Hi all, As I had mentioned at the club's last meeting, I am intending to re- connect with my old High schoool alma mater as a "go-to" person (with a scope) for...
Given your criteria I would suggest a go-to Schmidt-Cassegrain. They are the jack-of-all-trades of telescopes. Decent aperture and portability, good optics and...
Thanks for your suggestions. I am considering any option at this point, as I have yet to get a reply from the offer I am E-sending to the Dist. Superintendant....
Terry, I posted a link to my publicly shared Yahoo calendar of Astronomical Events in the links section. This would make a great cheat sheet for whoever is...
STOLEN: A StarMaster 30" telescope w/ an Argo Navis DSC and a White 17' Haulmark "V" nose, tandem wheel trailer which has a ramp rear door and a 36" side door...
Hey Ken, Thanks for bringing this to our attention. If I'm not mistaken, Brock was setup next to us at the 2002 Okie-Tex. He had only had the 30" for a short...
Ken & group, Could I post your notice to ALL (my) chatrooms & individual "buddies"? Thievery of ANY sort has always been my most disrespected attribute in...
Brock was set up next to us at Okie-Tex 2002. I will never forget the view of the Veil Nebula in that 30" scope as long as I live! What a tragedy. Maybe the...
I checked my star program last night and Comet T7 is passing by the Califronia Nebula, and Comet Encke is about to pass by the Viel Nebula. This should make...
Carey asked me to post this message for him. Nick Last night I went to my first meeting at SDAA the San Diego Astronomy Association. Notice they are an...
I will not be able to attend the Christmas party either. Nor will I be able to make the January or February meetings.Friday night basketball. Sorry I did not...
Hi all, *An idea* popped into my mind this eve that possibly(??) the group can orchestrate. HOW ABOUT a few of us (w. scopes) position ourselves to view SANTA...
Just put an extension tube between the active element of the barlow and the eyepiece. The adjustable Barlows are made so that the active element is movable and...
Hello everyone, An image I took of the Mars dust storm from the night of the 16th is on www.spaceweather.com if you would like to check it out. best... Joel ...
Thanks Terry, For those who might be interested in the storm (it appears it might have an effect on the Mars landers, certainly Beagle anyway, due to land Dec...
Looks like it will be a good observing night tonight (Friday). The "Claude Clear Sky Clock" predicts excellent viewing conditions. I'm planning on getting...
Hi Terry, Right now, the storms are south of Isidis Basin, which is where the landing is going to occur, and its in the N. hemisphere. So far, the dust storms...
That could be a problem. Might be kinda hard to find a 110v AC outlet up there to plug into. Hopefully, the NASA engineers were smart enough to account for a...
Hi Terry and list, I uploaded an image from last night showing the dust strom. I thought it was pretty interesting. Its much bright since the previous night....
Hello list, After returning from a rather long x-mas party (for which I'll pay a price tomorrow), I was excited to see an image of the dust storm on Mars I...
