For all Tac-Saco's not still too sleep-deprived from the recent SSP festivities there will be a great opportunity to observe and possibly image a VERY Near...
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Nice images, Dan and Jake. I especially like Jake's images of the Trifid/ Lagoon nebula, two of my favorite targets last weekend. ... couple of...
I'll be going up there to deliver a telescope. I like the OSP. This will be my fourth year. Michelle ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
http://astro.gbdt.com.au/cpg144/displayimage.php?pos=-15 This was the only image I caught as SSP (thanks to CCDSoft not warning me I wasn't saving images......
I know it's late but I wanted to share a little bit about my SSP experience, especially since I only spent 2 nights at the star party and didn't have as much...
Great report there Mr. Fox. ;-) I totally agree with everyone comments. SSP was once again, a huge blast. Kudos to the organizing committee for putting on...
... Your report reminded me of the fun that we all had doing a 5mm eyepiece shootout on Jupiter in my 4 inch Takahashi. Several of us compared the views using...
I'm tentatively planning to attend the Sentinel Schwaar Stargaze in Sentinel, Arizona the weekend of November 18 (the weekend before Thanksgiving). It's about...
I'm tentatively planning to attend the Sentinel Schwaar Stargaze in Sentinel, Arizona the weekend of November 18 (the weekend before Thanksgiving). It's about...
Rich Ozer - thanks! Thank you for replying to my thread over on the WO group... It seems Rich 'gets around' out there in internetland, taking care of business...
Giant "ball of fire" hurtles through space: Astronomers say they have found a vast, comet-like fireball plowing into a distant cluster of galaxies. ...
Wow. I can only imagine what could happen upon impact. Julie ... From: tac-sac@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tac-sac@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Marsha Robinson ...
Hi All, I'm beta testing (and revising) the Saguaro Astronomy Club (SAC) Database for the Dark Nebula section, under direction of Steve Coe (author of Deep Sky...
Hi All, I have completed the new beta version of the Saguaro Astronomy Club (SAC) Database for the Dark Nebula. You will have until noon Friday, July 14th to ...
Hi Gang, I noticed a few shade structures using metallized shade cloth at SSP.. Anyone know where they got it??? Internet search pulls up Aluminet as a...
... Here's one source: http://www.lifesafety.com/shop/product_info.php/cPath/33_23/products_id/191 I didn't have any -- but I could have used it and I plan to...
Hi Tony, The metallic fabric you saw at SSP is indeed Aluminet. It comes in 5 degrees of shading: 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, and 70%. SSP ordered the 70%. We did a...
It was mostly Aluminet... Now, of course, being used at "Burning Scope." RO ... From: Tony To: tac-sac@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 11:55 PM ...
That stuff looks great. How strong is it? My SpaceBlanket rips in the wind. Aluminet is based on a strong fiber (HDPE) inside the aluminum outer coat. It...
Hi Tony, The "metallized" scope covers you saw at SSP...is more likely Telegizmos scope covers. They are very good...I have one for my TeleVue refractor. Yuo...
I went to REI and got a "space blanket." It's normally used only for emergencies. Mylar was developed for NASA to protect spacecraft from heat. You will see...
... Hey Davin, I'm not sure I understand why anyone would be concerned about dew forming on their scope at the same time worrying about keeping it cool because...
... OOPS... I thought Tony said shade "structures". If he's talking about scope coats Aluminet would be a poor choice. However, if he's talking about shade...
Also forgot to mention that Telegizmos is NOT cheap...but the best in the business Here is a brief description from scopestuff website... These ultra tough,...
