The Message Board
Eleven regulars, one unclassified variable star, and an aperture argument that will outlive us all. Messages are listed newest first, with follow-ups indented underneath the message they answer.
Please note: the follow-up script stopped working when my host moved servers in January, and the new host does not allow CGI on free accounts. Until I find somewhere else to put it, e-mail me your follow-up and I will add it by hand — usually within a day or two. My address is at the bottom of the about page, written out in words so the address harvesters cannot read it.
It is not ideal. It does mean every message on this board has been read by a human before it went up, which has quietly improved the tone.
Sticky messages
- STICKY: How to write an observation report that is worth reading
- STICKY: Board rules — read this before your first post
Current messages
Older messages
The archive script went down with the CGI, and I am afraid these subjects are all that survived of the 1997–98 board. The message bodies are on a Zip disk somewhere in the shed. I will get to it.
- Omega Centauri naked-eye — anyone else resolving the edge?
- Why does my mirror keep fogging when the paddock gets cold?
- The flicker star was gone for eleven nights straight
- Please stop reporting "very dark" when you mean "quite dark"
- Streetlight glare — I have tried everything, I am out of ideas
