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5863
You have to have an account and be logged into it. Here's the text of the post ... if interested you'd need to create an account (free and quick) and post a...
Craig Jones
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Oct 30, 2009
4:30 pm
5864
Which reminds me ... EPHRAIM! You were looking at building your own Dob - this would get you primary and secondary mirrors, primary mirror cell, spider, and...
Craig Jones
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Oct 30, 2009
4:34 pm
5865
good point.....there was a 12" Celestron DOB primary with the 9pt cell (with fan) for $299 on ebay last night.   Hulett ...
Eagle Station
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Oct 30, 2009
6:45 pm
5866
THat link doesn't work for me either :(...
Josh Ohana
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Oct 30, 2009
8:20 pm
5867
It didn't work for me until I logged into Cloudy Nights with the remember me checked. Then it worked the next time. Worst thing is now I think I need a 10"...
Lynn Francis
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Oct 30, 2009
8:27 pm
5868
A very nice and interactive astronomical shot. Not for dial up sadly. OM http://141.209.165.197/~axel/mwpan2/...
Ookii Mamoru
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Oct 31, 2009
1:21 pm
5869
... A perfect diversion for a rainy afternoon! Had fun just zooming in and out and looking at different areas of the sky. I like how nicely emmision nebulae...
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Oct 31, 2009
7:09 pm
5870
Whilst digging around online for opinions on Sky Atlas 2K vs. Uranometria 2K, I came across this free PDF star atlas for download. Looks pretty complete and...
Craig Jones
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Nov 1, 2009
2:33 pm
5871
Here's a fun little project, especially for kids - or for adults if you need yet another gew-gaw sitting on your desk. Links for printable PDF files are at the...
Craig Jones
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Nov 1, 2009
2:38 pm
5872
Great timing Craig. My star atlas got wet one too many times and had to be trashed a couple of weeks ago. This is actually pretty nice so I'm going to give...
NWGAA Jeff
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Nov 1, 2009
3:17 pm
5873
Those are amazing Tim. If I ever get shots that good I will be very very happy. -Jeff ... From: Tim To: NWGAA@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009...
NWGAA Jeff
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Nov 1, 2009
3:20 pm
5874
Which leads me to ask the group - does anyone have a recommendation on printed star atlases? I'm looking for something that is appropriate for a 10" reflector...
Craig Jones
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Nov 1, 2009
3:33 pm
5875
I really like the Pocket Sky Atlas for field use, very readable and a great convenient size too. From what I've read, the Sky Atlas seems to be the gold...
Tim Cardin
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Nov 1, 2009
4:28 pm
5876
thanks Jeff! ________________________________ From: NWGAA Jeff <nwgaa@...> To: NWGAA@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, November 1, 2009 10:18:55 AM ...
Tim Cardin
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Nov 1, 2009
4:28 pm
5877
Mine was a Sky Atlas and I really liked it. I thought they were more resistant to dew but mine got a few heavy hits over the years and I opened it one day to...
NWGAA Jeff
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Nov 1, 2009
7:46 pm
5878
... Craig, The Sky Atlas 2000 and the Pocket Atlas are similar in scope (sorry), but unlike the 2000, the Pocket Atlas doesn't take half an acre of table space...
ngc2070
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Nov 1, 2009
9:19 pm
5879
Alex, Thanks. Please do bring Uranometria out on November 14th if we manage to escape inclement weather. I'd love the opportunity to scope it out (sorry). I...
Craig Jones
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Nov 1, 2009
10:16 pm
5880
The Collins Atlas of the Night Sky is decent,too, plus includes Moon maps. Alton ... From: ngc2070 To: NWGAA@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009...
Alton Leonard
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Nov 2, 2009
6:20 am
5881
Craig, Very nice find, they look great. Thanks, Tony...
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Nov 2, 2009
2:20 pm
5882
The pocket sky atlas has one problem. The galaxies are shown in red! So, what happens when you use a red light with it? That's right, they disappear! Who...
Eric
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Nov 3, 2009
1:29 am
5883
Hello All, I'm sure the answer to this is a simple "try it and see", but I thought I would throw it out here. Basing the wattage of a heater strip for an 8"...
mlfrancis2001
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Nov 4, 2009
3:24 am
5884
I'm with Eric.  I have the spiral bound color version, but it works good for me. ... From: Eric <eric@...> Subject: [NWGAA] Re: Star Atlas To:...
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Nov 4, 2009
5:41 pm
5885
Kathy and I are going to go up to the farm for some observing tonight. The moon doesn't rise until about 10 or so above the mountain so we can get a few hours...
curtdiggs
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Nov 6, 2009
5:59 pm
5886
Just didn't want to leave bad info on the board in case anyone wanted to duplicate this little project. After rechecking my math and a cup of coffee I...
mlfrancis2001
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Nov 6, 2009
7:00 pm
5887
hey Curt,  Bev and I are going out to dinner, so we'll be there around 7 or so. See you then. Ron ... From: curtdiggs <mokiman_210@...> Subject: [NWGAA]...
Ron Niklasson
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Nov 6, 2009
7:39 pm
5888
Curt,  The front gate is pulled to, just open it up and set up in the front pasture. See you in a little while Ron ... From: curtdiggs <mokiman_210@...>...
Ron Niklasson
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Nov 6, 2009
10:11 pm
5889
I saw your post Lynn and I was afraid to reply without doing the math first and haven't had time to do so. if I remember correctly, myu unit peaks at about 5...
aapcodan
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Nov 7, 2009
3:57 am
5890
Hey Dan, Yeah, I thought 20 sounded really high too, but I researched the commercial heater strips for an 8"-ish scope and they were in the 17-20 watt range....
mlfrancis2001
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Nov 7, 2009
8:14 pm
5891
Well, I looked everywhere and couldn't find my original drawings and board layout so I started over. I hand sketched a quick schematic and took some shots of...
aapcodan
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Nov 8, 2009
8:15 pm
5892
Thanks Dan. I'll print those out and take a look at them. My first run with my hardwired hi/low switch worked out pretty well, but I know a PWM controller...
mlfrancis2001
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