Veena and I are going to the Manitoulin Star Party Again. It is Thursday August 17 through Monday August 21, timed to capture the Perseids peak. It is at a...
I missed the observing here in the city as my wife Veena and I went up to Driftwood Provincial Park for a long weekend (we headed up Thursday afternoon) of...
This morning it was 28C outside and 23C in my house. Most of my eyepieces--especially large field-- fogged up by the time I made it to my front yard from the...
I have been a low key member of OAOG for over a year. I have a pair of 10X50 Nikon binoculars and a frustrating Tasco telescope. I recently borrowed a 700...
Howdy (part 2)! Re-reading your post, I see you said " a 700mm Skywatcher", I'm guessing that you were talking about the focal length of the scope? A 700mm...
Let's try this again...apologies if it shows up twice... Skywatcher are good (generally speaking) optics-wise. I would be concerned with the mount (anything...
Dick I agree with Jean. You get more value for your money when you keep it simple. Joe Jean wrote: My recommendation for a scope would be a dobsonian scope...
Well this would be our week for having a public sidewalk session at Chapters. The weather picture doesn't look promising until friday night which is our...
Hi Cliff, Glad to read that you were able to take advantage of the incredible conditions we had Saturday night. From the lack of observing reports, I was...
Hello all, Don't forget that this coming Saturday we have a solar observing session scheduled at the Orleans Branch of the Ottawa Public Library. We had a...
Certainly a 6" dob is a very good way to start out. I do suggest two important accessories right away for such a scope. First would be a form of adjustable...
Dob's are popular scopes. Everyone's got there type of scope they like. I don't remember what my first scope was. My current is a celestron nextar 102 SLT. My...
I agree that" Everyone's got there type of scope they like.". A few points: Aperture is important Portability is important. Car space is important. Do you want...
The following night (Wednesday July 19) I returned to Boundary road site and observed meteors for almost 2 hours. The sky was again quite transparent and...
On Saturday July 29, the skies cleared beautifully before midnight, so I scrambled my gear and went to Bootland Farm. I signed on just after 1:00am local time...
On Sunday July 30, some clear skies were expected for the first half of the night. I was too tired to head out to a dark sky site, so I decided to go to the...
Hello all, It's been almost two months since my last meteor session - a long time - so I was much looking forward to the late-July increase in meteor activity....
On Friday July 28, I joined Joe Silverman and Roland Prevost for a night at Bootland Farm. I arrived in Arnprior before sunset and since it was still quite ...
Hi Dick, That's the first time I hear of eyepieces fogging up by bringing them outside! But with this hot weather, I'm not surprised at all. The best thing to...
A cold front will pass tomorrow allowing a clearing sky early in the evening. VERY clear and transparent skies are to be expected. Friday night's sky could...
Greetings all, Thanks for all the information about cable routing to the observatory. My next question is this: How are you bringing the cables into the ...
Greeting Jean, For my project I drilled through the foundation wall about a foot above grade. Then passed all the cabling through a conduit and through the...
Hi folks. Maybe I should just get a high quality set of binoculars! Happily there is a lot of choice and people with a lot of experience in OAOG. I have been...
Hello Dick, Pierre is right, you do not normally hear of instances around here regarding eyepieces that fog up when you take them OUT of the house; it normally...
Reminder from the Calendar of OAOG http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/cal Next OAOG Get-Together: August 4 Friday August 4, 2006 5:30 pm - 11:30 pm (This event...
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I got sucked into the Kendrick dew heater system myself and I still have a bitter-sweet relationship with it. I love how well it works. I hate that it cost...
Hi Dick! Just a quick suggestion. If you want to take a cold eyepiece outside or for that matter a cold telescope, wrap it in plastic. I have never run into...
Hi Dick I too like yourself have been a low key member of the group, reading the posts and soaking up the expertise of everyone who writes. I also have a Tasco...
Dick, I usually don't worry about dew on eyepieces etc when I come in to the house. I don't think it does any harm to them, just let them dry naturally. The...
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