Where is everyone planning on going for the Venus transit on the 8th. I am thinking about heading out to the beach to get a clear view of the horizon. Paul...
Most of us in CFAS who are going are planning on going to the OSC to observe from there elevated observing area just outside from the dome. The beach may be an...
How does a Schmidt/Newt compare to a regular Newt or a Schmidt-Cass in the ability to see objects? I know the Schmidt-Newts have pretty much the same specs as...
Is there a outdoor parking garage that is say 4 stories high somewhere in town (is there one at UCF?). I know the mall on 50 has one. I want to bring my...
Orlando International Airport's terminal top parking is very high, perhaps 9 stories. Advance permission from the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority is...
The UCF parking garages are pretty high. 4 stories. Im not sure if there is one that has a clear view of the horizon. I know the transit will be over once the...
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From what I have read and talked to people about, the Schmidt- Newtonian is similar to a regular newtonian except for the mirror. I guess the mirror is like a...
Thank you Paul. My main concern, as with any setup, is the mount more then enough for the 10" Schmidt-Newt and be able to add accessories such as a camera,...
Hi David: I have had a LXD55 10" w/UHTC for almost 2 years now....Iam pleased with the scope. I haven't done any astrophotography yet, but in general I would...
I think that the 10 inch might be on the big side for this mount. I believe someone in the club has a 10inch LXD55 SN. Paul Gardner ... questions. ... mirror. ...
I may take you up on the offer to stop bye sometime. Right now some home improvement projects have me swamped. I did get this from a LXD75 group: "Meade had no...
Does anyone have an extra solar filter for an 8 inch sct that they are not going to be using on tuesday morning? I know its a little late. There is a group of...
Reminder from the Calendar of CFAS-FL
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Venus transits sun!
Tuesday June 8, 2004
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The OSC should be open by 5:30 AM so if you want to arrive early to set up there will be staff there to direct you. Let's hope for some clear skies for this...
Just a reminder that the SCC Star Party this month will be this Sat, June 12. This is a reschedule from the origional date because of a scheduling conflict. ...
For those of us who won't be able to get enough of the upcoming Venus transit or are dedicated armchair / couch potato astronomers, it looks like the NASA TV...
Here is one of the first shots as the sun rose from behind a thunderhead cloud, about 15 minutes after sunsise time. In the Files section, under my folder. We...
We almost got clouded out at the beach. At about 645am the sun came out of some massive thunder heads and we got to get a peak of it but we doged clouds the...
Here are my pics from this morning's transit. http://tinyurl.com/24hg4 Here are some other pics of the moon and ocean and other interesting shots from last...
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The viewing at the OSC this morning was great: great scopes, views and company. Looks like the seeing was pretty good at the beach and at least one other...
Nice shots Paul. I would have like to have been at the beach with you, it looked like you had a good time. As luck would have it, I got some type of 24 hour...
Thanks Bob. There are lots of really graet shots on http://www.spaceweather.com The hydrogen alpha shots soem guys took are amazing. I would have like to have...
I took some offhand shots by holding my digital camera up to the eyepiece in my driveway. I posted the best shot to the Files area: Files...Images...Todd...
When looking through the OSC's 10" refractor I also saw a ring on the edge of Venus' disc that resembled the Spaceweather shot and wonder if it was Venus'...
