Visit http://www.rainwaterobservatory.org/stargaze/ to register! Since we now have an exhibit area in the new assembly area (shower house building). Plan to...
It appears that several of our members here in Nashville are planning on attending the MSSG. At least two of us will be bringing video-scopes. I will be ...
Lonnie, I will be at the stargaze with my MallinCams (B&W and Color) and 17.5" ServoCat Equipped AstroSystems TeleKit. I use a sheet of 1/8" red Plexiglas to...
... Amen, Brother! :-) I'd like to second that about the power situation. Last year, Ron (Keating) and I spent half of our time running down the hill to reset ...
Jack, I have been to numerous star parties with this setup including the very dark Okie-Tex and no one has ever complained about the light escaping. I had a...
Len, Maybe we can look for some more of those faint, obscure Abell objects like we did at DSRSG a few years ago. With the MallinCam, that should be a lot ...
Len, I forgot to mention that I have been meeting and talking to John Martinez. He is working hand-in-hand with Jim Hill to insure that the new observatory ...
Lonnie, I only mentioned the possible need to shield the monitor as there was a gentleman there 3 years ago using his laptop near the 32". He had a box ...
... Jack, I took your advice recently on BigDob and ordered some from SW. It was ordered on a Monday and arrived Thursday! I emailed them back to let them know...
... I hope Larry (Mitchell) will have his advanced observing list posted to the TSP website before MSSP, so I can start practicing... :-) IIRC, last year he...
Len, That would be great. I'd love to see how faint I can push th MallinCam on the 17.5" Jack Jack Huerkamp 38388 Pine Street Pearl River, LA 70452-5192 ...
Thanks Jack. I actually have over 500ft. of 12 gauge. This cord is capable of handling at least 5 amps at that distance. I could run all the way from the...
Lonnie, I haven't gone with larger than a 12" monitor in the field, but I have placed the DVDs into my home theater system and spent many a night looking at...
... have ... looking ... you up at ... top of ... Jack, Do you know if Jim Nadeau is going to attend? We met at the MSSG and on Astromart probably five or...
Man, it would be nice to take a short break some time during the stargaze and see things on that 32". Maybe we could come up with a way to do it? Harry...
Lonnie, I have a 100' video cable. We could run the signal from your camera to the projector in the library and throw the image onto the screen! Jack Jack...
Lonnie, I was at Jim's home last Wednesday testing focus with the MC PRO DOB and focal reducer on his 20" NSS. He mentioned that he has not been to a stargaze...
... camera to the ... Jack, I have a 2.4Ghz RF xmtr-rcvr pair for distances up to several hundred feet. If there's no interference nearby, it usually produces...
Hi All, Currently, we have at least 5 VBAS members planning to attend Mid South next month. I'll be bringing a C11 GPS XLT that I recently purchased. Are there...
... tips. ... I've got a C11 that I use also, but I'm planning on taking the C14 this time due to the Hyperstar f1.9 system ratio for my vidcam. Lonnie, BSAS,...
I've got a Celestron 4" f/10 refractor - OTA only, no mount - for sale. The objective has a small chip on the edge which appears to be completely outside the...
I had an emergency at work and had to stay here this weekend. My friend Dennis had a death in the family and some other BSAS members decided not to go since...
I only made it for Saturday night, due to work. But Saturday night was pretty good, borderline great. Maybe it was great - 3:00 AM and still no dew, no...
Wednesday night storms and rain (this is not an "eye witness" account as I intentionally wasn't there after seeing the "red hooks" on the weather radar. :-) ...
Lonnie, Sorry you could not make it. The skies were not as cooperative as they have been in past years. On Wednesday, tornadoes were reported just to the SE...
Harry, Don't forget the young moon just over the tress to the west during twilight. Jack Huerkamp ... I only made it for Saturday night, due to work. But...
... Also, Jack gave a great talk Saturday afternoon on use of the Mallincam. Harry B I had an emergency at work and had to stay here this weekend. My friend...
