[meteorite-list] Cub Scouts and a Star Party

2010-10-11 Thread bernd . pauli
Ed wrote: A wonderful report, I enjoyed the read very much. So did I! Albireo (beta Cygni)is one of my favorites, too! My 42-year-old daughter, when she was young, used to call Albireo Little Sister and Brother :-) and: Everyone knows that it is in the south... ;-) Ed, hey, ain't it a U.S.

Re: [meteorite-list] Cub Scouts and a Star Party

2010-10-11 Thread cdtucson
Walter, Thank you for a great story. You said; Jupiter was fantastic. The scouts and their families got to see a nice treat. One of the moon's shadows was transiting across face of Jupiter. Cool. You may be right about seeing a moon shadow but, according to my AP *Google Sky Map* on my

Re: [meteorite-list] Cub Scouts and a Star Party

2010-10-11 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Carl, Thanks, but since the orbit of Uranus lies outside that of Jupiter, it would be impossible for Uranus to transit across the face of Jupiter. Uranus and Jupiter are easily in the same field of view in a small finder scope. With increased magnification, Uranus appears very

Re: [meteorite-list] Cub Scouts and a Star Party

2010-10-11 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Carl, Thanks, but since the orbit of Uranus lies outside that of Jupiter, it would be impossible for Uranus to transit across the face of Jupiter. Uranus and Jupiter are easily in the same field of view in a small finder scope. With increased magnification, Uranus appears very

Re: [meteorite-list] Cub Scouts and a Star Party

2010-10-11 Thread cdtucson
Walter, I guess I did not need to tell you I knew nothing about the stars after all. It is obvious. My phone showed them piled one on the other and since Jupiter was bigger it seemed farther away and I had no idea what Oh was. . Thanks to you I now know twice as much as I knew this morning

[meteorite-list] Cub Scouts and a Star Party

2010-10-10 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Everyone, Greatly off topic, but nevertheless... I had the most fun Friday night. One of my neighbors is a cub scoutmaster and he regularly invites me and my 10 telescope to their campouts. I enjoy hosting star parties for scouts. I, my daughter and a friend of hers arrived last

Re: [meteorite-list] Cub Scouts and a Star Party

2010-10-10 Thread edeckert
A wonderful report, I enjoyed the read very much. You are a first-class act, Walter! I'm sure those kids won't forget that experience. And don't worry about that one kid who thinks polaris is in the east. Everyone knows that it is in the south... ;-) Ed Walter Branch