Tonight I hope to have the report Project Toutatis Report essentially completed. Each participant in Project Toutatis will get an individualized copy sent to...
The file is now posted. Comments are welcomed. Eugene ... From: E & C Lanning [mailto:ealanni@...] Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 4:03 PM To: Quad-A ...
... "Right off the bat", I liked your picture better than all the longer focal length images I've seen of this object. Too often context/perspective is lost...
Thanks Doug. Glad you liked it. The widefield does give a true sense of "what is out there". I have always enjoyed doing scans of the Milky Way with a low...
Another Milky Way object Finally got around to processing the last of my images from last month's Chiefland trip Widefield of the Bubble and M52. It gives a...
Hi AAAA Members, Why do we ham spamming on this group? One more and I am out-a-here. Clear and dark skies, Bill Logan, WB9SAT U. S. Army MSG E-8 Retired ...
OK. Thanks Ed for the explanation. I'll just delete them next time. Keep up the good work. Clear and dark skies, Bill Logan, WB9SAT U. S. Army MSG E-8...
The current edition of The American Astronomer newsletter can be downloaded in PDF format from the AAAA web site. Print it off on your own color printer or...
For fun I am going to build a scope out of a water heater , I nead some books on this subject ,can someone give me a link / or advise on this subject ....
Dennis, That may not be a good idea as the water heater walls are too thin the handle the weight of a mirror of any size. May I humbly suggest a stronger OTA...
Here's a good place to start: http://www.starastronomy.org/Members/HomePages/index.html Thomas Dennis montgomery <fuzzynickle@...> wrote: For fun I am...
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I set out Friday night to work out some issues with software, collimation and guideing before heading out next weekend to the dark skies at Chiefland. You know...
Absolutely amazing!! Well done. Clear and dark skies, Bill Logan, WB9SAT U. S. Army MSG E-8 Retired President (interim) White Mountains Astronomy Club Member,...
Hi All, The winter constellations offer some great photographic opportunities. Unfortunately, it can get cold. I had considered buying expensive ski or...
I just got back from 2 wonderfully clear nights up at the Chiefland Astronomy village field. Temps dropped into the 40's, and clouds were non-existant. Perfect...
Hi All, Haven't heard many warm clothing opinions from astronomers in Alaska, Siberia, Artic or the Anarctic areas. There must be many cold weather astronomers...
... It isn't just the clothing! We often get a little chill, courtesy of those friendly Canadians, down here in Missouri. Last winter I was out in the dome for...
Interesting. Perhaps one could wrap some masking tape around the eyepiece to prevent freezer burn. If you heated the eyepiece, wouldn't that distort the...
... Depends on how much you heated it. I've put 4 Watts on a 1.25" eyepiece (homebrew 12 volt dew remover) used when observing away from here, and haven't...
<Interesting. Perhaps one could wrap some masking tape around the eyepiece to prevent freezer burn. If you heated the eyepiece, wouldn't that distort the...
... A very good idea, except that the moisture from your eye will often frost up the lens. Heating the eyepiece will let you keep your eye constantly next to...
Hello, Just like to ask if there are any other methods to polar align a telescope on EQ mount without using a polar scope or without using the star drift...
It has been a little while since I shot anything through the 10" SCT. The seeing was a little soft for the .88 arcec/pixel. The Ha data came out fairly well...
TELL YOU WHAT, IF YOU SEND IN YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, THEN I'LL CONTACT YOU AT HOME TO DISCUSS THIS. THAT'S WHAT YOUR DOING, AFTER ALL....
Sean: I have deleted these messages and banned their authors. They came in overnight while I was away from the computer. Sorry for the intrusion. Ed...
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