Hello everyone, A friend of mine in NJ has a question that I am hoping some of you might be able to answer. You can answer her here, and I will forward it to...
Hello all you friends I have not met yet LOL! Some of you I have and I am glad for that. I got this email from Hubble site thought it was a great Idea for all...
Hello All, I'm sorry I thought the link went through to these Beautiful Cards! We are all lucky that they are so generous! Have a wonderful day! Mary Siniard ...
I'm not sure if anyone else saw it but we saw an amazing moon tonight. Right as it started up over the trees it was magnified by the atmosphere and looked 4 or...
I saw it yesterday as I was driving home. It was still pretty light in the sky so the moon was just a few shades lighter than the sky - but the features were...
Ron and I were playing video games and I saw a fireball through the window. It was yellow orange and traveled southwest to northeast. It wasn't the largest...
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/061206_mars_gullies.html Water on mars... -- BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm NW Georgia USDA Zone 7 34.498N 85.076W Bev...
Comet C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR) may become naked-eye visible next year as it passes within about .5 AU of Earth in July. Mark your calendar! Link to NASA site about...
I'm merely posting the following as a courtesy to someone who contacted the group via the web site. I, nor anyone else in the group, will be offering an...
Hi All, David is arranging a science night for Menlo school up in Chattooga County (north and west of Summerville) for Tuesday night, January 16th, 6:00 -7:30...
... Isaiah, I believe you are seeing Venus at sunset...Jupiter is in the predawn sky on the other side of the sun at this time. It will be getting higher in...
Sage and I spent 2-3 hours out last night bundled up in the back of the truck watching the geminids. We saw several really spectacular ones. We didn't bring...
Hello Isaiah, There is a website, Heavens Above, where you can go and find planetary information, when each is due to rise and set, etc. Heavens Above also ...
I was in the window of my Dad's fourth floor hospital room last night at sunset, with a very good view of the western horizon. Just as the last small sliver...
I always observe without my glasses. So, I thought the following was interesting. I went to the optometrist today. It's been a couple of years since I had my...
Kate wears Toric lenses, too. It will help, for sure. Bev ... -- BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm NW Georgia USDA Zone 7 34.498N 85.076W Bev is Earth, Ron is...
I always have the doctor dilate my eyes and tell me the size (in mm) of my fully dilated eye. I Use that to make sure that the eyepieces I buy have as close...
My smallest focal length eyepiece is a Nagler 12mm. I seldom use the 12mm Nagler because atmospheric conditions seldom allow that much magnification. Most...
... own? ... I don't have the answer for you, Eric but I would be surprised if the Ploessl (any brand) of equivalent focal length as your Nagler would provide...
Hi Eric, I have the 8, 11, and 15 TV plossls...they do offer great bright and crisp views, but the FOV and eye relief rstrictions are just horrible. Especially...
Eric if you would like to borrow these before you buy some, you are more than welcome to do so. Hulett ... bright and crisp views, but the FOV and eye relief...
