I will be going to the Blue Ridge Parkway overlook at milepost 376.7 - Tanbark Ridge overlook with a great view to the east. It's about 6 miles north of the...
Morgan & I photographed the eclipse from the Enka High School; see the "photos" section, or click on "New Phots" at the top of our group's Yahoo Home Page. The...
Great shots, John. What equipment and settings did you use? other than the $23 tripod! Bernie ... From: John C To: AstroAsheville@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
I've corrected the descriptions to the photos. The very bright part of the Moon is still in the umbra. Thanks Bernie. I used a Canon Digital Rebel XT (8MP)....
John, It was nice to see one of your lunar eclipse images get into today's Asheville Citizen-Times. Bernie _________________________________________ Bernard...
John, Very nice pictures of the moon! I was able to see it in our neighborhood. We had dinner at a neighbor's home Sat evening & could view it from their...
Thanks, y'all. I haven't seen it in the paper yet! My gosh, Tom. That photo from Austria is beautiful! So glowing with that amber color, and so 3 dimemsional!...
I found this and thought it was interresting. Look at the links in order... This gives you a great idea how small we are in the universe in relation to the...
Went up to the parkway last night from 6:30pm till 9:30 pm. Nice clear skies with no wind. I had a great time viewing. I used the Autostar guided tour program....
Joel, Venus is very bright now in the west after sunset as it moves closer to earth. It is continuing its counterclockwise journey from behind the sun...
Thanks again Bernard. It is very hard to focus Venus in right now and it has diffraction rings after focus. Its like a bright star (Morning Star)without a...
Venus is difficult to focus especially in its current gibbous phase. In May, June, and July try viewing Venus again in the early evening sky. It will be a...
Bernard Thanks for the reply. I haven't subscribed to a mag yet. I'm still trying to get in the habit of setting goals, learning the scopes potential and...
Joel, Consider your next step to be a small sky atlas like S&T's Pocket Sky Atlas by Roger Sinnott. It's a good one. I saw it in Barnes and Nobles a month...
Bernard, I just looked up the atlas that you recommended by S&T. I think I'll get it. I also saw a book called 'Turn left at Orion'. Its designed for folks...
Joel, I'd start out with the S&T Pocket Sky Atlas (PSA) which is a fine atlas for small to medium size telescopes. If you find it is not enough, go to the...
Bernard Went to B&N yesterday and got the S&T PSA. Thanks! It's just what I needed. Now I can concentrate and learn more on a specific area instead of doing a...
This is forwarded from the "SCT Users" group, about making your own vibration suppression pads for your tripod. I have the Celestron pads (expensive, but they...
Tim & John What do you all think about having a list of 3 or more cellestial objects each month that the yahoo group can observe. This would help me and other...
Joel, Sure, I'll see if I can come up with some targets this weekend. You have the 90mm Mac/Cass, right? John C ... cellestial objects each month that the...
John Thanks for the reply. Yes, I have the 90mm. I tried to make it to this past weeks meeting but I had the days mixed up. Guess I should have checked the...
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