGO tonight: 7/8/16?
Why would we ever want to change that name? It's perfect.Dick Jacobson wrote:To avoid confusion, maybe we should abandon the BAD moniker and just call it the "24".
A=Aperture if you're talking to somebody's mother.
- Sun May 29, 2016 2:49 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: ISP CGO Sunday May 29 2916
- Replies: 6
- Views: 772
Re: ISP CGO Sunday May 29 2916
Be sure to use J2900.0 charts!
- Tue May 10, 2016 11:54 am
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Virgo Venture for tonight Saturday: ON
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1519
Re: Virgo Venture for tonight Saturday: ON
Thanks for posting those photos. I got to re-live the event all over again. :)
- Sun May 08, 2016 9:13 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Virgo Venture for tonight Saturday: ON
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1519
Re: Virgo Venture for tonight Saturday: ON
The smoke eventually cleared last night. Seeing the Virgo objects was a bit of a struggle with my 6" reflector though. The sky rippled as if someone had tossed a rock into a pond. I was able to mark off 16 objects, but most of them took heavy verification against images of the surrounding stars...
- Sat May 07, 2016 4:37 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Virgo Venture - coming up!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1784
Re: Virgo Venture - coming up!
I am cross posting this here. The Virgo Venture is ON for tonight. I plan to be down there as well. I have a new binder full of images and charts to test out. :)
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- Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:08 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: The observing season begins: The Messier Marathon
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1992
Re: The observing season begins: The Messier Marathon
My car also showed 19° when I left. In my binders full of charts, I have an interesting Virgo map made from a photograph I found on the "project nightflight" website. I know I mentioned it in talking last night, but never shared it. Here's a link to that map. http://project-nightflight.net...
- Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:34 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: The observing season begins: The Messier Marathon
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1992
Re: The observing season begins: The Messier Marathon
I logged 46 objects last night during the marathon. 21 of those objects I saw for the first time. My ongoing Messier total is now 74 (all with a 6" F5 dob). I hope to get the Virgo and Coma Berenices galaxies the next time I am out. I only verified a couple of the easier outliers in that groupi...
- Fri Apr 08, 2016 4:02 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: The observing season begins: The Messier Marathon
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1992
Re: The observing season begins: The Messier Marathon
At least the mosquitoes won't be a problem tonight. :)
- Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:03 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: The observing season begins: The Messier Marathon
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1992
Re: The observing season begins: The Messier Marathon
You are an optimist.
I hope you are right. I am looking forward to some telescope time.
I hope you are right. I am looking forward to some telescope time.
- Wed Mar 02, 2016 12:16 am
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: February 2016 B-SIG Meeting
- Replies: 5
- Views: 851
Re: February 2016 B-SIG Meeting
I almost forgot to mention this. The declination listed on Chart 9 of the Magnitude 7 atlas is incorrect. It should be +20° to -20° instead of +65° to +20°.
- Wed Mar 02, 2016 12:12 am
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: February 2016 B-SIG Meeting
- Replies: 5
- Views: 851
Re: February 2016 B-SIG Meeting
I got outside tonight to snag three more open clusters on my Messier list. I also tested out some wide field maps that I had printed out. I liked the simple Taki Star Atlas better than the Mag-7 atlas we previously talked about. The files I recommend would be the ones that start with c_*. Those have...
- Sat Feb 20, 2016 10:11 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: February 2016 B-SIG Meeting
- Replies: 5
- Views: 851
- Fri Nov 13, 2015 10:29 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: B-SIG meeting Nov. 14
- Replies: 1
- Views: 444
Re: B-SIG meeting Nov. 14
I hope this goes well. Unfortunately, I will not be able to make it.
- Sun Oct 11, 2015 11:42 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Saturday's 4M a SUCCESS.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 818
Re: Saturday's 4M a SUCCESS.
Thanks to everybody for putting this together. I had a lot of fun. I didn't expect to be much of a competitor. I really just wanted to knock some more objects off my own list. Of the 32 objects I logged last night, 10 of them were new objects for me. That brought my personal, ongoing, Messier total ...
- Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:57 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: B-SIG Meeting Saturday June 13th
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3094
Re: B-SIG Meeting Saturday June 13th
I'm another late entry.
I plan to bring my 6" reflector tomorrow. I believe the OTA is 7.17".
I plan to bring my 6" reflector tomorrow. I believe the OTA is 7.17".