Hey Darren.... I must have looked right at M33 many times from my not so dark back yard site in Seattle... no luck. But, as it more or less has the same...
I am new to this group, but would like everyone to know that I placed my Astro Physics 600EGTO series mount up for auction last night on AstroMart. I know...
Well, Darren has approved the initial filter results and so we are in production for our first two performance enhancing filters. It is great to have someone...
Right now it looks like our weather for the weekend of Oct 9th is going to be quite temperate. Highs in the low/mid-eighties and lows in the low/mid-fifties....
Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I could find a good fold-out or one page Lunar map that gives good detail and that is orientated like what is seen...
Hello, I was wondering what would people recommend as a guidescope for the SV80S for astrophotography purposes. I do not have an appropriate mount for...
For the third time in Florida in just over a month we are anxiously waiting on another hurricane to see where it's going to make landfall. Jeanne has just...
When coupling my Nikon D70 DSLR to my Nighthawk, close-coupled, prime focus, I found the two retaining screw inadequate for securing the weight of the D70....
In a message dated 9/24/2004 9:38:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time, lthuedk@... writes: "...all planning to attend the Oct 8 JT gathering: Lynne and I are...
The seeing tonight is exceptionally good. Testing on Vega revealed a tight airy disk with a bright diffraction ring surrounded by fainter 2nd and 3rd rings...
Hey all. I've had some time open up and my wife, son and I plan on extending our trip to the unofficial Stellarvue SoWest event at Joshua Tree to arrive...
Well, the screw-in cap for the 1010N is nice, but only for when putting the scope away IMO. I am looking for ideas on a lens cover that just slips over the...
Hi all, While waiting on the arrival of the 102apo, i went and bought an 80/9d off Amart to replace my 80mm f/11 guidescope. First thing i did after checking...
Last night was first good, clear night since I received my Nighthawk so I headed out to the local dark sky site with George for some observing. The moon was...
I was really hoping to have some fun tonite, but the clouds didn't allow for it! Foiled again - two times in the same day!!! ;-( However, I was able to pull...
Hi All, I'm not getting the NightHawk photo to open on the Stellarvue homepage Website. Anybody else having this problem? All the other pics open fine. George ...
My ED80 has Crossed Over to the other side! The other side of the road that is...down about two miles as my neighbor bought it tonight leaving me with my SV78S...
Someone is horning in on Vic's act: http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/news-display.cfm?News_ID=67 I was alerted to this by Dave Hutchison, of Plano, TX, who camped ...
Well folks, I'm moving at the end of this week back to Edmonton. So, I am sure that I'll have hundreds of emails when I come back online. Have a great weekend...
As I looked out the window of my office at home watching my new Blackhawk sitting alone in the yard waiting for dark, I thought how lonely it looked. So I...
Hi everyone, I know this has probably been asked before, but with new eyepieces in the lineup, I thought I'd ask again. I need to finish up my 102 apo order...
Hello There, I had the opportunity to spend a few hours with clear skies last Saturday night at Coyote Lake near Gilroy CA. Anyway, with an OIII filter, the...
... -snip- I have never had a problem withmy own children and premium eyepieces, you can teach them pretty young how to act/behave/handle good optis. If they...
Just a quick note to encourage you guys to consider getting up around 5am to check out the sites. You'll be getting a jump start on late Fall and early Winter...
Well, I tried the "fringe killer" filter on the Stellarvue Nighthawk refractor, and the results were terrible. The filter is too agressive, and removes all...
I know this is preaching to the choir, but I can't resist sharing something from David Ryle's writeup of last weekend's Star Walk at Copper Breaks State Park...
Howdy group! Well, this morning was a bust for planets - I was really primed to do a nice, Saturn observation [finally!]. I got up at 0500, and the sky was...
I know there are lots of opinions on a topic such as this but I would appreciate hearing opinions such as Vic's recent response regarding EP recommendations...
For those who are ready to move beyond the Messier list, I've uploaded a copy of the SAA 100 "Best Non-Messier Objects" to the files section. It is a PDF file....
