--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "David" <z32lunacity@...> wrote:

I've been out of pocket for a few days. Let's see what's going on.

> Larry only problem Vic didn't put setting circles on my M1 so I can't give RA
and DEC to prove I got it. Like so maybe we could have an honor system you'd
think we can trust each other here.
>
> David B.

Don't have 'em on my M1 either (JMI has offered to install them). Not a reason
to stop anyone. Just spot the objects, look up the RA and DEC. No big deal.
Oops, just let the cat out of the bag... it's semi-educational.

It's also for fun. It's going to be several nights worth of effort for me as
well. I cannot spot Alpha Centauri from home either (too many trees and houses
in the way.) but it won't stop me from trying to complete the list during the
month. You'll be able to see Ceres from Denver, so you'll get the bonus points.
As the commercial says, "Just do it!"

Larry

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 well.

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 binoculars, one just needs a good chart or planetarium program to get
its position. I've seen Ceres before too, but not this year. My
StarryNight program accurately shows the positions of many asteroids. I
enjoy tracking them when I can, and estimating their magnitudes using the
same comparitave techniques that variable-star observers use.

David E

> --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "David" <z32lunacity@...> wrote:
>
> I've been out of pocket for a few days. Let's see what's going on.
>
>> Larry only problem Vic didn't put setting circles on my M1 so I can't
>> give RA and DEC to prove I got it. Like so maybe we could have an honor
>> system you'd think we can trust each other here.
>>
>> David B.
>
> Don't have 'em on my M1 either (JMI has offered to install them). Not a
> reason to stop anyone. Just spot the objects, look up the RA and DEC. No
> big deal. Oops, just let the cat out of the bag... it's semi-educational.
>
> It's also for fun. It's going to be several nights worth of effort for me
> as well. I cannot spot Alpha Centauri from home either (too many trees and
> houses in the way.) but it won't stop me from trying to complete the list
> during the month. You'll be able to see Ceres from Denver, so you'll get
> the bonus points. As the commercial says, "Just do it!"
>
> Larry
>
>
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--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "David and Sharon  Elosser" <pde444@...>
wrote:
>
> Larry, I've seen many of the targets on your list.

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
it's going to be a challenge for me as well but I'm looking forward to it.

This will open the floodgates, but feel free to email me offline with
suggestions for future viewing objects or additional ideas.

Larry

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
spectacular views of Jupiter thru my NHNG and a 4mm BO/TMB (140x). Many
additional bands were visible besides the two big bands, three of the moons were
visible, no GRS. Detail was wonderful.

A crescent Venus was also visible, as was a very non-descript view of Mars, but
neither could match Jupiter.

Larry

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 posted on another group which I found interesting:

http://www.brayebrookobservatory.org/BrayObsWebSite/HOMEPAGE/forum/Smyth-Barlow%\
20lenses.html#TOP

Phil

On Jun 1, 2009, at 5:36 AM, bblack19438 wrote:

> 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 well.
>
>
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Infiniti Engineering, Inc
MRO: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/
Stardust: http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html
Astrophotos: http://infiniti-eng.com/astrophotos/

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
small refractor, in both hemispheres. I spent most of my time with Luna
however. Here are the details:

Distance=236,000 miles
Diameter 31.4 arc minutes
Illumination 60.6%
Age 7 days 14 hours

I used a Meade 3X TeleXtender and Vixen NPL plossls for powers from 59x to
245x. Starting out at 59x, I looked for and immediately spotted the
largest branch of the Trieseneker Rille complex. Nice! Bumping the power
up to 98x and then 147x I managed to spy more and more of the complex.
Archimedes was about half in shadow. The jagged eastern rim gave a saw
tooth pattern to the shadow, making Archimedes look like a broken cookie.
The mountain range stretching from its southern rim showed lots of detail,
and I spotted Archimedes IV, a 169km long rille.

On the “Far East,” right on the limb, the 89km diameter crater Goddard was
visible in its entirety, with its completely flooded interior. There
appears to be another unnamed crater just to its northwest, but this might
be part of Mare Marginis. The terminator was just on the western side of
Ptolemaeus and I made out 4 or 5 ghost craters in the interior lava plain.
I’m not sure how many are flooded craters or just low areas in the lava
bed.

