... I've been out of pocket for a few days. Let's see what's going on. ... Don't have 'em on my M1 either (JMI has offered to install them). Not a reason to...
Here's a link to a review from the Winter star party: http://chesmontastro.org/?q=node/4320 There may be some more recent comments from this same author as...
Larry, I've seen many of the targets on your list. I need to go after the double star and Ceres. At magnitude 7-ish Ceres will actually be visible in...
... That's a great thing--- you're ahead of the curve. Just so everyone knows, I personally haven't seen many of the objects on this first challenge list, so...
Jupiter was up and blazing at 5AM CDT. Good thing the skies were very still. A thin haze was drifting across the southern skies, but it cleared enough to offer...
I've seen posts on other groups discussing the Explore Scientific lens but haven't seen ay confirmation of what type of design it is. This historical link was...
Hello everyone! The Moon, Saturn, and a few double stars were my targets last night with the SV80 triplet apo. Saturn showed the usual cloud bands visible in a...
Does anyone have an experience of stargazing at US Virgin Islands region? How are the weather and the sky over there in July? What is the smallest size of the...
Wade: Very good report. Thanks for this. While most people do not do such a critical star test, what I can report is the difference you will see when light is...
We all know Scott (formerly of Meade) and he is a great guy. I told him briefly at NEAF I was interested in seeing, evaluating and perhaps carrying these...
Eugene, I was lucky enough to spend a week on St. John in June a few years back. The place we stayed was up a hill with a wonderful southern view. I had no...
Yes you should. Otherwise Preston has to supply not only the "Party Central Motorhome" but also the drinks. I take my coin everywhere I go except Ireland's...
Hi Jon! Yep, the one and only. I actually had an identical twin but he saw me first and died laughing.... I'm really looking forward to meeting you! OK, I'll...
Hopefully the Explore Scientific folks for their production version will be able to trim the WEIGHT of the 14 mm version down to something proportionate to...
A recent 'financial reality' is forcing me to put my SV102ED up for sale. It includes the FeatherTouch focuser, clamshell, hard case, and the SV red dot...
Eugene, I don't remember it being particularly resolved, but it was still spectacular. It is the biggest (angular size) globular if I remember correctly...
Agree on that view of Jupiter. I was up Sunday and had it at 220x and it was fantastic in the 102A/8.7. Now I know why I went for that scope. GRS and belts...
I am a SCUBA diver and did not bring any equipment that was not designed for use underwater. I was in the BVIs in Virgin Gorda. The skies were dark and ...
Richard, congradulations! You're going to love your new HawkWOW! :-) I have the single speed crayford on my old NHII body. I've decided to keep it as mine...
I'm just curious... were you given any allowance for your old lens cell? ... From: Richard <mechaniczz@...> Subject: [Stellarvue] Nighthawk upgrade To:...
Thanks, Vic. I was able to collect some CCD data last night, but haven't gone over the data yet. I was very pleased to see how well the SV105 stacked up...
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