On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 09:10:56 -0400 ... Thanks Pierre for not rubbing it in ;-) When I took my scope out of the car around noon today my primary was still...
At Cosco, they now have a portable power pack that sells for $49.95. I had bought that model a year earlier at Cosco for around $90. It is a 17 amp hour. At...
Posting for Cathy Hall... - Pierre ... Greetings all! It would really be appreciated if those of you fortunate enough to have seen fireballs lately would fill...
Pierre Martin
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Sep 1, 2003 2:48 pm
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Hi all, Todd, Dennis and I are heading out to La Verendrye today to enjoy the nice weather. We will be staying at the airstrip for some nice dark sky...
Pierre Martin
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Sep 1, 2003 3:20 pm
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I got the following AC/DC pack at Canadian Tire last year for around $260. Pricey but wow, well built and versatile. Was covered in a S&T review a couple of...
Well it looks like the Eliminator is the choice by far. I guess they sell different models, only one type at my store. Trying to get away from buying a...
Sorry I missed the Bonnechere on Saturday as I was camping on Basin lake all weekend (which is just up from Turner's camp and the airstrip) and had my scope...
Hi gang; Matt Weeks and I were observing from near Orono Ontario (East of Oshawa) and witnessed this extremely bright fireball to the NNW. Description posted...
Lots of nice views last night up at the airstrip in La Verendrye. Enjoyed some "best views" with my scope. Tired now, and going to sleep so stay tuned for...
Pierre Martin
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Sep 2, 2003 9:21 am
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My thanks to Gary for uploading his photographs, particularly the last photo in his folder, #9, labelled "Mars at Perihelion 2003" - what a spectactular view!!...
If you check Gary's full-resolution picture by clicking on it, you'll notice that what you see is a picture of Mars pasted on top of a night picture of the...
Hi everybody, This Friday night has a potential to be a clear sky alert, big high pressure moving in for the night. Clear skies it looks for most sites! Hope...
In 2010, jupiter will pass closest to the earth since the 1963. It's further away then it was in 1963, but will still will be nice to view. In 2022 it will...
Just a reminder for those up early. Tommorow morning, look at saturn between 4:20 to 4:21 am edt, and watch the iss pass below it. It's going to be less then 2...
Doh - i'm busted. I was just a play on perihelion. I did however take the mars shot with my Coolpix 4500 at ISO 400 and 1/30 sec exposure. Its a wicked...
Hi Len, Awesome stuff! I particularly enjoyed the animation of the fireball you did, showing the changes in colors and final fragmentation. From Bootland...
Yo fellahs, I knew it was a gag image since I had indeed written "I hope the Earth will survive" and ":)" when I next mentioned Jupiter's approach - can you...
Hi gang While i'm certainly not among the more skillful meteor observers i thought i'd mention a beautiful fireball witnessed by several of us from Finch, Ont...
Hello Francois, I heard that even NASA has been receiving messages or calls from worried folks thinking that a cosmic collision with Mars was soon to be....
Pierre Martin
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Sep 2, 2003 10:37 pm
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Does anybody have a copy of the Ottawa Sun article of last Wednesday's public star party at Chapters? The web article was great, and well written but no...
Pierre Martin
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Sep 2, 2003 10:39 pm
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Wow, a recent surge of new members and approaching 700 members on the OAOG YahooGroups! At recent events, I have met quite a few new faces. I also had the...
Pierre Martin
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Sep 2, 2003 11:17 pm
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Hi Pierre, I've attached jpegs of the two pictures in the SUN edition but couldn't capture all of the text. The text is copied below. It sure was a great...
Hi I have a copy of the ottawa sun for Thursday Aug 28, which has an article on page 4. It shows acouple of happy guys with there scopes and mars. It says for...
Thanks Ken, I seem to remember getting a message about that from Yahoo about a month or so ago. I've uploaded the pictures to my new album "Bob Atchison" on...
Hi all, The Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute of the Carleton University has once again this year invited the OAOG to setup a special astronomy evening....
