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Re: Transit
George Reynolds
Yes, we all saw it at Skywatch Saturday night. I pointed it out with my green laser pointer as it moved across the sky, brightening, and then dimming. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) http://www.backbayastro.org
On Sunday, July 4, 2021, 09:59:55 PM EDT, Matthew Cook via groups.io <lt_mrcook@...> wrote:
Anyone else see the Tianhe-1 transit about 2150? Looked very similar to an ISS transit.
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Re: Cooler for the Picnic
George Reynolds
I have a medium-size (about 60 Qt) cooler I can bring. Do you want me to bring it full of ice too? George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) http://www.backbayastro.org
On Friday, July 2, 2021, 11:54:55 AM EDT, Shawn Loescher <shawn.loescher@...> wrote:
In past years Chuck Jagow generously donated the use of multiple coolers for the club picnic. I don't think he will be doing that this year so is there anyone who has a large cooler they are willing to bring to the picnic. Ideally we should have about three big coolers there to hold the water, food, and other beverages. I have a medium cooler I can bring. If no one has a big cooler we (the club) can purchase one on the same day I pick up the food. This is a 150qt cooler. 
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Re: Milky Way Tour Last Night
jimcoble2000
We were out doing the same thing Saturday.
On Monday, July 5, 2021, 12:00:59 PM EDT, Ian Stewart <swampcolliecoffee@...> wrote:
A wonderful evening last night albeit somewhat noisy with all the fireworks going off in the distant. Did a tour through the milky way with my 5 inch triplet. Started at the Veil in Cygnus and then onto Alberio (lovely), the Dumbell Nebula, M71 in Sagitta, Brocchi's Cluster, Wild Duck Cluster in Aquila, M22 in Sagittarius and then across and up through the Lagoon, Trifid, M24, Omega, and Eagle Nebula ... Cheers Ian
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Re: Milky Way Tour Last Night
Matthew Cook
That’s a nice night of observation…:)
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On Jul 5, 2021, at 12:00, Ian Stewart <swampcolliecoffee@...> wrote:
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Milky Way Tour Last Night
A wonderful evening last night albeit somewhat noisy with all the fireworks going off in the distant. Did a tour through the milky way with my 5 inch triplet. Started at the Veil in Cygnus and then onto Alberio (lovely), the Dumbell Nebula, M71 in Sagitta, Brocchi's Cluster, Wild Duck Cluster in Aquila, M22 in Sagittarius and then across and up through the Lagoon, Trifid, M24, Omega, and Eagle Nebula ... Cheers Ian
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Transit
Matthew Cook
Anyone else see the Tianhe-1 transit about 2150? Looked very similar to an ISS transit.
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Thanks George and Shawn
jimcoble2000
We had a nice night out at NWRP. A pleasure to observe with you all.
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Re: Cooler for the Picnic
Secretary
Ok, I will bring it along..
On July 3, 2021 11:28 AM Shawn Loescher <shawn.loescher@gmail.com> wrote:Jeffrey Thornton Secretary, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers
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Re: Cooler for the Picnic
Thanks Jeff. If you can bring it I would appreciate it. Worse case is we don't need it.
Shawn
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Re: SURVEY - Impact of Large Satellite Constellations on Astronomy
Stu Beaber
DONE!
On Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 11:49 AM Shawn Loescher <shawn.loescher@...> wrote:
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Re: SURVEY - Impact of Large Satellite Constellations on Astronomy
Done
On 7/2/2021 11:49 AM, Shawn Loescher
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Re: SURVEY - Impact of Large Satellite Constellations on Astronomy
Done!
Dino.
-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn Loescher <shawn.loescher@...> To: BackBayAstro@groups.io Sent: Fri, Jul 2, 2021 11:49 am Subject: [BackBayAstro] SURVEY - Impact of Large Satellite Constellations on Astronomy As many of you may already know, the occurrence of “satellite constellations” is having a dramatic impact on professional astronomy while also affecting the amateur community. The American Astronomical Society has issued a survey to be completed by enthusiasts of the night sky – from causal stargazers to avid amateurs to professional astronomers – so they can better understand how it affects our society. Would you please take a few moments to answer a few questions about the important issue of satellite constellations?
