Yeah me, I went through every one of them. I think that the telescopes that fascinated me the most were those wood ones. Some of those were works of art. Since...
I was there. Normand's scopes looked like all-wood to me. Wood is a pretty good telescope making material: it has good damping properties. My 25" has major...
... Those scope are by Norman Fullum and they are all wood, well with the exception of where metal would normally be required. They are all true works of art....
... I'm not a big fan of Byers mounts, and Paul had to make significant modifications to his to make it work correctly. He is in the process of switching to a...
(In toronto, behind on email, won't be home for Friday dinner or meeting) Thanks for the comments on the RASC Outreach article folks, good to know people read...
Bruce's pictures give a better sense of the show than mine. I only downloaded a few to the NEAF2007 folder in the Photo section. They illustrate two of the...
... Yes, I had a look. It was *very* impressive. It's so wide you feel like you have to stick your eye inside it to see properly. The eyelens is concave,...
"Sigh" thats what I was afraid of! Doug I guess I'll be joining you in the poorer by "X" category then! AL Nagler is a bastard! But we love him. I wonder why...
... Yes. Its so wide it is a strain to see the field stop. As advertised, the eyepiece seems to disapear. But I figure I can only preceive the center 80 or so...
After a long absence I'm finally going to make the dinner and the meeting. If you don't want me to be grumpy...put a vote in for Local Hero's so I can have a...
I can't believe that the first meeting I am missing this year is the one that Albert decides to attend! I hope it is just a coincidence!! Have fun. Bob ...
I though that this quote from a guy who is selling his Astro-Physics mount rather funny: "After much discussion (you know what I mean) with my wife, and even ...
Mike - Ziggy has seen me grumpy...not hard on a three day drive to the middle of nowhere. Bob - even though you won't be there doesn't mean you can't vote... ...
Nikki from MVC sent me another darksky bulletin for the muskoka area. Since some folks were asking where to get/order sheilded residential lights, here's an...
Currently the poll for dinner has a 3-way tie. We need a few more people to vote to make the decision clear. I will announce the restaurant with the most votes...
I could start a rumour about Bob and Albert are really the same person and that is why they are never seen together. However, for you that have seen Albert in...
Here's an improved Saturn from April 11: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/files/Astrophotos/Rolf/070411.jpg The old one used 1500 frames out of 3000....
Rolf, That's one superb image of Saturn. Cheers, Albert. ... From: "Rolf and Linda" <lmeier@...> To: <OAFs@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007...
I think Bob should start wearing harem pants!!!!!!!!! My mind reels from such a mental image! --Piz ... From: "RICHARD HARDING" <richardharding@...> To:...
Hugely improved image, excellent Rolf!! I know even though its been nice and clear the seeing has been terrible! Maybe we'll have a chance in the coming ...
... True. However, Alan Rahill studied the jet stream and other weather patterns to correlate them to seeing as he observed though his C14. He found 30%...
Wow, Bob and Albert are really the same person. That is the biggest compliment and insult all in one sentence!! Maybe the harem pants are a red herring. Bob ...
