Astro Cards....aaaahhhhh....that's one of my first observing guides I've
used way back in the early-80's. :)
That's why my observing guides are quite different as some of the
TAC-Sac members already know of...
Alvin
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On Behalf Of Jane Smith
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 8:27 PM
To: The Astronomy Connection
Subject: Re: [TAC] Frequently used astro gadgets
At 06:36 PM 8/3/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>One of my most used astro "gadgets", my three sets of Astro Cards.
What a novel idea! I didn't know such a thing existed.
My memory is terrible when it comes to remembering where certain objects
are located. These will be perfect! I just ordered the three sets.
Thanks for posting about them, Rich.
Jane
>I took Crazy Ed's idea and put my Astro Cards in a binder using plastic
pages
>with pockets for 3x5 cards. I also used CE's idea of putting the cards
in
>order
>by constellation. These cards are a big help when I can't remember
quite
>where an object is in the night sky. I love these cards.
>
>Astro Cards are inexpenisve. You can find them on Mark's
Astronomy-Mall.com
>
>Rich
Received on Tue Aug 3 21:47:52 2004