Where are you?

[Mark Wagner]

TAC mailing list began about 30 years ago, at the birth of the public Internet.  Initially it was a cobbled together "list" using simple Unix Shell language commands to save email addresses to a file that would send to everyone listed   it worked and grew.  It became GSSP and has/had world known astronomy personalities.

A fun little local bay area astronomy mailing list.

Now it seems to have spread far and wide. 

So, where are you?  No need to share much especially if you just lurk.  How about simply a single word or two with the country and city/town you currently live in?

Might be fun and surprising!

[Richard Navarrete]

Oakland, CA, USA. Charter member.

Richard

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[Mark Wagner]

Los Gatos, California 

Mark

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[Stacy Jo McDermott]

Well my dear TACOs, I'm still in Texas after moving here during the height of covid when hubs was accepted at MD Anderson.

I'm north of the Houston Nebula but am finding some great dark skies up near Abilene, where a friend of mine lives on a ranch.  (We also target practice).  I've been back to the SF Bay area a couple of times since 2021 and plan on more trips back, hopefully for longer than just work.

And I still keep up with the happenings in the Bay Area - so I can keep up with the rest of y'all.

Miss Montebello lots, as well as Lake San Antonio and the Sierras - just learning to love Texas (except for the humidity!)

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[Muriel Dulieu]

Orinda CA 

596 members, let’s see how many messages. 

Want to bet? 

I say 111

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[Ted Hauter]

I'm in Paso Robles.

Work brought me here but I knew it was always for LSA 40 min away.

I was in the Bay Area since '79.

Bino-Handle Systems went to NEAF in '17(I went '11-'15). Prototypes are still being brought forth, slowly, on YouTube.

Astro everyday since 2009.

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[John Pierce]

Santa Cruz, California.   lived at this address since 1995, in Santa Cruz County since 1987, and on the Monterey Bay since 1977, before that I lived in Marin and SF.

When I joined TAC it was on SEDS at U of Az, running on this very old Sun workstation with an ancient SunOS.   

[Alex]

#7 I'm in Albany, CA (since 2001), on the West side of the Albany Hill. Moved there for the best schools district back then, but loved the always chilly microclimate and panoramic views.

Often observing right from the concrete balcony or from the roof of my 17 story apt. complex. I bet you saw it many times passing by i80 or i580... :) 

[Vishal Kasliwal]

San Jose, CA

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[Peter Santangeli]

Right now… On Six Mile lake, 2 hours north of Toronto.

Normally, Los Gatos, California

Soon, Monterey, California

Been on the list since 98 or 99…

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[Karen Bieber]

Outside of Morgan Hill. It says bottle 5, but probably more like 6 1/2. Lurking mostly. I hope to get to Cal Star someday. 

Karen

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Right now… On Six Mile lake, 2 hours north of Toronto.

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[Bill Haddon]

Powhatan, VA. (NE of Richmond)

Bill Haddon (former President , now board member, of Friends of Taylor Observatory, Kelseyville CA) joined TAC ~2010.

[Aris Pope]

San Leandro, Ca. 

Aris

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Powhatan,  VA. (NE of Richmond)

Bill Haddon (former President , now board member, of Friends of Taylor Observatory, Kelseyville CA) joined TAC ~2010. 

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[Richard Navarrete]

You should join us when we go to Coe!  Nice, short drive for you.

Richard

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[Steve Gottlieb]

Like Alex, I also live in Albany and moved here (from El Cerrito) for the school district nearly 40 years ago. And then later taught my own kids at Albany HS!

Steve

[Peter Natscher]

I'm in marine-layed central coast Monterey. Tuff place for astronomy is an understatement.

Peter

Peter Natscher

[Francesco Meschia]

Mountain View, CA.

Francesco

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[Akarsh Simha]

Sunnyvale, CA

BTW Stacy, a lot of the Houston amateur astronomers go to a place called Leakey, TX to do their observing. I also remember being told that there was some site near Columbus, TX which should be a lot closer to you

When I lived in Texas, I always wanted to observe from Fort McKavett; the attraction for me was that it was the least I could drive west from Austin to get to a "black zone" on the 2016 LP maps. You may have better options around Devil's River State Park near Del Rio, TX. Houston Astronomical Society has a very good contingent of astronomers, I guess the most accomplished on the visual observing side is Larry Mitchell. Keith Rivich who posts excellent objects every month on CloudyNights also is from the Houston area.

Regards

Akarsh

[Jay Freeman]

Fillmore, Ventura County, California

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[Ted Hauter]

Wow a fellow southy! 

Hi we'll have to meet up at a spot near Pinos. It is grand.

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[Jonathan Lawton]

Between San Jose and Morgan Hill, in the hills to the West.

Jonathan

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[Surya Rao]

Evergreen in San Jose.

