Getting ready for Deep Impact tonight. Comet Temple 1 will be about 25° above the horizon at time of impact. The skies here in north Phoenix are pretty...
They sure did whack that comet. The impactor, the size of a washing machine, hit comet Temple 1 right on target. The fly-by spacecraft has taken some awesome...
Here are the program dates, interspersed with the lunar schedule. We are still some weeks away from nailing down the Program Topics, so if there is anything...
...Has only been on paper! I have been torn between: 1. A backyard roll-off based on the Skyshed plans. 2. A backyard roll-off based on a Lowes heavy-duty...
And I guess I could be more specific. I have two scopes currently in my excess inventory that I would be willing to barter towards labor assistance building an...
Thank goodness for the summer, otherwise we'd never get our astronomy construction projects done! Finally got a pier mount in the ground, 6" wood post with...
That's great! I like it when you zoom right in and you get to see what the moon's really made of. Someone has a sense of humor! Scott ... sage have been...
So whats the deal with Mars this year. My 7" APO has got a new lease on life, daytime viewing tests so far have been sharp... really sharp. (With the...
I saw Vega and Deneb last night! The usual city light pollution did not seem to be a problem. In fact, I'd estimate that the conditions were as good or better...
Mike- Mars is right at the junction of the 2 fishtails in Pisces. Here's a picture of Mars at 3:00 am, 1 hour later than local midnight, but Mars will be a...
Doing some quick and dirty calculations it looks that around September 25th at 5:07am, Mars will be at its highest in our skies at 45 degrees above the...
Out here in the Matanuska Valley, last night I saw Vega, Deneb, Altair, Sadr (all very steady), Albiero (flicking in and out), Gienah (steady). This is a...
The stars are back, sort of. At 1:30am today, I actually saw some stars ... Altair, Arcturus, Vega and Capella. There were some clouds, so there may have been...
... I agree.. I just spent an hour with the TMB 7" and was able to see as many stars as you'd like to see. I spent most the time looking at Albeiro and Vega...
Right, James. Were it not for starless summer twi-nights, we wouldn't get our astronomy projects done. After waiting through 9 weeks of backorder status,...
Right, James. Were it not for starless summer twi-nights, we wouldn't get our astronomy projects done. After waiting through 9 weeks of backorder status,...
... Speaking of Nexstar, have you had a chance to look at the new "CPC" series? They look very similar to the Nexstar but I have not seen any in-depth reviews...
... My last 175 f/8 lens suffered mechanical misalignment at some point in its journey from TMB Optical to Alaska. (Since it tested superb for Thomas Back.)...
... a ... in ... Rich, Here's an excerpt from the above link: "Dark Adaption and Exposure to Bright Lights The bottom line of these papers is: red lights are...
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