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Randy H replied to the topic 2024 January 12 RAC Holiday Meeting in the forum Meetings 1 year ago

Jan and Don Schlosnagle: sweet & sour chicken holiday hot dish

Randy H replied to the topic 2024 January 12 RAC Holiday Meeting in the forum Meetings 1 year ago

John Martin will attend. Hotdish.

Randy H replied to the topic 2024 January 12 RAC Holiday Meeting in the forum Meetings 1 year ago

Mike Carlin will attend.

Randy H replied to the topic 2024 January 12 RAC Holiday Meeting in the forum Meetings 1 year ago

Michael Currie will attend.

Randy H started the topic 2024 January 12 RAC Holiday Meeting in the forum Meetings 1 year ago

Hello, please RSVP if you can attend the January 12th Holiday meeting and (optional) if you are bringing a dish or treat.

Thanks!

Randy and Lynne Hemann – Chili, eating utensils, beverages.

fealeybob14 replied to the topic Starlink Train Tonight in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 1 month ago

Will take a look John. Also check out the Gemini meteor shower later tonight!

John Attewell started the topic Starlink Train Tonight in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 1 month ago

Gang: There is a StarLink train tonight starting at 5:25 pm. There will be about two dozen satellites at magnitude 2.7. They will start in the west at 10 degrees altitude, pass overhead at 69 degrees altitude, and end in the east-southeast about 17 degrees. The last satellite will disappear about 5:46 pm. Clear skies!

Rob Reid replied to the topic The Texas Cities That Lost a Solar Eclipse (TimeAndDate.com) in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 1 month ago

Wow. I was taught that Earth’s rotation was slowly slowing as the tides transferred its spin angular momentum to the Moon’s orbital angular momentum. This suggests that Earth’s mass distribution has contracted a bit.

fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 1 month ago

Thank you Jim!

darkskyjim replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 1 month ago

Great images Bob!

fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 1 month ago

A tale of two Messiers: M 97 also known as the Owl Nebula and M 108 a starburst galaxy also known as the Surfboard galaxy are within a degree of each other in Ursa Major. The image was taken with the AT80ED refractor and ZWO 183MC camera on 12/7 at midnight (or so). I used Stellarium as a source for the star labels.

bwyman started the topic The Texas Cities That Lost a Solar Eclipse (TimeAndDate.com) in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 2 months ago

So, over in my “Astronomical Events 2022?” topic, I had suggested that links to sights with astronomical events be included in the information. As I went back to that tab, and browsed around, logged in, updated my world clock, … I stumbled upon this interesting article:…[Read more]

bwyman started the topic Astronomical Events 2022? in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 2 months ago

So, I obviously don’t consult the website all that often. Who created that “Astronomical Events” link/tab/menu item? I was hoping to see what I missed this year, what I might yet catch, and what was up for 2024. Apparently, that has not been updated since 2022. Can we get a new one created for 2024? 🙂

Perhaps some links to websites that might…[Read more]

fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 2 months ago

Must say I am obsessed with the galaxy M33 in Triangulum especially the structural detail one can obtain using a small refractor (AT80mmED) and live stacking images taken with a modest astronomy camera (ASI ZWO183MC) and an accurate, polar aligned tracking mount (Sky Watcher Star Adventurer Gti). In the image below (a live-stack of 501, 5 second…[Read more]

fealeybob14 replied to the topic Where is the archive of newsletters? in the forum Newsletter 1 year, 2 months ago

Just noted a paragraph that’s repeated on page 13, concerning filters and M57!

fealeybob14 replied to the topic Where is the archive of newsletters? in the forum Newsletter 1 year, 2 months ago

What a superb newsletter Bill; I think it beautifully portrays all the contributions from our members and makes one excited about winter observing (yes even here in MN). Congratulations to all!

fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 3 months ago

Nice eclipse pics Mike. Bill, see my post above.
Last night I took another look at M 33 in Triangulum; it is well placed for imaging. Good article in Nov Sky and Telescope too. Below image is 307 5 second live stacked frames with dark frame correction taken with the 80mm ED refractor and ASI 183MC camera. A light cloudiness was present at the…[Read more]

bdavidson replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 year, 3 months ago

I was taking photos of the group at Watson.