In addition to Archimedes IV and Trieseneker, other rilles spotted last
night were Hyginus, Ariadaeus, and maybe Hadley. I saw Hadley crater, but
I‘m not entirely sure I spotted the rille this time.
Dodging some clouds, I also checked out two doubles, Algieba and Izar.
Algieba was a nice pair of pale yellow stars, laid out nearly N-S. On
Izar, I bumped the power up to 245x with a Vixen 6mm plossl in the Meade
3x TeleXtender. At this power, the first diffraction ring around the
bright primary was nearly non-existent, just a thin circle barely visible.
The much dimmer companion hung out to the side, rather ghostly in
appearance.

I hope to get clears skies for the Moon tonight as well. It’s hard for me
to predict what the best features will be, but the terminator will be on
the west side of craters Deslandres, Maginus, and Plato. The terminator
will be right up on the eastern wall of crater Tycho, those of you on the
west coast USA might get a nice view of sunrise over the rim. Davy Y and
the craterlet chain will be fully illuminated, with a low sun angle.  Good
luck everyone!

David E
SV80 triplet

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 telescope that would be reasonable to bring
over there?
What to look at and how to look (sweeping with the low power or nailing targets
with the high power) to get the most out of just a few nights at that location?


Thank you,

Eugene.

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 this precisely focused. The most dramatic
difference would be in comparison with my old 8" sct which is on the other
extreme but your comparison with the lesser triplets would be similar.
Basically, when viewing Jupiter under a steady sky, one will see more festoon
detail and the bands will be more pronounced. Under poorer seeing, one will see
the festoons snap into focus during those brief moments of steady air. I use a
phrase that a gentleman at RTMC used many years ago when looking through my
first SV152 (LZOS lens). He said the optic "cut through the seeing." I have
since used that term many times as it perfectly describes what one can expect.

These lenses are not easy to perfect. But a three year effort has resulted in an
optic that would be a great telescope for anyone to own and treasure for a
lifetime. I have another fifteen 105mm lenses being finished this week and that
will mean that they are on the shelf. We offered our first 105 half a dozen
years ago. They have always been wait listed as far as I can remember. So now I
can now scratch another telescope model off permanent wait list status. Anyone
who wants to order one this week will get theirs next week. Life is good!

Vic Maris



--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Wade Van Arsdale" <uwpf23@...> wrote:
>
> I hope to get my SV105 onto some imaging very soon.  I did some
> webcammed in and out-focus star testing with it last night along with
> a collimation check.  Everything looks excellent so far on the
> star tests.  What tiny imperfections I saw on the out-of-focus
> diffraction rings and Airy disk when comparing inward defocused to
> outward defocused, started to converge nicely as I moved it toward
> focus, and at dead-on focus the result was a very tight, crisp star
> point with no false color or SA symptoms at all. The color shifts
> inside and outside of focus that you see typically with FPL-53 or 51
> glass converge into a very nice, neutrally accurate color at dead-on
> focus.  The focus "feel" is also very "snap-in", just like I've
> experienced with other premium quality refractors from Takahashi,
> TMB, etc....
>
> That to me is one of the big differences in a scope like this vs.
> one that may use the same glass type, but is not executed to as
> tight a QA standard, or has coatings that are not quite as well-
> matched to the glass or not as well-executed.  In those types
> of scopes, when you star test them, you never see a complete convergence in
the outfocused color shifts all the way to the most
> neutral-color correction at dead-on focus like I am seeing with my
> SV105.  When this correction is not as good, it shows up as
> slightly "mushier" focus and stars that don't get quite as pinpoint.
> My SV105 certainly delivers on all counts in that regard....no
> problems of this type at all were seen on the tests last night.
>
> A collimation check of it with the Tak collimator scope shows that
> Vic got the collimation dead-on and the shipper got it to me in same
> condition.  It can be almost maddening to collimate a scope with this
> short of a focal length (at least for me), so I was impressed with
> how well that was done, and how well it held up through shipping it
> to me.
>
> Eyeball views of Saturn through the SV105 were extremely crisp on
> focus with sharp contrast of the atmospheric cloud bands.  The ring
> and ring shadow contrast and sharpness against the planet's
> disk was also excellent using a TMB Supermono 4mm eyepiece (184x).
> This scope does the "edges" very well.  The point where planetary
> cloud boundaries stop, or the edge of Saturn's ring superimposed
> against the main disk are all extremely sharp with this SV105....very
> easy to see and delineate those "edges" visually with this scope,
> indicating very low or non-existent levels of SA and CA.
>
> My SV105 appears to definitely be a keeper for visual use, with
> focus quality and color correction that is on a par with my TMB 152
> (The TMB uses the same LZOS glass as the SV premium large-aperature
> scopes).  The SV105 doesn't "beat" the TMB in terms of SA and focus
> crispness on the webcam star-testing I did on both my refractors, but
> my testing last night showed that the SV105 is definitely not far off
> from my TMB on SA, CA, and focus performance.  The differences
> between the two scopes are hair-splitting at best on the visual and
> webcam star-testing so far.  Not bad for a scope costing $7,000 less
> than the one I'm comparing it to (and also $1500-1900 less than the
> *same* aperature APM-LZOS triplet apo).
>
> Next up for my SV105 is some CCD camera testing and then its time
> to just use it and have some fun with it!
>
> Cheers,
> Wade Van Arsdale
> SV105
> Little Rock, AR., USA
>

