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spotted Jupiter (Bradford)
After the colourful sunset, I spotted a planet on my own, without my specs, in the south-west, very low. Pointed it out to rho. I supposed it was Jup…
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to find another way
Manuel and I had discussed going to Kitchener-Waterloo but, unfortunately, his plans changed. I'd have to meet Dr Brady another time. And I'd…
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drew frame sizes
[ed: See important note below...] I think that part of the reason I struggle when communicating with Manuel is that he's a kinetic learner. Or au…
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viewed Venus (Blue Mountains)
Tony tagged Venus in the day time! He was really happy. It was an excellent view in his refractor. This was possible because of the steps (and care) …
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received second image
Nicole shared a 600 second image. Calibrated-T20-nm-FF-20140401-211602-Luminance-BIN1-W-600-001.fit North is right; east is down. The bright star is …
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to the Moon (Trenton)
We noted clear skies on leaving the hall. I spotted the crescent Moon off in the west. Back at the hotel, as we parked in the lower lot, I spotted Lu…
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nice desktop
Sent Rhonda a link to APOD. The featured shot on the 19th was a lovely, colourful, dusty Pleiades. In turn, she forwarded me a snapshot with the ima…
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he shared his shots
I asked Bill if he had processed any of his photos from his recent CAO trip . Of course. The Big Dolphin and the Jai alai Stick Messier 108 and the b…
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an easy Mercury (Blue Mountains)
We spotted Mercury. It was pretty easy. Ian tagged it first shortly after stepping from the truck. It was very high up. The only bright point in the …
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evening with Tony
Tony invited me over for dinner. We talked shop, discussed plans for our impending visit to the Carr Astronomical Observatory, etc. After dessert, we…
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finished second leg
"The Green Place." We woke to a flat tire. Explained the metal ticking sound, the trailer listing all night. We changed it quickly. Found a…
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