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All, Hi there, this is my first post as im a new member to the group. I own a 4.3" reflector (tal-1) telescope. I have been able to pick out two more eyepieces...
Andrew, Welcome to the group. Most of your deep sky observing should be done with a low power, wide field eyepiece. This will help you find those faint objects...
... Andrew, In addition to the moon and planets, and the RASC "Explore the Universe" list Geoff mentioned on TalkingTelecscopes, most people start out w/ the...
hello everybody i a new to astronomy and i doubt to buy a telescope with autoalign from meade or skyalign from celestron what is your advice thx jack...
... plan ... I looked at Saturn and the Beehive two nights ago. Through my ten-inch F/4.5 Dob and a 32mm Orion Optiluxe eyepice, I comfortably fitted most of...
... This post is about telescopes rather than observing, and really belongs in our sister group, Talking Telescopes. Since you have also posted it there, I'd...
February Calendar by Dave Mitsky All times are UT (subtract 5 hours and when appropriate 1 calendar day for EST) 2/1 Mercury is 1.8 degrees south-southeast of...
The number of imaging nights during November and December in Northern Illinois has been declining in the period from 2002 to 2005. I have omitted January data...
Hi Dennis, I went to school in Minnesota and there 2 + 7 = 9. Is this some of that new math stuff???? WH Dennis Persyk <dpersyk@...> wrote: The number...
Sorry for the typo -- the 7 should be a 2 -- the total is correct. Dennis ... some of that new math stuff???? ... that month. Note also that in the winter of...
Hi Dennis, So I was right on part of it! It is new math. Thanks for the chuckle. Sorry you haven't had good viewing. Here in AZ things have had there...
This past Tuesday night (1/31), I enjoyed clear weather and good observing at Anderson Mesa. NGC 1514, NGC 2174, IC 443 and NGC 2359 (Thor's Helmet) were on...
i would also highly recommend this program also. i use it quite regularly when i do my lunar observing and although it is quite a big download especially for...
I just have one object left (M61), which I hope to get next time out, to complete my Messier Objects List. Special thanks to Phil Harrington's Star Watch which...
... Congrats Tim!!! I pulled the same feat using StarWatch myself: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/starrynights/message/26171 Make sure you send in your name for...
... You'd be surprised how little overlap there actually is. There are 31 objects on the FNGC list that are not on the H400 list. There are also 16 objects...
Hi Tim, I found that the RASC finest is a good next list. You can also work the Astronomical League's 100 doubles list at the same time. It's a good filler...
Be careful downloading this software!! My computer is screwed up big-time now!! Scott __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired...
Hi, Does anyone know of any published books about the Herschel 400 list? Thanks, Rick clearestskies <tmnelson@...> wrote: I just have one object left...
... W. H. Finlay: Concise Catalog of Deep-Sky Objects (Springer) contains background data on all of the H400 objects, along with the Messier and Finest NGC...
Dave, Unless it was coincidence,my virus protection,shut down as soon as I downloaded the program and took all night to fix,and my browser does not work right...
When you download Stellarium, you are receiving the file from a SourceForge mirror. Sourceforge is the repository for many open source projects. I have...
Thanks to everyone that responded with encouragment and suggestions. I will first work on the "RASC Finest NGC Objects" and then complete the "Herschel 400". I...