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
eyepieces. With this favorable review of the prototype, I may do just that.

I would be interested in anyone elses evaluations sent to my provate email. The
Ethos is a stunning eyepiece so there is a high bar to reach here.

Vic Maris




--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "bblack19438" <bob@...> wrote:
>
> 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 well.
>

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 scope or binos
with me, but the villa we stayed at had a pair of Canon IS 18x50's that were
great,
although a bit heavy to hold. At that time of the year, I got a great look at
the
Southern Cross and Omega Centauri. In July, both of these will be a little
further
to the west when it gets dark, but I think you will be able to catch both.

My planetarium program says that on July 1 the Sun sets at 6:59 pm and that it
should be dark by 8:22 pm (no Daylight Saving Time in the Virgin Islands!)
The Milky Way will be rising to the south east so you will have a glorious view
of that part of the sky. If you can get a good southern view, you will enjoy the
lack of illumination domes in that direction.

Good binos will be wonderful, but if you could take a 50 mm or 80 mm scope you
will enjoy it much more. There is a lot to see in that part of the sky (southern
Milky
Way.)

Good luck and let us know what you see.

Benton Ellis

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "eugene88882000" <eugene88882000@...> wrote:
>
> 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 telescope that would be reasonable to bring
over there?
> What to look at and how to look (sweeping with the low power or nailing
targets with the high power) to get the most out of just a few nights at that
location?
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Eugene.
>

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
where I really do not mind paying for the drinks. In Preston's favor, anyone who
decides to imbibe during the dark sky star party is defeating the purpose of
being under truly dark skies. So while we joke about this, we do need to remain
rested and in good shape so we can get the most out of this opportunity.

For my part, I will demonstrate power napping.

Vic Maris



--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Talbot" <hurricane4@...> wrote:
>
> Oh boy,
>
> Do I get to meet the one and only Preston.  Vic, I suppose I need to bring
another coin and in the military tradition, hope you bring yours.
>
> Preston, look forward to it and hope to see the iconic sparrow hawk.
>
> Jon Talbot
>
> --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "stellarvue1" <vic@> wrote:
> >
> > Pres: Looks like you and I (and about 33 others) will be in the LPGZ in two
weeks.
> >
> > Vic Maris
> >
> >
> > ......
> > > Great Report Carey!
> > >
> > > Man, you are right down there in the middle of the light pollution combat
zone (LPCZ) and yet you had a great observing session - outstanding!......
> >
>

Where are my socks?....where are my socks?.....


--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Talbot" <hurricane4@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Gang,
>
> I recently was able to capture some short exposures on M92 with the SV105
Raptor and Stellarvue Field flattener at F7.  Straight RGB and about 1 hr of
exposure time.
>
> http://www.starscapeimaging.com/M92_May09.html
>
> Clear skies
>
> Jon Talbot
>

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 make sure that "Sparrow Hawk 1" is in the bag!

You know I'll have my coins.

Preston Smith
Eureka Pa

--- On Sun, 5/31/09, Jon Talbot <hurricane4@...> wrote:

From: Jon Talbot <hurricane4@...>
Subject: [Stellarvue] Re: SV90T Raptor -- The Best Grab & Go Ever!
To: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 5:40 PM

Oh boy,

Do I get to meet the one and only Preston.  Vic, I suppose I need to bring
another coin and in the military tradition, hope you bring yours.

