Happy New Year Vic and All, I just wanted wish everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year. (Clear Skies might be nice too!) Best Regards, Kurt ... ...
Congrats Vic on another year. Yes I'm liking the sound of a Grand Canyon trip more and more. Robert La Porte, IN SV115 Nighthawk ... very ... end ... one ... ...
If you've never been there, the Grand Canyon is a beautiful area. Chris Jackson, MI ... From: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com] On...
Chris, I have seen the Grand Canyon from the air but never up close and personal. Sounds like a great place for a SV'r get together. My wife and I would...
... Yep it would be fantastic! That's one I'd gladly make the drive to do. There is an annual star party there but I forget which time of year. I haven't seen...
... gathering at ... Yep. DEFinitely. It is not a scenic place, like the Grand Canyon or Chaco Canyon, but it has its fair share of history. It's in the same...
I too would jump on a Chaco Canyon trip - something spiritual about the early Americans and their astronomy... Remember the Anasazi reported seeing M1 go...
Happy New Year everyone. I have a JMI NGC-Max that came with a Televue mount I purchased a while ago. A simple, elegant system that I enjoy using when I'm in...
Vic, I am continually impressed with your company and you. Outstanding in all measures and you don't seem outwardly phased by the criticisms or emotional...
My wife and I haven't had a vacation trip to the Southwest in many, many years. We have had to go to the Northeast for family. NO disrespect to those in the...
Darren, Good Go! It's always a pleasure to see your observing reports and I know how much going out to see the stars means to you. Hopefully, you'll have a...
In a message dated 12/31/2005 17:00:34 Pacific Standard Time, ssatko@... writes: Okay, so here how this all started...my wife and I went to a star party...
If you go Dave the views will astound you. I backpacked and camped 2 nights in the canyon years ago and couldn't believe how dark it is and how beautiful the...
Josh, Good choices all. I hope to see a consensus on this sometime in January so we will have time to coordinate with vacations and make reservations (if ...
Hello all! Last night was one of many emotional feelings in closing out the year. My night started with Nighthawk mounted on the M1 mount pointed to the West...
The largest gatherings of the SV SoWest bunch seem to be in March and October of each year. In 2006, they will be over the weekends of March 31, and October...
Stuart, Thanks for sharing your last observ. report of 2005 with us. I enjoyed the read. What better way to share the out going year and ushering in of the new...
Jim, Thanks for the advice. I guess your rave reviews of the wonders of 2" EP viewing on this forum over the past few years has been one factor that persuaded...
Jeff, I think this cpould be very interesting possibility. Sites like the Grand Canyon fill up quickly, and it's hard to schedule or reserve enough adjacent...
Phil & Jim B... I've been wanting to go to Chaco Canyon also for quite some time. For me, however, it will have to wait until school is out since it's a ...
Richard, I believe the encoder set-up for the CG-4 or Orion Skyview Deluxe should work with the M-4. Vic could probably tell you for sure. Jim Denver...
For those doing deep sky imaging with scope apertures 6 inches and smaller, and, modest CCD equipment. Of particular interest to those using web cam based CCD...
Hi Jim, I agree that Chaco would be a summer trip, looks like it would be about 6 hours from Denver. In an email to Jim B. I volunteered to come up with a few...
Hi Steve and Len, I was on the phone with the Nort Rim organizers. They were surprised that there is still such wide availability in the motel (9 rooms) and...
Hi Gang! Santa gave me a Kendrick solar filter for the SV102ABV (the Tarheel) and it got its first light late this afternoon. I used the Tarheel in bino mode....