Hahahahahaaa. Oh yeah I can just see some of our BBAA folks trying to do this. We have club insurance but not that much! JT

I think we need a "BBAA Style"

So for those of you who know of the Korean Singer (PSY) who performs "Gangman Style" , here is a funny NASA version of this crazy Song. NASA Johnson Style JT

Thank you for the responses, they have given me some good insight into what I should do. I had not even thought about the chair, thank you. I am looking forward to getting started. I will keep you

George and Roy have giving you great information. And as Roy says, what works best for you. I started with 7X35’s, and realized that the lawn chair was a minimum must for stability. I

Stephen, Roy had a lot of good tips for you concerning binocular stargazing. Let me add a few more. The planisphere is good when you are starting out, just learning to locate and identify the

We've all been there, so lots of varied answers on these questions. The best solution, of course, is what works for you. To make it easy to see the sky and prevent kinks in the neck, I think it's

What are some decent brands of binoculars for skywatching? Are 10x50 binoculars the way to go? Also I plan on buying a planisphere, do I need to buy books on starcharts? Any advice for a beginning

Thanks for the heads-up Nick. Unfortunately no icebow here, just some haze, about another moon's diameter around it. Or at least that's what's visible given the megawatts of holiday lighting. But

Any one else see the icebow around the Moon tonight? (Just got back home an hour ago) Been two years since I last saw one of those! It's caused by ice crystals in the upper troposphere. If you look

Go get them Boys but don't forget the human go-to! :) Merry Christmas!

I suggest you wear hernia trusses. And, Kevlar shorts.

That's right isn't it he didn't specify how many of us we could use to cart it off did he. We could store it at your house ;). Ok I'm in again. Maybe we rescue Georgie's scope also.

don't give up so easily Jim. I can help you. From: Jim Tallman To: "backbayastro@..." Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2012 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [backbayastro] Amazing image of M57

Drats. Merry Christmas Ted :)

Well, Merry Christmas to you too, Jim. By the way, if you’re planning to load that scope on a U-haul, you better pack a lunch. In fact, if you can lift it, you can have it. (I’m not worried).

Better not leave that Scope unsecured cause i need a new one. Looking for. A uhaul place near you as we speak. :) Jim Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Ted Forte <tedforte511@...> wrote:

That’s just what The Ring looks like through the 30! Seriously, that is pretty cool, Bill, and the moving star is just too amazing. Thanks for sharing. Ted

on Bad Astronomy: http://www.slate.com/content/slate/blogs/bad_astronomy.html Ted? Carpe Noctem Bill McLean

Yeah, I renew at club price via telephone every year. Carpe Noctem Bill McLean