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| Norilsk, Siberia |  | | Norilsk, a major city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, and the northernmost city in Siberia, was founded in the 1930s as a settlement for the Norilsk mining-metallurgic complex, sitting near the largest nickel-copper-palladium deposits on Earth... | | 08 Jul 2008 | | 800x600 | 1024x768 | Large |
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SFAAA Members! Join us on Member's Only Friday! |
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Written by Charlie Hein
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04 July 2008 |
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Hi Folks,  The Board of Directors cordially invites all members of the SFAAA to join us for our monthly "Members Only Friday". "Members Only Friday" will be on Friday July 18th, 2008 starting at sunset. This event has been planned from the very start to be exclusively for the members of the SFAAA - it is not meant to be a general public night. It's specifically meant for new and old members to get together to meet each other socially outside of our regular dark site trips, to share imaging and equipment tips, to get general technical help on any astronomy issue you may have, or simply just to hang out and observe the heavens. If you're a member of the club, this night is all about you! We really want this to be a fun and memorable time for all involved, so make plans to join us!
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Last Updated ( 04 July 2008 )
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Product Review for the Dual Speed Crayford Focuser for Synta Refractors |
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Written by David Milone
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25 June 2008 |
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Product Review for the Dual Speed Crayford Focuser for Synta Refractors made by William Optics by David Milone 
I’m very excited about my new dual speed focuser from William Optics. I put it on my old Orion 80ED and let me tell you, it looks and feels almost like an entirely new telescope. Finding perfect focus is now much easier than before. I’ve had many nights of planetary observing, struggling with my old focuser, shaking the scope with every turn. I would try with my glasses on, my glasses off, rubbing my eyes, rack in, rack out, constantly tweaking, never satisfied with my focus. Attaching a camera to the old focuser could be even more frustrating. So I was very excited when I stumbled across this new dual speed focuser on the internet. It seemed like a perfect fit for my 80. |
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Last Updated ( 04 July 2008 )
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Written by Ivan Gastaldo
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08 June 2008 |
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Trip to Area51, 06/06/08 Report My friend Alan and I decided to meet after the toll plaza on I-75N. He lives in Palm Beach, and has never been at this location before. I got there at 6:45pm, and he was already there, eagerly waiting... We arrived at Area51 around 7:15 or so… (we were the first ones there), but shortly after people started arriving, one by one. By the end of the day we had around 12-15 people, many of which were “first-time” visitors. As soon as the night fell, we knew that this one was going to be a great one, no clouds at all, seeing was steady, temperatures were getting a little cooler by the hour, and no mosquitoes!!! |
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Last Updated ( 01 July 2008 )
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Written by Ivan Gastaldo
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20 May 2008 |
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Trek to Area 51 - Report 05/02/08 - 05/03/08 The date was already set, and we were all anxiously waiting, and hoping that the weather was going to be good for the New Moon day... As Friday the 2nd arrived, we started the day trying to get a feeling for how many members were going to show up... and boy we were not disappointed! One by one started replying to the Yahoo Forum, and by the end of the day we had a truckload of people eager to meet us out there! I left work around 5:30PM, and by the time I got there it was around 6:30PM. Nobody was there, but I surely knew that it was going to change shortly after... |
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Last Updated ( 08 July 2008 )
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Looking for Website Content! |
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Written by Charlie Hein
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20 May 2008 |
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Hello Folks! As you've probably noticed, we've run a little short of fresh content for the club website lately. I'm writing today to make an official request for club members and other interested parties to submit articles for posting on the website. We are looking for product reviews, observing reports, how-to articles or any other type of content that can be posted on the site for our readers to enjoy. In particular, we would really be interested in seeing articles of a recurring nature, such as an recurring article on what is going to be in the sky for a particular month. If you've always wanted to be a columnist this could be your stepping stone! Seriously, we can really use your help. You don't have to be a great writer - we will function as your "editor" and make certain that your article is spell checked, factual and easy to read. You do not have to be a web guru at all - we can take your information in many forms (such as a Word document or email) and get it online with no trouble at all. While we would like for you to provide any pictures your article would need (and in the case of a "how-to" or product review it's pretty much essential that you provide some images), we can always use stock photos to dress up your article if you don't have any pictures to share. What we cannot do without is your input. If you would like to help out in this way, please contact us at info@sfaaa.com, and we'll get back to you to work out the details! thanks, Charlie |
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Last Updated ( 08 July 2008 )
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