Anyone feel like organizing a public starparty at the Mill of Kintail in April? If someone say's the'll organize something, i'll annouce it at the RASC meeting...
Vote for the restaurant you'd like to goto dinner this friday <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/surveys?id=2475552> Afterwards, many of us will be going...
So I've think I've sold my scope. Quick question. For my old scope I use a cheshire, what is best suited for a truss dob.? Also Featherlight focuer or...
Hi Bruce, Before replacing your focuser consider the location of the focal plane, focuser height, drawtube travel, the maximum in-focus and out-focus travel ...
Hello Bruce, IMO the Feather Touch focuser is worth the extra bit of money. Moonlight makes a fine Crayford focuser but it does not have the hardened and...
I have one of each. I agree with Ken, feathertouch is better. The moonlight is still a very good focuser, but in some configurations is more expensive than the...
So the scope is gone and it's replacement has been ordered. Ken thanks for you opinion you make some good points. It all comes down to value and quality for...
Reminder from: OAFs Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/cal OAFs Dinner Friday April 3, 2009 5:45 pm - 7:15 pm (This event repeats every month on...
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Lliang's Village (chineese buffet) has won the dinner poll. I have made a reservation for 11 people at 17:45 under the name "danko". Liang's Village (chineese...
Dinner was good. Though i found the conversation more interesting than the food. The meeting was good to. I particularly enjoyed Bill and John's talk about...
I'd be willing to set something up for the Mill in April. I was thinking about it today and I wondering something. If we were to have a day for the Mill,...
My intention on the weekend of the 25th is to go to Nirvana or the Frozen Banana Star Party. I want to get to a dark site in April before the mosquitoes arrive...
Hi Guys, I'm going to call a go for solar observing at Kanata Chapters. The GOES 12 satellite looks clear to the west and it is moving into an open area so we...
Hi Jeremy, To find out about Nirvana, go to the OAFs file section and check out these folders: Drive_to_Nirvana.txt and airstrip. There are also interesting ...
We could maybe do a friday gig on either the 17th or 24? Fridays are also when Mike Earl is teaching so we would have some captivated audience In any event we...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the OAFs group: Vote for the date(s) when you'd like to bring a scope to a public star party at the...
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I;ve setup a poll to let people pick dates: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/surveys?id=2848670 -ad ... -- attilla danko, danko@...,...
Question, about drawtube length. I'm considering buy one of these... http://www.starlightinstruments.com/shop/category-3_26.htm I'm wondering about drawtube...
Hi Bruce, Give them a phone call and ask. The number is listed as 260.244.0020 Is anyone going to NEAF? I am in Suffern right now and will attend the NEAF...
... Yah, did that... the guy was less than helpful? I believe Joe, sanjeev, and ken are all going... Attila usually goes though I've not hear about this year....
Bob O's mail has prompted me to stop the procrastination...I've been waffling above going down to NEAF...are any others going for sure? Is there a seat in...
I think the main consideration is the range of focus points (back focus) for the eyepieces and cameras that you want to use. Too much travel though means...
Thanks for that info. I've forwarded the spec's to Starlight Instruments. So hopefully we will get the right focuser for my scope. This time they where very...
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