Two potential asteroidal occultations of interest this month: ***** Jan 6 (3578) CARESTIA: Very large uncertainty path across Northern Territory, north-eastern...
Congratulations Mike, your new scope and mount looks fantastic, definitely worth the wait. The pictures are great, thanks for sharing. I cant wait to see the...
Hey you've got the new 3" JMI focussers on this scope (according to the ASA specs) - I'm planning on buying one of those for a new scope later this year,...
... It looks like a real beast. But please excuse my ignorance as I don't buy commercial scopes, what model is it? I guess it's Meade something? Hmm, eyepiece...
Oh, ASA N12 newtonian F/3.8. Yes, I see it now... Are you interested in active cooling for your primary? In canberra you can get very good results. ... -- ...
... don't buy commercial scopes, what model is it? I guess ... it a fast newt? ... LOL! :-) "Meade something???" Hmmm? I don't think so :-) Here are the basic...
At this stage I'm just interested in getting her up and running and hoping the new camera arrives soon as the camera adapter and modified filterwheel face...
Congratulations Mike !! So good to see your telescope passion hasn't faded :-) Does this mean you're staying in Canberra for a while longer ? And we can look...
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Hi Kimbo :-) Ah, who know's...? Hopefully wherever we end up I will take photo's? :-) Mike ... we...
This comet is currently visible only from the northern hemisphere, close to the sun. Within a couple of weeks it will be a nice evening sky comet. Immediately...
... Without some sort of active cooling you'll likely find it hard to get consistent good seeing. At least , this was my experience with my 10" and also my...
Just a reminder for planetary imagers.... This Sunday evening sees a rare event. Saturn's satellite Iapetus will be undergoing a transit across Saturn and its...
Looks great, Mike. Is the tube carbon fibre? and is that a fan system on the rear end? We'll look forward to seeing even better astrophotos with this one - it...
... There's some discussion that the comet will be brighter than the ephemeris suggests. eg http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/2006P1/2006P1.html shows a...
Thought I would pass this on, as indicative of what we might see with this comet.. Dave Herald Currently mobile, somewhere in Australia ... From: "RICHARD...
... Hi Albert, That hasn't stopped Terry Lovejoy (in Qld) imaging this comet in the middle of the day! See http://www.pbase.com/image/72716955 Also have a look...
... The subject of this month's Introductory group meeting (Mt Stromlo, 7 p.m. 18th January) will be different designs of telescope, with examples of advanced...
fyi. Dave Herald Currently mobile, somewhere in Australia ... From: "Terry Lovejoy" <terryjlovejoy@...> To: <comets-ml@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday,...
Found this absolute gem on you tube, Apollo 11 original coverage from T- 5 mins to about +5. Interesting to contrast the comentary to what you cop these...
woops... heres the URL, forgot it in last post http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGNryrsT7OI _________________________________________________________________ ...
Hi JP Sorry but I am off to the Ice in Space Astro Camp next week up in the Hunter Valley. I am presenting and I will be taking the ASA Astrograph with me for...
I do remember this video well although it was of course in black and white back in 1969. Our TV went on the blink about a week before the Apollo 11 launch...
Thought I would report my first sighting of this comet (and first midday comet observing!). Visual, through the 5x 50mm finder of my Meade 14", 2 hours past...
