Comments on: M51 (Whirlpool galaxy) http://bongo69.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/m51-whirlpool-galaxy/ My adventures with amateur astronomy Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:45:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: matthewota http://bongo69.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/m51-whirlpool-galaxy/#comment-921 matthewota Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:13:10 +0000 http://bongo69.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-921 I stumbled across your blog by way of Clear Sky Charts. I am an amateur astronomer and ex professional telescope operator from Los Angeles now located in Lebanon. Recently I found a great observing site 17 mile north of where I live in a Bortle Blue zone...Post Pond. But the weather here in New England blows chunks as it is cloudy and overcast way too much. I joined the NHAS but it seems to me the focus of that group is in the SE section of the state where the majority of the population lives. Send me an email and we will hook up sometime. I got a 10 inch Meade LX250GPS and a Coronado Helios 1 H-alpha solar telescope. I also have an Orion ED80 Refractor. I own a Meade DSI and a Canon Powershot digital camera with Scopetronix adapter. I stumbled across your blog by way of Clear Sky Charts. I am an amateur astronomer and ex professional telescope operator from Los Angeles now located in Lebanon. Recently I found a great observing site 17 mile north of where I live in a Bortle Blue zone…Post Pond. But the weather here in New England blows chunks as it is cloudy and overcast way too much. I joined the NHAS but it seems to me the focus of that group is in the SE section of the state where the majority of the population lives. Send me an email and we will hook up sometime. I got a 10 inch Meade LX250GPS and a Coronado Helios 1 H-alpha solar telescope. I also have an Orion ED80 Refractor. I own a Meade DSI and a Canon Powershot digital camera with Scopetronix adapter.

]]> By: Andrew http://bongo69.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/m51-whirlpool-galaxy/#comment-875 Andrew Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:09:46 +0000 http://bongo69.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-875 J D Prasanna Deshapriya,I would be glad to put the link to your site on my blog and feel free to do the same with mine. :) . Clear skies!!! J D Prasanna Deshapriya,I would be glad to put the link to your site on my blog and feel free to do the same with mine. :) .
Clear skies!!!

]]> By: Andrew http://bongo69.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/m51-whirlpool-galaxy/#comment-874 Andrew Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:04:11 +0000 http://bongo69.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-874 Thank you Jared !.Hope all is well after your apartment fire?!.At least you got out safe!!!. You have my cell # so feel free to give me a call!!!. Thank you Jared !.Hope all is well after your apartment fire?!.At least you got out safe!!!.
You have my cell # so feel free to give me a call!!!.

]]> By: Andrew http://bongo69.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/m51-whirlpool-galaxy/#comment-873 Andrew Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:01:20 +0000 http://bongo69.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-873 Thanks "On the money" :) The image was taken with a Meade DSI (Deep sky imager). Thanks “On the money” :)
The image was taken with a Meade DSI (Deep sky imager).

]]> By: Prasanna Deshapriya http://bongo69.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/m51-whirlpool-galaxy/#comment-872 Prasanna Deshapriya Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:04:43 +0000 http://bongo69.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-872 Hi ! I was glad to find your astronomy site http://bongo69.wordpress.com as I was wandering through the blogosphere of Astronomy. Since I also share the astronomy field (I am an amateur astronomer from Sri Lanka), I could literally obtain a great knowledge from your pages. I appreciate the time and efforts that you have taken to build up the blog into such a higher standard. I am happy to inform you that I also maintain an astronomy blog, especially dedicated to IYA 2009 at http://iya2009sl.blogspot.com. I update the periodic IYA 2009 and astronomy happenings in Sri Lanka in addition to providing visitors a worldwide scope on IYA 2009 and Astronomy news. In order to provide my visitors more information and knowledge, I decided to connect with your valuable and resourceful blog http://bongo69.wordpress.com Therefore I want to get your permission to put your link on my blog. Meantime I would be obliged if you could put a link from your blog to my blog in return. This will also let me to have more audience at the same time. As I mentioned above my link is http://iya2009sl.blogspot.com and I'm waiting for your reply to be informed about the issue. Thank you very much for your time amidst busy schedules. I take this opportunity to wish you all the best for your career and future endeavors! Yours sincerely, J D Prasanna Deshapriya Hi !

I was glad to find your astronomy site http://bongo69.wordpress.com as I was wandering through the blogosphere of Astronomy. Since I also share the astronomy field (I am an amateur astronomer from Sri Lanka), I could literally obtain a great knowledge from your pages. I appreciate the time and efforts that you have taken to build up the blog into such a higher standard.

I am happy to inform you that I also maintain an astronomy blog, especially dedicated to IYA 2009 at http://iya2009sl.blogspot.com. I update the periodic IYA 2009 and astronomy happenings in Sri Lanka in addition to providing visitors a worldwide scope on IYA 2009 and Astronomy news.

In order to provide my visitors more information and knowledge, I decided to connect with your valuable and resourceful blog http://bongo69.wordpress.com Therefore I want to get your permission to put your link on my blog.

Meantime I would be obliged if you could put a link from your blog to my blog in return. This will also let me to have more audience at the same time.

As I mentioned above my link is http://iya2009sl.blogspot.com and I’m waiting for your reply to be informed about the issue.

Thank you very much for your time amidst busy schedules.
I take this opportunity to wish you all the best for your career and future endeavors!

Yours sincerely,

J D Prasanna Deshapriya

]]> By: jzholloway http://bongo69.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/m51-whirlpool-galaxy/#comment-863 jzholloway Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:24:37 +0000 http://bongo69.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-863 great shots man! I havent been on in awhile, my apartment burned down like two weeks ago, I hope you are doing great! great shots man! I havent been on in awhile, my apartment burned down like two weeks ago, I hope you are doing great!

]]> By: Astronomy Link List http://bongo69.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/m51-whirlpool-galaxy/#comment-861 Astronomy Link List Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:04:02 +0000 http://bongo69.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-861 This article has been added to the Astronomy Link List. This article has been added to the Astronomy Link List.

]]> By: On the Money http://bongo69.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/m51-whirlpool-galaxy/#comment-860 On the Money Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:51:16 +0000 http://bongo69.wordpress.com/?p=378#comment-860 Man, that's a great photo. I never realised digital could take such pics (due to the presumably long exposure). Nice one! Man, that’s a great photo. I never realised digital could take such pics (due to the presumably long exposure). Nice one!

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