I went with the Celestron SkyMaster 12x60. ~$70 shipped from Amazon.com. These are considered to be the largest bino one can hold while viewing effectively...
I am interested in grinding my own telescope mirror. Is there anyone else in the Anchorage area that would like to try this, and more important is there...
The Daily News did an article a year ago about Jim Egger, a local telescope maker... http://www.adn.com/626/story/218110.html I thought the 'pitch lap' was...
Attached is a single unguided, 30 second exposure of the Orion Nebula that I took last night with my Nikon D300. It was connected to my Orion 120ED refractor...
Tom- We ground mirrors a few years ago during the summer, and polished them at Jim Egger's house. Jim gave ERNC two presentations, one on the what and how of...
Tom! Yes!!! I am interested in grinding my own mirror too! I am inexperienced too and will also need help in this endeavor. Maybe there can be something set up...
Rich and Charles, Thanks for the info, I will call Jim this weekend. Paul, I'll let you know what he says. I wish I could make it to the ERNC Friday night but...
Grinding and figuring mirrors larger than about 8" and/or faster than about f8 is an incredible amount of work. I spent a major chunk of my young lifespan...
Isn’t the focal ratio the part that determines the time requirement. F 3.8 is a fast mirror, I was thinking about a 8”, f 6 or so. What size and f ratio...
8" f8 is an ideal size and speed beginner's mirror project. I wonder if Jim has made a Mirror-O-Matic that is sitting idle at the moment? I have only ground...
Tom, I am going to have to find an alternate means of working with you guys on this. I work on Friday nights unless I call in sick... he, he, he. (evil laugh,...
Chris, I need to learn about f.8 or f.whatever. I am new to this and you are right, I need to do allot of research. The reward of making the scope is what I am...
Tom, what do they mean by a fast mirror? Paul ________________________________ From: Tom Tyler <tyler@...> To: AlaskanAstronomy@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
There are others here who can probably explain f-ratios more clearly than I can but here goes! F-stop (a.k.a. F-ratio) is the ratio of the aperture to the...
Hi, I guess I was more tired that I though after being up all night :-) My apologies for the double post. Anybody get out under our clear skies (and...
very cool Tom, I am working on the moon. What program do you recommend for stacking photos? I am using the Orion ED 100 with my Canon XTi. Thanks ... ) ... on...
Deep Sky Stacker definately! Its free, and as good or better than many commercial stacking programs. Especially for dlsrs, which is what it was designed for....
nice shot Tom! _____ From: AlaskanAstronomy@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlaskanAstronomy@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of totalyfrozen Sent: Saturday, December 13,...
Thanks Rich for keeping us all in step. Hey I just noticed that Anacortes Telescope has Meade ETX 125 telescope on a unbelievable sale. $300, this scope sells...
Actually even though the mount could be a lot more rigid, the optics of the ETX-125 are razer sharp. -Christopher Erickson ... -- -Christopher Erickson Network...
Clear Sky Clock looks pretty good for tonight. Anybody else going to bring a scope??? Come on Charles, we've been wanting to see that new toy of yours. From:...
astro-physics kit (or equivalent method/ type of products) _____ From: AlaskanAstronomy@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlaskanAstronomy@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
