Visiting San Antonio

1999-02-07 Thread Fernando Cabral
Hello Ken I listened to your voice mail. I'll try to call you back as soon as possible. I was thinking we could try to visit the sundial sometime tomorrow. Nevertheless, we may have trouble. I rent a car today and I tried to visit the place. The guard told me we will need a authorization from "R

Bion and Bergeron

1999-02-07 Thread John Pickard
Dear Tony, Some good news, some bad news and some good news. Bion, M (1758) The construction and principal uses of mathematical instruments ... translated by Edmund Stone Reprinted 1972, Holland Press, London. Some of us TOFs (tired old farts, as my son calls us!) still remember how to use

Re: sunset times

1999-02-07 Thread Luke Coletti
Hello, An interesting article, _Prolonging the Green Flash_ in the May, '97 issue of Sky & Telescope, speaks to the issue of witnessed event time and the elevation(s) of the observer(s). Enjoy, Luke Coletti Roger Bailey wrote: > > Hello Frank and all, > > I am surprised that no-one

Screen Saver

1999-02-07 Thread Pete Swanstrom
I have a screensaver installed on my PC that I really like, which I think many of you might enjoy as well. It is "Earth.scr", and may be downloaded from the site http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthscr/ . The Earth screen saver displays an image of the Earth as it is currently illuminated by the Su