Clive: This is not a "moniker". There is a true optical definition of aplanat. I suggest that you look it up... Darren [Non-text portions of this message have...
... look it up... ... Why are you assuming a negative connotation to the word moniker? It's just slang for "name". My moniker is Clyde, your's is Darren....
As these days many amateur astronomers are also astrophotographers and/or download astro info and freeware programs from the internet I thought I would pass...
... aplanat. I suggest that you look it up... ... Hi Darren. I've looked up "aplanatic" and the definition seems to vary somewhat. But, it most commonly refers...
Clyde; I did look it up and the dictionaries I used note it as a nickname or alias, usually self assigned. That to me carries negative connotations and is...
... p.s. What I really was objecting to was the assumption that Clive was being negative in his use of the word. How about asking what he meant if you're...
... I have been blasted on this list for writing about BV'ers and other Scope related topics. Posters have made comments such as, "what does this have to do...
Bill G. "Please be mindful of your fellow members when posting to the site - we all want a friendly interactive group here." And because you feel you have been...
Please help out the group by doing the following. Keep posts trimmed so the length does not get out of hand. This really helps those who receive daily...
Refractors@yahoogroup...
Feb 2, 2007 2:46 am
20607
I uploaded a cartoon I'd never seen before to the AstroJokes folder in the files section. It might be of interest to lunar observers. Probably an old one but...
As owner/moderator I have no objection personally to Short message strings which might be considered off subject. We have already had some which have been...
Siegfried ... I appreciate you being a peacemaker. Question: Why weren't you an active peacemaker when this poster made attacks at me, such as, "You are...
This type posting bringing up personal actions on this group in the past is no longer acceptable. I am trying to be neutral and ask that others do likewise. ...
... Hello Rich. Just so you, or anybody else, doesn't misinterpret my use of the word "moniker", please understand that I didn't intend it to be viewed in a...
Hi all, I have read all sorts of things about how to take care of your refractor, or any telescope, after using it in cold weather, when bringing it back...
Hi Clive, I am just getting caught up on unread messages, and I didn't interpret "moniker" to be bad, but it made me realize that this group has once again...
... Hi Timm. Thanks for your comments. As others have mentioned, "Aplanatic" has an accepted definition and since SV is offering their Nighthawk 80mm f/7 as...
Clive; Fine. As I noted in my post I was merely trying to clarify why someone else might consider the use of the word to be incorrect or even slightly...
Timm & Clive; As I noted in another posting I have no idea of how many of the doublet designs currently on the market are aplantic. It could well be that via...
Timm; A good one for Darren to answer as he has to put up with Canadian winters including viewing at temperatures cold enough to freeze me solid. Other...
Thanks Rich, I'm hoping Roland has some good advice as well, since he has the same weather I do. Timm ... here are ... If it ... the ... or ... frost up?...
... Timm, Do you have a dust cap and some kind of case for your scope? I'm often out here in temps in the teens and if I cap my scope and put it in the soft...
Timm - I think that frosting/dewing of the objective should be prevented if at all possible, but I don't think it's terribly bad for the tube itself. I know...
... Rich, I understand your position. However if someone considers the common word "moniker" to be even slightly derogatory, then they're simply mistaken and...
I always bring the scope's hard case outside--either with the scope or for enough time to let it cool inside. I leave the lid of the case closed, of course, to...
Hi, Why would capping it and casing it before coming inside be the best solution? So far, I have left the scope open, uncapped, let it dew up or frost up, and...
