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Under the stars
wmccall:
By the way, where is Underthestars? Anyway, watched the shuttle launch successfully. One of the coolest things I have seen from a hot tub is watching the space station go overhead with the space shuttle chasing it. Its quite a site. You can find out if the duo passes over your skies at http://www.heavens-above.com
windsurfdog:
Looks like we won't get a sighting :'( our only ISS sighting in the next 10 days is Aug. 5 and the shuttle will probably be home then. How long is STS-114 scheduled to be up anyway?
wmccall:
--- Quote ---Looks like we won't get a sighting :'( our only ISS sighting in the next 10 days is Aug. 5 and the shuttle will probably be home then. How long is STS-114 scheduled to be up anyway?
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12 or 13 days I believe
Chas:
Well, we finished up a new telescope this evening. Collimated it, but didn't get it balanced as well as we should of. So, between not having a very dark sky and the 'scope wandering off by itself, I couldn't find Mars.
Couldn't even find the Pleiades, with or without the 'scope: and I can usually spot it with my naked eyes.
Well - off to bed. I guess we'll spend some more time balancing tomorrow, and re-align the Rigel. This was supposed to be the brightest night, but we'll try 'her again tomorrow night. May even drive out to the edge of town.
Looked at the moon - wow. Not much clutter up there... Beautiful.
wmccall:
Mars can be dissapointing in any scope. Its hard to get a good image of it.
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