what can I do with 8x42 binoculars?
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 06:11:56 -0700 (PDT)
Hi,
I have recently bought a pair of Nikon ATB Monarch 8x42 binoculars
mainly for outdoor use and wildlife observation (I live in East
Central Florida) and I realize that these are less than ideal for
observing stars or planets and that something like a 10x70 (or more)
would be better. Still, since I have ...
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What radio frequencies to "hear" Perseids ?
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 02:07:49 +0100
Tried to read the how to's but cannot find a single "ping" .... can you
please suggest a frequency (s?) I could try ?
Am in Nottingham UK.
Thanks
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Spam Free Alternatives to Usenet Astronomy Groups
Sun, 3 Aug 2008 10:21:59 -0700 (PDT)
Spam Free Alternatives to Usenet Astronomy Groups
There are viable alternatives to the usenet astronomy groups that do
not suffer heavily from non-astronomical spam nor from the obsessive
postings of a small number of people. Indeed very little of the
material that gets posted to the groups listed on the site be ...
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Something wrong with the ice cores?
Sat, 2 Aug 2008 12:55:20 -0700 (PDT)
Something wrong with the ice cores?
The question arises after studying this site ? CO2 has only risen by
5.2% in the last 200 years.:-
http://www.biokurs.de/treibhaus/180CO2/bayreuth/bayreuth1e.htm
Ice core samples show a nice steady line like they have been smoothed.
Here is a paper dealing with the subjec ...
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New AAVSO newsletter is on line
Sat, 2 Aug 2008 02:45:00 -0700 (PDT)
Those of you with an interest in variable stars might be interested.
http://www.aavso.org/publications/newsletter/AAVSONewsletter_37.pdf
Martin Nicholson
Daventry, UK ...
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Partial eclipse this monring
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:58:36 +0100
And it's bloody raining here :(
--
Abo ...
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bright blue 1-4 pixel sources on darker 3D fractal web in IR and
visible light HUDF images -- might be the clusters of earliest hypernovae in
the Naoki Yoshida and Lars Hernquist simulation: Rich Murray 2008.07.31
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:02:05 -0700 (PDT)
bright blue 1-4 pixel sources on darker 3D fractal web in IR and
visible light HUDF images -- might be the clusters of earliest
hypernovae in the Naoki Yoshida and Lars Hernquist simulation: Rich
Murray 2008.07.31
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.htm
Thursday, July 31, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com ...
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BBC - A quick fix for global warming
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:57:20 -0700 (PDT)
It's the stuff of science fiction, but could mirrors in space or sea
water sprayed in the air be shortcuts to halt global warming?
"It's Dr Strangelove. But it's the kind of Dr Strangelove you could
see governments really using."
That's how one expert describes geo-engineering - the idea that we can
use a kin ...
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Map of M13 with the variable stars in the central region
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:27:25 +0200
Hi all,
I've ultimate the new map, (taken by the last photo of M13 with the
Takahashi BRC250 + ST-10XME)
where they have been suitable all the faint galaxies of field with the 27
variable stars in the central region
of the M13.
www.danilopivato.com
and
http://www.danilopivato.com/tabulae_coeli/1730_n30/m13 ...
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The Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in Orion
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:57:02 -0700 (PDT)
The Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in Orion
Before I had the facility to image over the Internet I used to do my
astronomy in the light polluted skies of England. It was only once I
had a 12" reflector that I managed to see the famous dark nebula
usually called the Horsehead Nebula.
With a CCD and a wide field s ...
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