For those who check your email first....NASA has lost contact with shuttle STS-107 as of 8 a.m. Central time. No official word as to the fate of the space...
I saw them here as well, but the sky was pretty hazy with patches of clouds. They were best here in the early morning. Not exceedingly bright, but sure moving...
As Saturn daily inches towards the west... Geeze Louise, I was trying to hold out for the best tubing option for the 6" APO project. I was looking for SEAMLESS...
Funny thing, I have been looking for a 3.60" OD seamless thinwall tube to rebuild an old 90mm refractor myself. I even went as far as to cruise the big...
... with ... Mike, I was wondering if you had considered schudule 40 aluminum pipe. But looking at the spec sheet here, the inside dia. = 6", the outside dia....
... Hi Chris, I'd get this drawn aluminum 3.5" tube with .065" walls: http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=4739&step=4&showunits=inches Mike...
Online Metals was the first place I looked! I have had some minor problems with them in the past because I wanted them to ship USPS instead of UPS day air....
The actual doublet lens group diameter is 95mm and focal length is 1,000mm. Depending on the cell I end up making/using, the clear aperture will probably end...
... In a similiar situation I think I'd aquire a 4" tube, Chris. At f/10 plus with a 92mm clear aperture and a 48mm image circle, the light cone is very ...
Only the shadow knows? You are a pun-meister! I ordered a 3.5" tube from Apogee Inc. I plan to machine a semi-long adapter (maybe 4") so the light cone...
Anyone getting observing in? Skies have been very stable here the last few nights. Unfortunately I've had three bonfires running in the yard which are like...
And that's when you slap your digicam on the scope and start snapping some high resolution crater shots! I'll take *anything* to throw my scope/camera at! Tom...
Sure it does....by using a Chromacor and stacking 17 Wratten and 3 ND filters <G> Tom D ... snapping ... the ... running in ... some ... with a ... expect ... ...
... Hi Mike, I was out on Sunday night. I thought the conditions were very good (at least by Alaskan standards). Views of Saturn were as good as I've seen...
Hi guys...my name is Bob Reynolds and I've lived in Anchorage for almost 17 years. Good to see that there are some other astronomers in Alaska...in spite of...
... Glad you joined, Bob! I'll keep my fingers crossed for your AP180 to arrive safely in your hands. We're definitely gathering enough equipment between us...
Hi Bob! Your rap sheet sounds very similar to mine. I cam to Alaska almost 17 years ago (April 11, 1986) and am an astro gear freak of the worst order. My...
Now an Alaskan star party...that sounds like a great idea! Count me in.... The only other astronomers that I met in Alaska are Dr. Steve Menaker (awesome home...
The Eagle River visitor center gatherings might be geared more to the masses, but it gives use fanatics an excuse to get together and yack equipment. -Chris ...
Hi Bob, Welcome to the group. I would sure love to look through your AP 180 one day. I had a view of Saturn through an AP180 a few years ago while in Tucson...
It has occurred to me that I have quite a few astro videos and DVD's that might be useful. I have the full Cosmos series on DVD, The Astronomers on VHS, ...
BTW, do you already have mounting rings for your scope? If you need a temporary mount I have a couple of EQ-4 class mounts in my spares pile. They are a...
Chris, That sounds great. I think any of those videos/DVD's would go over just fine. If you were to come a meeting and the weather is iffy, pick one from your...
... Incredible transparency from here tonight. One of the best nights I recall, I should go out and figure out the visual limiting magnitude. Seeing... eh...
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