-Tom, I saw the ingress of Europa last night in my Nighthawk near Bamberg, SC. Seeing was very poor, and the powers used were 80x and 96x. The GRS was visible...
... Well, I was clouded out again. BUT... the next big show is Monday the 4th, with a double transit of Ganymede and Callisto! Show starts a 8pm eastern time. ...
Danny, come to fort Worth much? Cause that does look familiar. Hey first nice set up. And thanks for sending the info and pictures. I haven't called SV yet but...
... Looks like Vic had a little too much Stellarbrew! Great photos. It was nice to see some faces to some of the people I've talked to and done business with...
... Clouded out again but we got some needed rain. The tomatos are taking over the house. I've got a date for Monday night with G and C. August is chock full...
I decided that sleeping more than 2 hours was for losers, so got up to view the solar eclipse, what little we could get here in Abu Dhabi. I wanted to setup...
Mary,one thing to remember about white is if you are unlucky and chip it you can do a pretty good repair with model aircraft paint that comes in small jars,...
Tony has been sharing his secrets and everyone in the class is very impressed with the tricks of the trade they are learning. Last night we had dinner at the...
... and ... quick ... Neat picture. I've always been pleased with the visual results of narrow-band filters on solar system objects. Especially on the moon, ...
... The SV80ED and the Baader wedge is a great combination (yes, I have it). I've found the 2" SV30mm works well as a "finder", and the images are very good in...
Eric, I'm so glad you got to see this! This is an event that not many people get to witness, but you were certainly in the right place at the right time with...
The humidity is worse around midnight when it's around 35C and 100%. Makes a mess of our avionics equipment. I am yet to have the opportunity to give the wedge...
Thank you all for the info and suggestions. I couldn't reply before today as I was out of pocket for a while. For the moment, I think I'll try to borrow a 5mm...
Well, we had a great day yesterday! Tony covered many great aspects of data collection, and how to do proper histogram treatments. We had a great time at...
Vic, Very nice report! Great to see that everyone there is enjoying the workshop, the friendship, the food and the observing! I'll bet that SV127 is one...
Ugg, humidity! The sandstorms don't sound fun either. If you're not dripping wet from the humidity than you're being blasted by the sandstorms. Bet you...
... Well, to be fair - the 127 was the BIGGEST scope we had up there. We'll see how it compares to Tony's giant JMI binoculars. :) Off to grab a couple hours...
M51: No contest, the 127 Jupiter: No contest the Sv127 But then you already suspect that based on last night. We do our final night on Saturday and I hope to...
Not sure if I am out of bounds here but I am putting a 19 Pan on Amart Monday for $175. It is LNIB. If you want to make an offer just send me an email. IF I am...
Jupiter looked pretty good tonight, but with no moon excitement going on, I decided to create my own. I went up to Espilon Lyrae, the ol' Double-Double. The...
... Yes Mr. Elotosser! I was busy researching my facts so that I know what I am talking about! ... Taiwan is the ... refractor! Not the only one. One of 3 or 4...
Well, almost. Since acquiring my SV102ED, the SV80S has been basically ignored, but last night I dusted off the 80 and had a look at Jupiter and some of the...
Jim, I agree! I am amazed at how well my SV80S does on the planets. I was not expecting this little scope to do so well, but it is incredible. Jupiter shows...
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