Hi Oafs, Saw Comet Swan on Monday night. Looks to be about a magnitude brighter than M13, which was in nearly the same binocular field. Very nice at 100X in a...
... I had one for several years, and now have the slightly smaller GM8 mount. Good: Excellent performance for the weight of the mount -- very portable. Bad:...
Just wanted to get some opinions on this and what your experiences have been. The other night I was taking some shots of M31 and M45 with my Nikon D50, and I...
Hi Paul, I haven't attempted this yet, and would be rather hesitant without researching the best method to use, the camera make/model, and whether I could do a...
Bill, I've been using a G11 for the last couple of years strictly for astrophotography. It will work well as long as there's not a huge load on it (as Doug's...
Many thanks to all who have commented so far. I'm encouraged by what seems to be general agreement that the mount's mechanically of high enough quality to be...
Thanks, Albert. I couldn't remember what you'd gotten after the CI-700, but if those beautiful images I've seen you produce are done with a G-11, I'm confident...
RickW & others, Was just there (old location of Cathay on St-Laurent near Sandrella's) an hour ago, & the new Chinese Food place was not open yet. Windows are...
... Thank you, Roland for that field observation. Unfortunately, I cant edit the poll without deleting everyone's votes. So I'm hoping the warning in this...
Hi, I have the Champion 2800W (4000 W peak) generator from Costco. It is relatively quiet (74dBa front) and will run for 12 hours at half load. Best of all...
Hi Bill, I have a nearly one year old G11 with Gemini holding a C11 with TaurusTracker OAG and ST7/SX716 cameras. Imaging at 0.63 "/pixel can be done with this...
Bill, The mechanical setting circles are very crude not really good enough for dropping DSO's on to a small chip. My G11 has the Gemini GOTO but when I used...
Kelsey's is leading in the poll. So I have made a reservation for 14 people at 17:45, under the name "danko". Kelsey's Restaurant 1910 St Laurent Boulevard ...
I ran across a keyboard at work today called "The Virtually Indestructable Keyboard" by www.grandtec.com. It's a very pliable roll-up silicone affair with high...
Thanks much, Eric. You've given me several leads that I can look up this weekend. Bill _____ From: OAFs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:OAFs@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
Really nice M57, Albie-wan. The spiral galaxy is real nice too. Do I see an eliptical in the extreme upper left as well? Apparently you can do pretty stinkin'...
is it the same model as: <http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=16107&vpn=AIRTOUCH-BK&manufacture=Others> ncix, which is located in Vancouver, wants...
When will I ever learn to discuss things before getting out the plastic card? :-((((( Thanks for the link Attilla. - bankrupt Leonard ... From: Attilla Danko...
I'll be out of town. But OAFs is certainly the group of hobbyists who should be committed, so seems like a good place to look. ... Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006...
No kidding... that is cool. I wondered what it would be like when you had "cool" in the subject line. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
To all: I don't have an observatory and/or nice pier to mount my scope on ($$$), so I have to try and devise ways to plant my tripod solidly wherever I happen...
Leonard, I've been using an AS-GT mount for about three years now, and can't say I've had trouble with mine sinking in like you're describing. Thinking back, I...
Hi Bill: Thanks for the suggestions. That's pretty much what I do (except for the gravelly or rocky spot). In fact I shoved the legs in so hard one time in my...
Hi again Bill: I just thought of another idea ... sinking bricks into the soil so they're flush with the surface (so I don't accidentally kick them :). I...