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Re: Cooler for the Picnic
Secretary
I have a 36 quart cooler that I can bring, but it's rather small compared to this one.
Jeff Thornton On July 2, 2021 11:54 AM Shawn Loescher <shawn.loescher@gmail.com> wrote:Jeffrey Thornton Secretary, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers
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Cooler for the Picnic
In past years Chuck Jagow generously donated the use of multiple coolers for the club picnic. I don't think he will be doing that this year so is there anyone who has a large cooler they are willing to bring to the picnic. Ideally we should have about three big coolers there to hold the water, food, and other beverages. I have a medium cooler I can bring. If no one has a big cooler we (the club) can purchase one on the same day I pick up the food. This is a 150qt cooler.
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SURVEY - Impact of Large Satellite Constellations on Astronomy
As many of you may already know, the occurrence of “satellite constellations” is having a dramatic impact on professional astronomy while also affecting the amateur community. The American Astronomical Society has issued a survey to be completed by enthusiasts of the night sky – from causal stargazers to avid amateurs to professional astronomers – so they can better understand how it affects our society. Would you please take a few moments to answer a few questions about the important issue of satellite constellations?
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Re: The Universe In Action
This does have that "Wow!" factor when seen in time-lapse. I mean, I knew things moved, and have noticed changes in a few things over the decades that I've been looking up, but when you see the time-lapse... "Wow!".
I couldn't find any old images of the Horsehead Nebula (say, ca. late 1960s-early 1970s) to show a comparison to modern images of it, but personally, I think that nebula's right side has moved far enough away from the horse's "neck" that now it looks more like it should be called the "Sasquatch" Nebula than a horsehead!
"Keep looking up!"
Dino.
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From: Roy Diffrient <mail@...> To: BBAA Groups Io <BackBayAstro@groups.io> Sent: Tue, Jun 29, 2021 10:36 pm Subject: [BackBayAstro] The Universe In Action Think the universe is moving so slow and distances so vast that no change is visible? A look at the time lapse images here could change your mind. Surprising motion of stars and DSO’s shown by Tom Polakis. This from the Amastro list.
One of my fav’s is the difficult reflection nebula Gyulbudaghian’s Nebula – This image series really explains a lot about the visibility of this object over the last 25 years or so.
Roy
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“Something I've spent too much time doing is creating time-lapse sequences using images taken many decades apart. In this case, here's the motion of HD 134439 and HD 134440 over the course of 34 years. The 1954 image is from the first Palomar Sky Survey, while the image from 1987 is a UK Schmidt image. The pair of stars moved by more than 2 arcminutes between the two frames.
https://i.imgur.com/l0SEdWc.gif In case there's interest, here's my gallery of deep-sky object animations. https://pbase.com/polakis/timelapse_deepsky Tom“
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Re: Are we planning to have skywatch Saturday?
jimcoble2000
On Thursday, July 1, 2021, 10:32:48 PM EDT, George Reynolds via groups.io <pathfinder027@...> wrote:
Yes, this Saturday is Skywatch. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) http://www.backbayastro.org
On Thursday, July 1, 2021, 01:07:25 PM EDT, jimcoble2000 via groups.io <jimcoble2000@...> wrote:
Is sky watch on for Saturday?
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Re: Are we planning to have skywatch Saturday?
George Reynolds
Yes, this Saturday is Skywatch. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) http://www.backbayastro.org
On Thursday, July 1, 2021, 01:07:25 PM EDT, jimcoble2000 via groups.io <jimcoble2000@...> wrote:
Is sky watch on for Saturday?
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First Observed Thousands of Years Ago, Scientists Finally Confirm Elusive Third Type of Supernova | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
Matthew Cook
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Are we planning to have skywatch Saturday?
jimcoble2000
Is sky watch on for Saturday?
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