Hello, I´m the fortunate owner (at least I feel so) of a Stellarvue Blackhawl and would like to purchase a Giro II Deluxe Alt-Az mount combined with a...
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Denton Hoyer
boringsilicate
Jan 1, 2004 1:43 pm
Darin, A helpful and perceptive post. I'm looking forward to further observing reports with your achromat. I'm currently out of a SV scope, having just sold my...
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Denton Hoyer
boringsilicate
Jan 1, 2004 2:11 pm
Unlike the 2003 transits where high contrast satellite shadows (and their discs) crossed squarely on the white Equatorial Zone, the shadow of Europa fell late...
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mgriswold@...
mgriswold44
Jan 1, 2004 4:08 pm
OK All here's my 2 cents addition to this thread. Remember that in TM Back's discussion defocus is being measured before and after the barlow, but with the...
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k75jim@...
k75jim
Jan 1, 2004 4:52 pm
In a message dated 12/31/2003 9:50:55 PM Pacific Standard Time, slim_ognjenovic@... writes: Bottom line is i absolutely love my Nighthawk. Chris, Wow!...
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k75jim@...
k75jim
Jan 1, 2004 5:04 pm
In a message dated 1/1/2004 3:42:34 AM Pacific Standard Time, fernando.sastre@... writes: I don´t know how this mount attaches to the Deluxe...
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k75jim@...
k75jim
Jan 1, 2004 5:08 pm
In a message dated 1/1/2004 5:45:40 AM Pacific Standard Time, HF631G@... writes: Oh, what's that about Powerpoint? Seems politically incorrect to use plain...
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Mary
terminus0
Jan 1, 2004 5:13 pm
Happy New Year everyone! Health and Peace to you all! Today we're going to see LOTR--The Return of the King. Mary...
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Stephen Pitt
lthuedk
Jan 1, 2004 5:35 pm
Hi, here are NGC2024 and Barnard 33 taken with the 10D at about 30*F: http://www.light-to-dark.com/hh_10d_sv105.html Happy New Year, Stephen Pitt...
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Matt Thomas
matt_e_thomas
Jan 1, 2004 5:46 pm
Stephen, That is outstanding. You've really gone deep with that shot. I can't say I've seen all the nebulosity extending below the horse head before. 30...
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George
gnggreenfield
Jan 1, 2004 5:58 pm
Mary - Happy New Year to you also! And to all in this great group. I've been traveling for the holidays and just got back into town. Great to see so many new...
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George
gnggreenfield
Jan 1, 2004 6:00 pm
Stephen, This is one of your best shots yet. Really wonderful. George...
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Stephen Pitt
lthuedk
Jan 1, 2004 6:00 pm
Thank you Matt. I anticipate really good things for the modified Canon 300D. It should make the processing much easier. Relative to B & G, the Ha response is...
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Stephen Pitt
lthuedk
Jan 1, 2004 6:04 pm
Thank you George. It helps to use good glass. I'll hate sending this one back: Its got that real "sticky" feel, like the SV80. Stephen...
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Stephen Pitt
lthuedk
Jan 1, 2004 6:16 pm
... Matt, I meant to say the 10D's response. The 300D should be much better! Stephen...
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k75jim@...
k75jim
Jan 1, 2004 6:21 pm
Stephen, Just when I think your work can't get any better, you do something like this! Breathtaking... just breathtaking. Jim S. Redlands, CA [Non-text...
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Stephen Pitt
lthuedk
Jan 1, 2004 6:46 pm
Thank you Jim. I'm bitin' at the bit for the January new moon. Is everything still a go? Stephen ... like this!...
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layne oliver
lightninglayne
Jan 1, 2004 6:52 pm
Happy New Year Mary!! Layne Mary <hari@...> wrote:Happy New Year everyone! Health and Peace to you all! Today we're going to see LOTR--The Return of...
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kddoot
Jan 1, 2004 6:53 pm
Very Nice! Keith...
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Mike Burley
busterburley
Jan 1, 2004 6:57 pm
I would be wonderful if a Barlow could change the focal length of an achro refractor system. Consider: Simply doubling a 4" f/8 system would result in an...
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Stephen Pitt
lthuedk
Jan 1, 2004 8:48 pm
Thank you Keith....
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Matt Thomas
matt_e_thomas
Jan 1, 2004 9:11 pm
Stephen, I understood what you meant re the 10D and 300D... After you pointed it out again, I do remember seeing John Gleason's shot. However, the color...
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rthorn_astro
Jan 1, 2004 9:29 pm
Hi Mike, Good to hear from you. You make a good point that there are no free lunches in Optics or Physics in general. Actually though, I didn't mean to imply...
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igibbs99au
Jan 1, 2004 10:15 pm
... at ... Ring ... Hello Fernando To attach my Nighthawk to the Giro II, I use a Baader Planetarium quick release clamp and 7" dovetail bar from Alpine...
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mlbatesmb Bates
stellarmom03
Jan 1, 2004 11:01 pm
Hi All, This is a story of my "first light" and how it changed my life... This June, I was on vacation w/ my family at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and...
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David Owen
owenpa2001
Jan 1, 2004 11:20 pm
... sky, and I love reading all of your posts describing your nights, but for me, the magic of the light of the night is beyond my abilities to describe it....
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Denton Hoyer
boringsilicate
Jan 1, 2004 11:25 pm
Thanks to Chris from down under for sharing his impressions of stars we Yanks, Brits and all northerners don't see. I would appreciate more posts from southern...
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George
gnggreenfield
Jan 1, 2004 11:26 pm
Melissa, Thanks so much for sharing your first light story. Lots there that I relate to especially the feelings associated with being under the night sky and...
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Lewis Cason
lcason52
Jan 2, 2004 12:24 am
David At your suggestion, I tracked down the double star 88 Tauri this evening despite very poor conditions due to clouds and a waxing gibbous moon. Very...
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Lewis Cason
lcason52
Jan 2, 2004 12:40 am
The dwarf nova SS Cygni is currently in eruption, and I was able to make an observation this evening with my Nighthawk + Unistar Light alt-az mount. The seeing...