Preston, look forward to it and hope to see the iconic sparrow hawk.

Jon Talbot

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "stellarvue1" <vic@...> wrote:
>
> Pres: Looks like you and I (and about 33 others) will be in the LPGZ in two
weeks.
>
> Vic Maris
>
>
> ......
> > Great Report Carey!
> >
> > Man, you are right down there in the middle of the light pollution combat
zone (LPCZ) and yet you had a great observing session - outstanding!......
>




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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  the Ethos, which is 20 oz. in the 13 mm version, and still
only 25 mm
in the 17  mm version, rather than the listed 32 oz.  The weight
differential would be  significant for many using alt-az mounts, including
medium-sized dobs, or other  balance-sensitive scopes such as the Portaball that
lurks
in my closet. If ES is  successful with their first version, then likely we
might eventually see a  shorter version, around 8-9 mm, and a longer
version, around 22-23 mm.

By the way, that piece on the history of extremely wide-angle oculars was
rather interesting.  Clearly there are some teenagers out there, driving
not M1 Stellarvue mounts, but M1 Abrams TANKS using an ultra-wide periscope,
who  regarding a 100 degree ocular, might say to Uncle Al, "No big deal,
dude!"

Alan Birnbaum
Fresno, CA
**************We found the real ‘Hotel California’ and the ‘Seinfeld’
diner. What will you find? Explore WhereItsAt.com.
(http://www.whereitsat.com/#/music/all-spots/355/47.796964/-66.374711/2/Youve-Fo\
und-Where-Its-At?ncid=eml
cntnew00000007)


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Hi Benton,

Thank you, very much for your guidance.

How the Omega Centauri in your binocular was? How was it resolved?

Eugene.


--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Benton Ellis" <bellis@...> wrote:
>
> 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 scope or
binos
> with me, but the villa we stayed at had a pair of Canon IS 18x50's that were
great,
> although a bit heavy to hold. At that time of the year, I got a great look at
the
> Southern Cross and Omega Centauri. In July, both of these will be a little
further
> to the west when it gets dark, but I think you will be able to catch both.
>
> My planetarium program says that on July 1 the Sun sets at 6:59 pm and that it
> should be dark by 8:22 pm (no Daylight Saving Time in the Virgin Islands!)
> The Milky Way will be rising to the south east so you will have a glorious
view
> of that part of the sky. If you can get a good southern view, you will enjoy
the
> lack of illumination domes in that direction.
>
> Good binos will be wonderful, but if you could take a 50 mm or 80 mm scope you
> will enjoy it much more. There is a lot to see in that part of the sky
(southern Milky
> Way.)
>
> Good luck and let us know what you see.
>
> Benton Ellis
>
> --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "eugene88882000" <eugene88882000@> wrote:
> >
> > 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 telescope that would be reasonable to bring
over there?
> > What to look at and how to look (sweeping with the low power or nailing
targets with the high power) to get the most out of just a few nights at that
location?
> >
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Eugene.
> >
>

Oh my!  Just like I see it in the Sparrow Hawk!    LOL!



--- On Mon, 6/1/09, stellarvue1 <vic@...> wrote:

From: stellarvue1 <vic@...>
Subject: [Stellarvue] Re: Globular Season-M92
To: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 9:59 AM

Where are my socks?....where are my socks?.....


--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Talbot" <hurricane4@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Gang,
>
> I recently was able to capture some short exposures on M92 with the SV105
Raptor and Stellarvue Field flattener at F7.  Straight RGB and about 1 hr of
exposure time.
>
> http://www.starscapeimaging.com/M92_May09.html
>
> Clear skies
>
> Jon Talbot
>




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Vic,

Power napping is for those under 50.    We call it  "drifting off" at our
age.....

Pres ;-}

 


--- On Mon, 6/1/09, stellarvue1 <vic@...> wrote:

From: stellarvue1 <vic@...>
Subject: [Stellarvue] Re: SV90T Raptor -- The Best Grab & Go Ever!
To: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 9:57 AM

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
where I really do not mind paying for the drinks. In Preston's favor, anyone who
decides to imbibe during the dark sky star party is defeating the purpose of
being under truly dark skies. So while we joke about this, we do need to remain
rested and in good shape so we can get the most out of this opportunity.

