Joan and all, The announcement was in error as it was set up months ago and schedules have changed. The next club star party is Sat Nov 15 in Harpswell. More...
Awesome Lunar image forwarded from Barlow Bob. Ron Subject: Fw: *LAST BATCH* Lunar Images - 21st / 22nd October 2008 Well captured images certainly need very...
Reminder from: southern_maine_astronomers Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southern_maine_astronomers/cal Freeport Star Party Saturday November 1,...
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Reminder from: southern_maine_astronomers Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southern_maine_astronomers/cal SMA Directors' Meeting Thursday November 6,...
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I'm going to purchase dew heaters for my eyepiece and telrad for my 10" Intelliscope. I've seem some eyepiece heaters advertised with the heater wire 90° to...
Steve, Kendrick dew heaters are the old stand by; I once bought a deep cycle battery at WalMart for about $50 that worked well. Just remember that the battery...
Have you looked at tower hobbies ? The Hobbico Torqmaster is 12 volt, 7 amp and it works good. It cost $19.99. Forrest ... From: Steve <mainerinvt@...>...
Reminder from: southern_maine_astronomers Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southern_maine_astronomers/cal SMA Directors' Meeting Thursday November 6,...
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Dear SMA members, A few dates to put in your calendars and some news... (1) Friday, Nov 7 - star party / presentation at Lisbon Community School (K-5) at 6...
On Tuesday, I got my new Meade DSI II pro camera and fisheye video lens which I mean to use as an all-sky camera. After a bit of screwdrivering and such, I got...
Hello Stargazers, This message is to let you know that a fabulous documentary about George Ellery Hale's life and struggle to build 4 of the world's...
Dear SMA Members, I'm delighted to report a small milestone in the club's history and fulfillment of its mission. Last night, with Ms. Tammy Baxter's 5th...
This is truly a great achievement considering the short time the club has been in existence. Even with all the bumps in the road, great job to all. Forrest ......
Reminder from: southern_maine_astronomers Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southern_maine_astronomers/cal SMA Monthly Meeting Friday November 14,...
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Hello Guys, There is no meeting on the 14th, right? Joan ... From: southern_maine_astronomers@yahoogroups.com <southern_maine_astronomers@yahoogroups.com> ...
Dear SMA Members, The last automated announcement was sent in error. There is no Nov 14 meeting but Prof Chris Magri will speak on Friday, Dec 12 on ...
Hi Rob, The SMA website says that the asteroid presentation is on Nov 21st, so someone had should change it to reflect the Dec 12th date. My two cents: I find...
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I agree. Joan ... From: punmaster23@... <punmaster23@...> Subject: Re: [southern_maine_astronomers] Prof Chris Magri - December...
Dear Doug, Your comments are well taken and justified. The Nov 21 date has been expunged from the Yahoo Groups calendar and the date has been changed to Dec...
Hi Rob, Thanks for taking my comments into consideration. I haved really enjoyed being a member of SMA and have learned a lot from you all over the last ...
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Dear SMA Members, The Club star party/lecture, to have been done in concert with the Harpswell Historical Society tonight (Nov 15) has been postponed until...
This sounds very interesting and will look forward to seeing these pieces of history. Sounds like this could attract a lot of intrest if properly promoted. ...
Well, the rotten weather finally broke and I got a chance to try out my Mostly All-Sky Cam last night. You may recall that I got a Meade DSI-II (monochrome) on...