[Chaos-l] Hello all

[Robert Nielsen]

Miles,

Just listen to this listserve ... and you'll find out about most (if not 
all) of the observing sessions we have. Right now there will be a lull 
in observing, not because of the snow (although the clouds are annoying) 
but more because we are in the part of the month where the moon is 
getting brighter and in the sky for more of the night. The shine from 
the moon "washes out" the contrast in the sky ... and keeps us from 
seeing some of the more dim objects. Of course, the lunar observers in 
our club are happy when the moon is up!

But the weekend around 3/21 and the following weekend around 3/28 will 
be when we pick times to go out. On the weekend of the 28th, a bunch of 
us are going to Pettigrew State Park in the eastern part of the state 
for camping and extremely dark skies and you are welcome to join us if 
you want to make the trip. And I'm sure there will be things closer in 
the last couple weeks of the month.

There is also a telescope clinic at the Morehead Planetarium 3/14 ... if 
you are interested in seeing a bunch of different types of scopes. 
Weather permitting, we will observe out in front of the planetarium ... 
which is bad for light pollution, but we'll see some stuff.

Welcome to the group!
Robert

Travis, Miles (Cont, ARL/ADO) wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I just subscribed to the chaos list and I wanted I wanted to introduce 
> myself and ask a couple questions.
>
> I’m a complete observing novice, but I’ve been interested for a long 
> time in learning more. Last week, I went out into the country and 
> tried to find Lulin with a pair of binoculars (I was maybe successful, 
> though it was really dim), and I had enough fun to motivate me to 
> search out a club in the area. I’m especially interested in eventually 
> doing some astronomical photography also.
>
> I also want to buy a telescope, and I’m interested in learning about 
> the pros and cons of different types/features/price levels.
>
> I’ve been to the Chaos website, but it looks fairly out of date, so I 
> was wondering if you guys still meet regularly, and if so, when and 
> where. Also, do you have any planned observing events where I could 
> tag along?
>
> Miles
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