Thanks. That's a pretty shot. My son in New York City said it was quite dramatic there. Regret it was clouded over at my house. Â Jim ... From: John Chap...
Jim, Yeh, I thought it was sorta ho-hum until I saw the Jovian moons. The moons add another dimension to it, literally. And such a simple photo (DSLR on...
I agree. Of course, Lodriguss has a real talent with a camera. That picture really makes me want a higher quality zoom lense even more. Maybe Santa...... ... ...
THE HEALTH ADVENTURE BREAKS GROUND FOR MOMENTUM: http://www.momentumscience.org/joomla/ cut: "Western North Carolina's first digital dome theater, which will...
....there is a medium sized black hole sitting at its centre.... ...of Omega Centauri, that is: http://www.physorg.com/news147448563.html 12 billion years old,...
George: Did you use a filter for the photo of Comet C/2006W3 (Christensen) that you posted in the "photos" section? I don't even know if there is such a thing...
John, Â It's always a big hit at TSP in Texas. Still pretty low over the mountain there, but beautiful and huge. Amelia Goldberg from Houston, a TSP regular,...
Hi John, I have a Hutech light pollution suppression filter in my camera, but no other filters were used. Fortunately, the comet was fairly high overhead...
"The ambitious 154-pound payload of 10 instruments includes a laser- camera combo dubbed ChemCam that can vaporize bits of rocks up to 30 feet away and then...
A real shame that Mars gets new nuclear power before the US does. Â Jim ... From: buellerorion <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [AstroAsheville] Mars rover...
Wow! I had not heard of it before. Of couse, you just know it will still be too complicated for part-time novices. Sounds like too many bells and whistles. The...
http://www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=12322&kw=etx-ls&st=2 SO it's a 6" using their "Advanced Coma Free Optics", built-in CCD camera(!), GPS, self-alignment,...
It seems like the people who won't spend the time to learn the sky are often the same people who won't spend the time to read & understand the instructions....
I agree entirely, John. We had the same experience when I lived in Texas. The most amazing one was a Phd in Electrical Engineering whose daughter had given him...
Your points are well taken. I really believe that many of the telescopes marketed toward beginners today are too complicated for most newbies. I always...
I like the ACF Lens and GPS and possibly the 6" aperature, But a CCD on a alt-az mount is crazy unless you like taking 100 10 sec images. In todays market of...
I have been asked to organize a viewing session for the Presbyterian Home for Children in Black Mountain. It is a residential facility for children who, for...
Went outside about 8:00pm and saw stars - couldn't believe what I was seeing. The weather.com site said "cloudy", but the good old Clear Sky Chart showed...
Beautiful skies last night (Monday), but really cold. Skies too nice to pass up and wanted to try out my new focus aid, a Bahtinov mask. Set up the CGE and...
Thanks, George. Â I have used a Hartman mask, but had never heard of the Bahtinov Mask. Will have to make myself one. Thanks for the links! Â Jim ... From:...
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