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  • Founded: Jan 28, 2003
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7106 Mike C
tmb_mike Send Email
Apr 6, 2013
9:12 am
That's good news, Chris. None of us *(nor just about any other humans) are more ideally suited to take advantage of it. Observing with it up at Onizuka will be...
7107 Mike C
tmb_mike Send Email
Apr 6, 2013
12:11 pm
... Long exposure astrophotography gives you three important jobs to learn, all very different from each other: Data acquisition: "Taking 30 pictures of a...
7108 wcin2001 Send Email Apr 6, 2013
11:20 pm
I have a LX200 12" and a Canon 60D. Here is the picture of my setup. ...
7109 Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1 Send Email
Apr 6, 2013
11:44 pm
Here is a good start: http://www.astropix.com/HTML/I_ASTROP/TOC_AP.HTM Be prepared for information overload. Christopher Erickson Consulting Engineer Summit...
7110 Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1 Send Email
Apr 6, 2013
11:46 pm
And these: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/howto/astrophotography http://www.skyandtelescope.tv/videoscategory/online-classes/ Christopher Erickson Consulting...
7111 Mike C
tmb_mike Send Email
Apr 7, 2013
12:41 am
Cool setup... nicely equipped for some serious fun. Glad to see you have a wedge, this means your targets wont rotate while they are being photographed. Do...
7112 David
wcin2001 Send Email
Apr 7, 2013
3:44 am
Thanks for all your help. it's something i've wanted to do for years an now i'm getting the time to do it. With these type of web sites I can...
7113 Brett and Tammy Woern
btwoern Send Email
Apr 7, 2013
7:39 pm
This might make a cool ERNC presentation. The unreliable weather means we wouldn't be able to do actual "data acquisition," but a talk could include...
7114 Steven Menaker
sandjmen Send Email
Apr 9, 2013
1:23 am
An imaging workshop during the summer would be a great way to keep Interest in the group when only one star is visible. Those in the group with imaging...
7115 Kay Howard
kaylavon1952 Send Email
Apr 10, 2013
4:32 am
That would be great! Katy H. Sent from my iPhone...
7116 frank s
zxlp69 Send Email
Apr 14, 2013
12:20 pm
http://htwins.net/scale2/ use left and right arrows...
7117 Mike C
tmb_mike Send Email
Apr 15, 2013
3:23 pm
http://www.pbase.com/mclemens1969/image/149654468/original From the observatory between Big Lake and Wasilla last Friday. 55 images of 5 minutes each with the...
7118 Rich Stromberg
richstromberg Send Email
Apr 15, 2013
4:14 pm
Very impressive! Sent from my iPad...
7119 Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1 Send Email
Apr 16, 2013
8:01 pm
http://weburbanist.com/2012/07/08/watch-out-10-eerie-abandoned-observatories / Christopher Erickson Consulting Engineer Summit Kinetics Waikoloa, HI 96738 ...
7120 Mike C
tmb_mike Send Email
Apr 16, 2013
8:15 pm
Maybe the abandoned Nike missile base on the top of (I think) Mt. Gordon Lyon between Anchorage and Eagle River counts... it has two domes as I recall. On Tue,...
7121 Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1 Send Email
Apr 16, 2013
8:21 pm
Those are radomes but it is almost as spoiky to explore! Google "Site Summit Alaska". -Christopher Erickson sent wirelessly from my Android phone and a...
7122 Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1 Send Email
Apr 20, 2013
8:53 pm
An open-source plate-solving tool to help with target acquisition. http://sourceforge.net/p/astrotortilla/home/Home/ http://astrometry.net/ For those who are...
7123 Mike C
tmb_mike Send Email
Apr 21, 2013
12:57 am
I do plate solves (and mount syncs) first thing in the evening, and then each time I do a meridian flip or a very large slew to a new target, and maybe a...
7124 GregY
gyoschak Send Email
Apr 26, 2013
5:58 pm
Been a lurker here for a while, and joined to make this post. Looking for anyone in the area that could help with recoating and collimation of binoculars. I...
7125 Mike C
tmb_mike Send Email
Apr 26, 2013
6:23 pm
Nobody local can recoat optics. Maybe someone can re-align them but I have my doubts there also. They would have to be REALLY nice binocs to warrant recoating...
7126 Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1 Send Email
Apr 26, 2013
7:25 pm
Binoculars usually have two tiny set screws hidden under the edge of a rubber or leather cover, one on the back of each ocular, near (but not on) the eyepiece....
7127 Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1 Send Email
May 14, 2013
12:59 am
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/a-shining-new-star-has-been-brought-bac k-down-to-earth-1.1391993 Christopher Erickson Consulting Engineer Summit Kinetics...
7128 Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1 Send Email
Jun 7, 2013
7:24 pm
Today I take delivery on an Astro-Physics 900GTO mount and next week I get my long-awaited Astro-Physics 130EDFGT refractor. I think I was on the waiting list...
7129 Brett and Tammy Woern
btwoern Send Email
Jun 7, 2013
9:55 pm
So where do the bananas and beans go in this rig? Congrats on the quality gear! ... From: Christopher Erickson <christopher.k.erickson@...> To:...
7130 Mike C
tmb_mike Send Email
Jun 7, 2013
10:29 pm
Congrats, we're turning into an AP shop here. I think they are working on 2004 right now on the waiting list. If you've been on 13 years they are really mad at...
7131 Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1 Send Email
Jun 7, 2013
10:52 pm
I was guessing at 13 years because I can't find the email confirmation of exactly when I got on the list. My Denk-II binoviewers with power-switch works great...
7132 Mike C
tmb_mike Send Email
Jun 7, 2013
11:28 pm
... upcoming 130! Oh they will work even better given the crude, nearly dysfunctional nature of reflectors <ducks for cover> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 2:52 PM,...
7133 Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1 Send Email
Jun 7, 2013
11:33 pm
LOL! I have to say that Omega Centauri with the Denk-II's and the 16 is absolutely unbelievable. It leaps out at you in 3D. Christopher Erickson Consulting...
7134 Aldenbleyker@...
aldenbleyker Send Email
Jun 8, 2013
10:10 pm
Chris, Would love to try out the Denk II. I have a good set of ep's (teleview), but not two of any. Al. Aldenbleyker@......
7135 Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1 Send Email
Jun 8, 2013
10:17 pm
You know where to find me! Christopher Erickson Consulting Engineer Summit Kinetics Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitkinetics.com _____ From:...
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