Surya

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[Richard Ozer]

Still in Oaktown

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[Prabath Gunawardane]

Berkeley, CA. Hoping to get out to Lake Sonoma more regularly in the coming months.
Prabath

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[Scott SCHNEIDER]

I'm in the East Bay in San Leandro, not far from Aris.

Scott Schneider.

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[Howard Banich]

Scappoose, Oregon - but I was born in Sunnyvale.

Howard 

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I'm in the East Bay in San Leandro, not far from Aris.

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[Scott Mikusko]

Sunnyvale, Ca

Embarrassingly, I haven’t been out observing in months. :(

-S

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Right now… On Six Mile lake, 2 hours north of Toronto.

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[KG]

Pleasanton CA 

Sent from my iPhone -made in China😴

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Sunnyvale, Ca

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[Brad Templeton]

I thought it might be more useful to have this on a map.  So I created a shared map, with edit permission to all on this mailing list (if logged into google account.)    Click the map pin to "Add marker."  You can give it a name and description.    You can associate photos with it of your gear if you want.   Or reveal next to nothing.   Doesn't have to be your exact house.    Once created, click on it again and you can change the icon and the colour.   Suggest red for observers.  I have a "sites" layer (yellow suggested) for non-secret observing sites.        You can even upload your own icons -- built in you will find binoculars, telescope, camera, sun, star and possibly others.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1FjGnCUF3LOk7bQgS_nva6q0M5fiUesI&usp=sharing   if you don't see the direct invite.

[Mark Wagner]

Brad,

I think that's a very interesting and useful utility for TAC community, and would be better announced in a new thread where it isn't buried in this ongoing discussion.  It might be further developed as well.  Nice going.

[Raymond Wong]

Fremont, CA.   Sky is darker at Monte Bello, a Bortle 5 compared to 7 other n Fremont.  I enjoy the fellowship of the stars up at Monte Bello.  

Cheers, 73s, Clear Skies and Clear Blocks,

Ray

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Los Gatos, California 

Mark

"You are like the wind, blowing over the land and passing on.."

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Oakland, CA, USA. Charter member.

Richard

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A fun little local bay area astronomy mailing list.

Now it seems to have spread far and wide. 

So, where are you?  No need to share much especially if you just lurk.  How about simply a single word or two with the country and city/town you currently live in?

Might be fun and surprising!

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[Philip Lieu]

Milpitas. SJAA member since Halley's Comet. Not officially TAC member but enjoy exchanges and ORs. Been to GSSP, Calstar, OSP, and total solar eclipses in Oregon and Texas. Hope to join you folks someday.

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[Carlos Puig]

Santa Clara, CA

[Paul Alsing]

Encinitas, CA.

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[Malgorzata G]

Hello from Morgan Hill, CA.

I haven't introduced myself yet, but I’ve been following the discussions with interest. I’m excited about the possibility of joining you at Coe sometime soon. Great to connect with everyone.

Best,

Mal (Malgorzata)

[Frank Graham]

San Mateo, CA

Grew up in Belmont, CA in the late 1970s enjoying Saturn and Jupiter through my Kmart Focal 60mm refractor purchased with paper route money. For dark skies our family would drive over to the East Bay and camp south of Livermore :) 

Frank Graham

[Doug Loyer]

San Jose

Best

-Doug

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Walnut Creek CA. mostly lurk around here. Joined in 2015 when I was living in graduate student housing in Albany. 

[ivor....@gmail.com]

As of January this year, Illinois.

 

Missing the California skies!

 

--Ivor

 

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TAC mailing list began about 30 years ago, at the birth of the public Internet.  Initially it was a cobbled together "list" using simple Unix Shell language commands to save email addresses to a file that would send to everyone listed   it worked and grew.  It became GSSP and has/had world known astronomy personalities.

[Narendra Dhara]

San Jose, CA

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[Charlie Wicks]

Tucson Arizona, but still go to GSSP and Calstar.

Charlie

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[Joel Lee]

Oops, I replied privately only last post sorry for the double. 

Fremont, CA!

I've been mostly lurking as well since I only recently joined but would love to eventually go out to a Star Party! Currently planning on CalStars as I missed out on GSSP.

[Lance Pickens]

Campbell, CA

Cheers,

Lance

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[Rod Brown]

Nevada City. Which is in Nevada County. Which is in California. :-)

About an hour northeast of Sacramento.

[Alvin]

Texas Hill Country northwest of Fredericksburg, TX.  Mag 5.5 skies in my backyard. Population under 100.

Used to be part of TAC-Sac when I used to live east of Sacramento.

Clear dark skies,

Alvin

[Catherine Modjeski]

Aptos, CA, with nary a star in sight for days at a time <sigh>….

On Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 9:13:59 PM UTC-7 Lance Pickens wrote:

[Oliver Edwards]

Hills above Santa Cruz, Ca.

On Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 9:13:59 PM UTC-7 Lance Pickens wrote:

[Rich Gregor]

Santa Clara, CA

On Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 9:13:59 PM UTC-7 Lance Pickens wrote:

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I am originally from the Santa Cruz Mountains and was far too close to the marine layer for consistent astronomy.  The seeing was fantastic at times, but the fog at home definitely was an issue.  I live

in Fall River Mills now.  Bortle 2 skies at 3300' feet with great transparency, assuming the forests are not on fire!   My biggest gripe about living in the North State at 41 deg., is astronomical twilight times in the summer requires some serious napping.

Paul Duncan

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[Teamonger]

I'm in Oakland, outreach coordinator for Eastbay Astronomical Society..

Ray

[Mark Wagner]

Alvin!  No idea you were here.  I'm taking some of your guides along tonight!

Mark

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[Akarsh Simha]

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Alvin!  No idea you were here.  I'm taking some of your guides along tonight!

Me neither!

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[Tim Lorz]

Martinez/Pleasant Hill/Concord Area - though mostly lurking these days. Still like to get under the stars.

- T.

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A fun little local bay area astronomy mailing list.

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[Richard Navarrete]

Paul,

I drove through your town today! Skies looked a bit Smokey.

Richard

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[Daniel Vancura]

Mountain View, CA, close to Castro Street with a balcony facing a court yard completely lit up at night (SQM readings somewhere around close to 18 at best according to the Unihedron). Somehow still serves its purpose for narrowband imaging, but love heading to Coe and further whenever possible for some “proper night sky”!

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[Moshen Chan]

San Francisco

Moshen

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[Tushar Kulkarni]

San Jose, CA

Tushar

[Jacob Ellwood]

San Jose, CA 

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[Alvin]

Yeah.  Still here, but haven't been observing much until recently.  

Glad that they are useful for you.  :)

Alvin

[Easswar]

Emeryville, CA

When I lived south in San Jose, I'd head down to pinnacles every month. Been going to lake Sonoma since I moved here. I hadn't been out for almost a year until last month.

This group has been a god send for me. Every time I had a hiccup with astronomy or otherwise, y'all have been there, so thank you all from the bottom of my heart :)

Easswar 

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[thalarctos]

Los Osos, Valley of the Bears, south end of Morro Bay. Bortle 4-ish when the fog lets up.

[Aaron Turner]

I'm yet another person from San Jose.

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[Bill ONeil]

Hi, this is Bill ONeil, past VP at SJAA (way after Mark Wagner). I lived in Sunnyvale, CA for 30 years.

I still pay dues to SJAA, SCAC, and EAS, to support my favorite Clubs (Oh, and FPOA)

But I now live in Shoreline, WA (a little north of Seattle). Our daughter married a guy from Bellevue, WA, and 'suggested'

we move up here to be with the grandkids! So, in 2018, we did. Now, two grandsons, ages 2 and 6, are keeping us busy.

Seattle is nothing like Sunnyvale! I really miss RCDO and GSSP!  I joined the Seattle Astronomical Society (SAS) when I moved up here and do a lot of school Outreach. I also host monthly public star parties at Paramount School Park in Shoreline, WA (weather permitting!)

SAS bought some nice observing property out in Goldendale, WA (near the Columbia River Gorge).  But it is a 5-hour drive from Seattle.  I manage a few 4-night, New Moon weekends when I can.  

Check out my "Retired" business Card (attached).

Best Wishes to all my Bay Area friends!

Bill O'

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[Shannon W]

I'm in San Francisco.  I moved to Bay Area in '98.  I don't have a scope yet because it is living in Montara.  It's a Celestron C8 (this model is near and dear to my heart and an old familiar). Now that we have cleared a space for it, I'm hoping to get it soon and join you at Henry Coe or some nearby places in the not too distant future.

Best

Shannon Wells

On Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 12:54:55 PM UTC-7 eass...@gmail.com wrote:

[Brad Templeton]

Just a reminder, since many are still replying to the "Where are you" thread, since it regularly pops up to prompt you, that I also made a different way to say where you are, putting yourself on the TAC Member map.  You all have write permission on it

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1FjGnCUF3LOk7bQgS_nva6q0M5fiUesI&usp=sharing

In addition to making your pin on the map (see other thread for full details about how to best do it) you can include notes about yourself, as people are doing here, and you can even put in an album of photos (yourself, your gear, an astrophoto you've taken, whatever you like or don't like.)    The nice thing is it shows on a map so you can see what other members are near to you.

After you make a pin and put in a name/nickname and description, click on it again to set the colour (red for members) and icon (binocular, camera, scope, custom upload)

[Karen Bieber]

Hi Bill,

How are you? Do you remember me?

Karen in Morgan Hill 

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 20, 2025, at 2:10 PM, Bill ONeil <bill.on...@gmail.com> wrote:



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