Canadian Content and SAA

In article jwFdb.16940$o21.15575@edtnps84, "Mick"
wrote:

So where is all the Canadian content on SAA? I have never seen any comments
about star parties around the country or much else for that matter. The
place is swamped with US input with Europe in second place I surmise. Are
Canuks just too snobish?

Yes, that's it--we're too snowbish.

How can you tell that an s.a.a. post is from Canada?

10. We pronounce 'scope', 'scoop'.
9. Images through Canadian scopes are just, well...nicer.
8. The stars in Canada are just as bright, they just don't have as much
publicity.
7. 24 hours after Canadian content crosses into the U.S., it develops a
drawl.
6. We pronounce 'drool'...no, strike that.
5. 'Must go on...Must finish newsgroup response...fingers freezing to
keys...must press Retur....'
4. References to large furry things sprinkled inappropriately
throughout observing reports.
3. All the good stuff is over on your side of the sky.
2. Northern Lights flickering, flickering, so hypnotic....

and the number 1. reason you don't see more posts from Canada:

1. We're waiting for our turn to speak!


As for star parties, are you really going to rush up from Arizona to
catch the next Foymount weekend, or the Frozen Banana Star Party near
Powassan? OK, then here you go:

http://www.skynewsmagazine.com/pages/starpy.html

We're too busy enjoying the 98% clear skies we get up here, throughout
the year (ya, right)... grin

Actually, this latest run of rain and cloud was deserved after weeks of
post Mars opposition clear skies. I've run so many tours, it was nice to
have a break. Now I head down to New Brunswick to drum up some biz for a
cross-Canada night sky tours promotion for next year.


--
Astronut (Whitby, Ontario)
Night Sky Tours - We bring the Universe to you
www.nightskytours.ca

"Mick" wrote in message
news:jwFdb.16940$o21.15575@edtnps84...
So where is all the Canadian content on SAA? I have never seen any
comments
about star parties around the country or much else for that matter.
The
place is swamped with US input with Europe in second place I surmise.
Are
Canuks just too snobish?

"Astronut" wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
We're too busy enjoying the 98% clear skies we get up here, throughout
the year (ya, right)... grin

Actually, this latest run of rain and cloud was deserved after weeks of
post Mars opposition clear skies. I've run so many tours, it was nice to
have a break. Now I head down to New Brunswick to drum up some biz for a
cross-Canada night sky tours promotion for next year.


--

Ok..so what kind of equipment does your band of astro-gypsies present to the
gorging public?

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 22:03:14 -0400, Doug Hoy
wrote:

In article jwFdb.16940$o21.15575@edtnps84, "Mick"
wrote:

So where is all the Canadian content on SAA? I have never seen any comments
about star parties around the country or much else for that matter. The
place is swamped with US input with Europe in second place I surmise. Are
Canuks just too snobish?

Yes, that's it--we're too snowbish.

How can you tell that an s.a.a. post is from Canada?

10. We pronounce 'scope', 'scoop'.
9. Images through Canadian scopes are just, well...nicer.
8. The stars in Canada are just as bright, they just don't have as much
publicity.
7. 24 hours after Canadian content crosses into the U.S., it develops a
drawl.
6. We pronounce 'drool'...no, strike that.
5. 'Must go on...Must finish newsgroup response...fingers freezing to
keys...must press Retur....'
4. References to large furry things sprinkled inappropriately
throughout observing reports.
3. All the good stuff is over on your side of the sky.
2. Northern Lights flickering, flickering, so hypnotic....

and the number 1. reason you don't see more posts from Canada:

1. We're waiting for our turn to speak!


As for star parties, are you really going to rush up from Arizona to
catch the next Foymount weekend, or the Frozen Banana Star Party near
Powassan? OK, then here you go:

http://www.skynewsmagazine.com/pages/starpy.html


Hoy Hoy!

"Doug Hoy" wrote in message
...
and the number 1. reason you don't see more posts from Canada:

1. We're waiting for our turn to speak!

"A conversation is a talking contest between two or more people wherein the
person catching his breath is the designated listener of the moment."

Clear Skies

Chuck Taylor
Do you observe the moon?
Try the Lunar Observing Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/

Just myself right now and a part-time astronomer who helps out when I
get a larger party of people coming out for a tour.

My equipment is a 10" LX-200 GPS w/UHTC and Starry Night Pro drives the
show. My fellow astronomer has a ETX 90 for the wide field views. The
best of both worlds.

He brings his Meade EP for Mars and lunar feasting, and I have a SC1
mod'd Vesta Pro for deep-sky munchies. We play encores well into the
night. grin


--
Astronut
Night Sky Tours - We bring the Universe to you
www.nightskytours.ca
"Mick" wrote in message
news:xkNdb.22359$o21.16505@edtnps84...

"Astronut" wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
We're too busy enjoying the 98% clear skies we get up here,
throughout
the year (ya, right)... grin

Actually, this latest run of rain and cloud was deserved after weeks
of
post Mars opposition clear skies. I've run so many tours, it was
nice to
have a break. Now I head down to New Brunswick to drum up some biz
for a
cross-Canada night sky tours promotion for next year.


--

Ok..so what kind of equipment does your band of astro-gypsies present
to the
gorging public?

I wasn't going to say anything...

Canadian astronomy bumper stickers :

5) I'm with the dobsonian user. (just kidding)

4) My other telescope is a Takahashi.

3) Save the refractors.

2) DSC-free zone.

1) Make telescopes, not war.

but I didn't want to offend anyone

Eric.


Tom Randy wrote:
On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 22:03:14 -0400, Doug Hoy wrote:


In article jwFdb.16940$o21.15575@edtnps84, "Mick"
wrote:


So where is all the Canadian content on SAA? I have never seen any
comments about star parties around the country or much else for that
matter. The place is swamped with US input with Europe in second place
I surmise. Are Canuks just too snobish?

Yes, that's it--we're too snowbish.

How can you tell that an s.a.a. post is from Canada?

10. We pronounce 'scope', 'scoop'.
9. Images through Canadian scopes are just, well...nicer. 8. The stars
in Canada are just as bright, they just don't have as much publicity. 7.
24 hours after Canadian content crosses into the U.S., it develops a
drawl.
6. We pronounce 'drool'...no, strike that. 5. 'Must go on...Must finish
newsgroup response...fingers freezing to keys...must press Retur....' 4.
References to large furry things sprinkled inappropriately throughout
observing reports.
3. All the good stuff is over on your side of the sky. 2. Northern
Lights flickering, flickering, so hypnotic....

and the number 1. reason you don't see more posts from Canada:

1. We're waiting for our turn to speak!



Stand by, he's aboot to speak!