We might be getting some good weather this week but of course now there's a new moon coming. :-/ David E ... From: "mineralman55" <Larryo55@...> To:...
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David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Aug 4, 2009 12:39 pm
Wonderfull pictures Mark! Thanks for sharing. David E ... From: "markfriedman1" <deepskytraveler@...> To: <Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday,...
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David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Aug 4, 2009 12:40 pm
Hi Eli. Hopefully you'll get an answer here soon from some of the imagers on this group, or from Vic himself. I don't image myself, but I don't see why the...
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David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Aug 4, 2009 12:56 pm
Jupiter had five moons this morning. Actually, it was 6th magnitude 45 Capricorni, nested right between Europa and Ganymede. It really threw me back for a...
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David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Aug 4, 2009 12:59 pm
Hey I just found out, tomorrow night (4-5th) Callisto and 45 Cap will be in conjunction, with just under 1/2º at the closest approach. They are just 1/2 ...
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ssatko
Aug 4, 2009 1:07 pm
It's been a little over a week since I was last able to get out to do some observing, so I'd like to pose the following question: Is Jupiter's impact scar...
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David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Aug 4, 2009 1:12 pm
Scott, as far as I know, yes. Last I read the impact scar is lagging 2 hours behind the GRS, so get the GRS meridian transit times from S&T's website and ...
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David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Aug 4, 2009 1:16 pm
Scott, if your willing to stay up, looks like the next oppertunity for us (Eastern time zone) is just before 1AM tonight after midnight. Then 2:30 am on the...
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David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Aug 4, 2009 1:20 pm
Second update: Scott, I believe I did catch it this morning with my SV80T. I did see an elongated gray region in the south pole area. I didn't think anything...
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sfuqua2001
Aug 4, 2009 1:32 pm
I got it pretty easily a few days ago in the evening. (We've been getting fog before midnight every night lately here in the bay area) People are imaging it...
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David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Aug 4, 2009 1:44 pm
Steve, that's what it appeared to me. Days ago with my SV102ABV it was smaller but darker than it looked this morning. Looks like it might be starting to "fill...
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ssatko
Aug 4, 2009 1:53 pm
... Thanks David and Steve. If the weather holds up I may try to stay up late (or wake up early) one day this week. Scott in NC...
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SiriusGuy@...
siriusguy50
Aug 4, 2009 2:34 pm
<<I observe from a suburban area with my refractors and an 8" Dob. When I go to a dark site, my 80mm refractor will show me just as much as my Dob will from...
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invictus91
Aug 4, 2009 3:39 pm
The scope arrived July 30th and only had a chance to open the box before leaving town. Returned on Monday August 3rd to mount it on the Vixen SXW without...
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Alan M. Birnbaum, MD
siriusguy50
Aug 4, 2009 3:45 pm
<<Good point, Alan. I think you may have meant to say a magnitude gain of 1, rather than 2, though. Each 1 point increment in magnitude reflects a 2.512x...
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Alan M. Birnbaum, MD
siriusguy50
Aug 4, 2009 3:59 pm
First of all, thank you Shelly, for getting my replacement F2 finder to me so promptly. These now come in a plainer but STURDIER small cardboard box, likely...
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cpiper007@...
curtpiper
Aug 4, 2009 4:22 pm
Jon, Thanks for sharing, awesome! -Curt **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! ...
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robert crews
crew9702...
Aug 4, 2009 4:24 pm
Well said Alan ! By the same token, if a person already has a 20" scope and wants to go 2 mags deeper, he'd have to get a 50 1/4" scope. It might be easier to...
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ssatko
Aug 4, 2009 4:24 pm
... Yep, you're right, Alan. My error--I didn't read what you wrote closely enough! Clear skies, Scott in NC...
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galljj35
Aug 4, 2009 4:26 pm
I've got the BV version of the 80/9D with a dual speed crayford. The coarse adjustment works fine, but the fine focus does not. In looking at the shaft, it...
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David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Aug 4, 2009 4:29 pm
... From: "invictus91" <charris@...> To: <Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 11:32 AM Subject: [Stellarvue] Re: SV110ED First...
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David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Aug 4, 2009 4:29 pm
Or go to the Hubble STScI website! :-) David E ... From: "robert crews" <crew9702@...> To: <Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 04,...
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David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Aug 4, 2009 4:35 pm
That does sound like the hex head set screw holding the knob is not tightened enough. Try giving that set screw an extra "push" with the allen wrench. I had...
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k75jim@...
k75jim
Aug 4, 2009 4:37 pm
Several years ago S&T carried an article on this subject. ?The author, after lengthy testing, stated that his results were about a one mag gain under a dark...
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Jim
k75jim
Aug 4, 2009 5:47 pm
While at OPT's SCAE this year, I picked up a Vixen 22 mm LVW to replace my 24 mm Panoptic. There is nothing wrong with my 24 Pan at all except that it doesn't...
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Bob Fowler
crazybob2525
Aug 4, 2009 5:57 pm
OK, glad it wasn't just my eyes playing tricks on me late last night... I saw that as well! :-) Bob Fowler crazybob2525@... ... From: David and Sharon...
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Alan M. Birnbaum, MD
siriusguy50
Aug 4, 2009 9:36 pm
<<any of us who observe from both urban driveways and remote dark sites would agree that there is a significant gain under a truly dark and still sky.>> and, I...
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sgaber@...
stevenagaber
Aug 4, 2009 10:01 pm
Ain't much better here in the Tampa Bay area. Haven't had my scope out in a week or two. Jupiter was in a clear spot in the sky for a while, but I wasn't gonna...
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George
gnggreenfield
Aug 4, 2009 10:59 pm
Larry, I really appreciate you putting together these challenge lists. They are very fun. I had a pretty good 2 day run in July and caught all but Luna, NGC...
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ssatko
Aug 4, 2009 11:01 pm
... Jim, Glad to hear you're liking your new 22mm LVW. I think that the $380 MSRP price is somewhat misleading, though, as I've never seen any retailer sell...
