Just a head's up folks: The moon will pass about 3.5° above Mars tomorrow afternoon for most N. American observers. Good time to try and bag with binos! Good...
Hi All, I have to share a profound experience I had last week with the scope in the middle of a desert in the Australian outback. I was located 15 km north of...
Good evening! Well, after a brief but prolific rainshower, the clouds parted, and the sky was like velvet. Just had to take the new toy out for a jaunt... -...
Here is a full-field version of the Double Cluster that I posted a crop of last week, in case people want to see the bigger picture. This is a 50% size...
Hi all, Here's an image of NGC 253 in Sculptor. It's about 2 hours and 45 minutes of data taken from roughly 11,000' on the slopes of Mauna Loa with my 102ABV...
Hi Gang, AccuWeather has added yet another new and free service that should appeal to all. Under the lifestyle dropdown they now feature astronomy weather for...
Hi All, I just purchased a used SV80BV, although I don't plan on using it for Bino viewing at this time. I'll be needing a diagonal and EP's. Should I just...
This might be a little off topic, but it is something that affects the refractor community. Thomas M. Back, optical designer and founder of TMB Optical, died...
This past Friday night I finally got out for the first time in a long time to do some quality observing. This was actually my "first light" (or should I call...
Well, it was pretty hazy tonight, so no major observing. Decided to calibrate my SV80ED instead. Target: Altair, dec. = 08° 53' 22.4" EP: 12.5mm Baader...
Well, more fun tonight - I guess my curse works in reverse: Same thing happened when I got my Deuce [SV105]... Started with Jupiter at dusk. watching the dance...
Made the decision to move to a Stellarvue product to complement my Orion 100ED. Wanting an 80 mm scope to use predominately for astro observing, but also as a...
Hey guys, I just thought I drop you guys a line or two and let you how well this little scope performed under the darkest of conditions. I know this ought to...
I was wondering if you (Vic)would let us know the possibility of producing the 130 ED scope as mentioned in the Poll a few weeks back. I know you have not...
I have a focal reducer that went with an old scope I used to have. It was a Celestron SP-C102 F, made by Vixen. The reducer appears to fit both 2" and 1 1/4"...
Hi Darren, Taking your idea, I've been watching Venus this morning. Nearly one hour after sunrise Venus is easily visible in the Tarheel with a 40mm Plossl for...
Challenge to the group and Q? for David E, (hope you're not asleep yet!) Calypso will go real close to the bottom of Jup tonight! I've been looking for 'bout...
Well, David J and I had a really fine time doing our virtual solar tour today around noon. as David said, I had the SV80ED, and INTES wedge, with Baader...
Hi All, Just got in from having a great time doing a virtual solar viewing party with Darren H. We had been having a tele conversation about how much solar...
Hi Mike, I own both a 102DN and a 102 APO doublet and have a 6" APO triplet on order from Vic. I second everything that has been said about the D and DN...
Hey folks! Yep, there's a new sunspot group dead center on the sun. Check it out if you can. It's very small, one primary spot and at least six smaller spots...
I first reported using my new NHNG from an OK suburban site with a moderate amount of light pollution. M13 was just a dirty snowball, and Jupiter was good but...
Well, my new SV80ED arrived this week. I picked it up today, upon returning from a business trip. NICE! The lens is very well coated, the scope pristine! I am...
Hi All, The Nov issue of Sky&Telescope has an add running, p. 73, for the Baader Hyperion modular eyepieces celebrating the 40th Annivery of Baader. The sale...
