Many society members would know Joe Elso. Unfortunately I received news today that Joe was killed in a freak accident near Cooma on Sunday. Joe was a glider...
Joe has been involved with the society for decades. This is indeed sad news. Dave Herald Canberra, Australia ... From: "Steve Crouch" <stevec@...> To:...
Hi again Does anyone have any opinions of the new Meade LX200r. It apparently uses the Ritchey-Chrétien optics. How does this compair with the Celestron...
May I convey my deep condolences to the group. Richard ... sad news. ... Astronomical Society ... received news today that Joe ... glider pilot and ... caused...
There's been a lot of discussion of Meade's "Ritchey-Chretien" optics - in fact they're not of that design, and Meade is being sued by makers of genuine R-C...
Hi Ross Actually I was talking to John Morland and he suggested I call you. He told me your telescope was one of the best SC telescopes. I have borrowed his...
Just to chime in about Ritchey Chretien optics. I have a RC telescope and it performs admirably. It is however very expensive so I think this boils down to...
In the last few weeks, a significant event has occurred - the publication of some 750 astrometric positions derived from asteroid occultations, and a list of...
Hi Steve Is it true though (and I could be totally wrong here) that Ritchy Chretien optics is designed more for imaging and is not as good for looking though...
Hi Richard It's certainly true that RC telescopes are designed more for imaging and this is why practically all professional scopes are of this design. I...
Hi all, I had some good seeing on the evening of Sep 23, and recorded enough data on Clavius to make a mosaic. At 14m focal length it took 9 panels to get it...
Well done Anthony! This is one of the sharpest Clavius pictures I've seen. Albert B ... From: CADG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CADG@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of ...
There is a comet currently visible in the northern hemisphere that will become visible for us for a few weeks at the start of November. While it is nothing...
Hi I often like to venture away from the objects that seem to be imaged all the time. NGC 625 is an example and there seem to very few images of it on the...
The latest discovery by Rob McNaught. Should present some interesting photo opportunities. The following is an ephemeris. It gets to about -87d around Feb 1. ...
The Sydney guys have just alerted me to a good lunar graze that occurs this Tuesday evening. Location - the path crosses the Barton Highway just before the...
Just in case there is anyone interested in astrophotography out there the Malin awards are now at the Tidbinbilla tracking station and will be there for about...
The weather looked good for some mars imaging early monday morning, so after fortifying myself with several cups of coffee I headed down to the observatory at...
... Hi Anthony, That's a very nice image despite the difficult conditions. Well done! By coincidence, I was up at the same time watching the Orionids and ...
Those at the last meeting would have seen me using an integrating video camera - a Watec 120N+ - which, amongst other things clearly showed the Uranian moons...
... A visual observer would be blown away to see such detail! ... Actually, both hemispheres are equally visible this apparition, but as the North is coming...
This usually faint comet is causing a great degree of excitement in the northern hemisphere (it is at +50 deg). In the last 12 or 18 hours it has brightened...
... It might be visible with a clear northern horizon, in Perseus, below the Pleiades and across from Capella at about 1.30am. If I get a chance I'll see if I...
Maximum altitude in Canberra at the moment is 5 degrees, and getting a little worse daily.... The images coming through on the net are showing a spherical...
... Yes, but Red Hill is a lot closer for me! There's a very clear view due north from the first viewing point on Red Hill. With Comet Holmes above mag 3, it...
