[meteorite-list] Speaking of Mars!
From: colin wade <ceweed_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:44:12 2004 Message-ID: <001201c0f79f$94654760$02000003_at_colinwad> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C0F7B8.A586EC60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Folks while y'all mars gazing........ watch out for the scorpion. &m6'n 7 = .we've lost the tail to the street lights but it's still a nice part of = the milky Martian tea one bucket water ice one bucket methane ice=20 now where's the tea bags ? all the best=20 Col ----- Original Message -----=20 From: CMcdon0923_at_aol.com=20 To: Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 9:14 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Speaking of Mars! << Has anyone taken a gander at the Red Planet in the southern sky = lately=20 through a telescope. Awesome! >>=20 Actually, I just came inside a little while ago from about 4 hours = of=20 observing....my first time out in several weeks. Mars was the ONLY = item on=20 tonight's observing list. I agree, truly a magnificent sight!! = The=20 seeing was rather good....humid with not much air movement. Even = the bugs=20 basically left me alone. I was able to crank my 8-inch Starfinder = up to=20 175x (7mm eyepiece) and still not experience any significant loss of = detail.=20 I almost came in at one point to get one of my SNCs to have with=20 me while observing, but since they're all small, it's dark, and the = grass is=20 in=20 need of cutting, I thought it best not to chance it.=20 Craig McDonald=20 Frisco, Texas ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C0F7B8.A586EC60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>Hi Folks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>while y'all mars gazing........ watch out for = the=20 scorpion. &m6'n 7 .we've lost the tail to the street lights but it's = still a=20 nice part of the milky</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>Martian tea</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>one bucket water ice</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>one bucket methane ice </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>now where's the tea bags ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>all the best </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>Col</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3DCMcdon0923_at_aol.com=20 href=3D"mailto:CMcdon0923_at_aol.com">CMcdon0923@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3DMeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">Meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 17, 2001 = 9:14 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = Speaking of=20 Mars!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 TYPE=3D"CITE"><< Has anyone taken a gander at the Red = Planet in=20 the southern sky lately <BR>through a telescope. Awesome! >>=20 <BR><BR>Actually, I just came inside a little while ago from about 4 = hours=20 of <BR>observing....my first time out in several weeks. Mars = was the=20 ONLY item on <BR>tonight's observing list. I agree, truly a=20 magnificent sight!! The <BR>seeing was rather = good....humid with=20 not much air movement. Even the bugs <BR>basically left me = alone.=20 I was able to crank my 8-inch Starfinder up to <BR>175x (7mm = eyepiece)=20 and still not experience any significant loss of <BR>detail. = </FONT><FONT=20 lang=3D0 face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D3 = FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE> I=20 a</FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2 = FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">lmost=20 came in at one point to get one of my SNCs to have with <BR>me while=20 observing, but since they're all small, it's dark, and the grass is = <BR>in=20 <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 TYPE=3D"CITE">need of cutting, I thought it best not to chance it.=20 <BR><BR>Craig McDonald <BR>Frisco,=20 Texas</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C0F7B8.A586EC60-- Received on Sun 17 Jun 2001 10:36:38 PM PDT |
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