For my part, I will demonstrate power napping.

Vic Maris



--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Talbot" <hurricane4@...> wrote:
>
> Oh boy,
>
> Do I get to meet the one and only Preston.  Vic, I suppose I need to bring
another coin and in the military tradition, hope you bring yours.
>
> Preston, look forward to it and hope to see the iconic sparrow hawk.
>
> Jon Talbot
>
> --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "stellarvue1" <vic@> wrote:
> >
> > Pres: Looks like you and I (and about 33 others) will be in the LPGZ in two
weeks.
> >
> > Vic Maris
> >
> >
> > ......
> > > Great Report Carey!
> > >
> > > Man, you are right down there in the middle of the light pollution combat
zone (LPCZ) and yet you had a great observing session - outstanding!......
> >
>




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> Hi Jon!
>
> Yep, the one and only.  I actually had an identical twin but he saw me
> first and died laughing....

Actually I am Preston's twin brother. We were separated at birth, by about
600 miles!
:)
David E

> Oh my!  Just like I see it in the Sparrow Hawk!    LOL!

Tack sharp at 600 power! LOL!

David E

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 finder (the bigger one).  The original owner added two
Orion/Vixen dovetail shoes to the OTA at the rear of the tube.  They
don't effect performance, and allow a light finder to mount directly
to the tube.  I don't/haven't used them.  Other than the mounting
holes, for those, the tube is very close to perfect.

I'm posting it here for $900, shipped CONUS.  For PayPal, please add
3%, as I'm cutting it close to my need on that figure.

Feel free to contact me directly if interested.

brianb
West Monroe, LA



--
When the government's boot is on your throat, whether it is a left
boot or a right boot is of no consequence. – Gary Lloyd

Brian, sorry you're having to sell your 102ED. I hope someone will pick it
up soon. It's a nice price for one with those extras.

David E

> 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 finder (the bigger one).  The original owner added two
> Orion/Vixen dovetail shoes to the OTA at the rear of the tube.  They
> don't effect performance, and allow a light finder to mount directly
> to the tube.  I don't/haven't used them.  Other than the mounting
> holes, for those, the tube is very close to perfect.
>
> I'm posting it here for $900, shipped CONUS.  For PayPal, please add
> 3%, as I'm cutting it close to my need on that figure.
>
> Feel free to contact me directly if interested.
>
> brianb
> West Monroe, LA
>
>
>
> --
> When the government's boot is on your throat, whether it is a left
> boot or a right boot is of no consequence. – Gary Lloyd
>
>
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>
>
>
>

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 (someone please chime in if I'm
wrong) and it therefore quite a showpiece, even in binos.
I would think it would be fantastic in an 80 mm scope.

Benton

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "eugene88882000" <eugene88882000@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Benton,
>
> Thank you, very much for your guidance.
>
> How the Omega Centauri in your binocular was? How was it resolved?
>
> Eugene.
>
>
> --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Benton Ellis" <bellis@> wrote:
> >
> > 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 scope or
binos
> > with me, but the villa we stayed at had a pair of Canon IS 18x50's that were
great,
> > although a bit heavy to hold. At that time of the year, I got a great look
at the
> > Southern Cross and Omega Centauri. In July, both of these will be a little
further
> > to the west when it gets dark, but I think you will be able to catch both.
> >
> > My planetarium program says that on July 1 the Sun sets at 6:59 pm and that
it
> > should be dark by 8:22 pm (no Daylight Saving Time in the Virgin Islands!)
> > The Milky Way will be rising to the south east so you will have a glorious
view
> > of that part of the sky. If you can get a good southern view, you will enjoy
the
> > lack of illumination domes in that direction.
> >
> > Good binos will be wonderful, but if you could take a 50 mm or 80 mm scope
you
> > will enjoy it much more. There is a lot to see in that part of the sky
(southern Milky
> > Way.)
> >
> > Good luck and let us know what you see.
> >
> > Benton Ellis
> >
> > --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "eugene88882000" <eugene88882000@> wrote:
> > >
> > > 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 telescope that would be reasonable to
bring over there?
> > > What to look at and how to look (sweeping with the low power or nailing
targets with the high power) to get the most out of just a few nights at that
location?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > Eugene.
> > >
> >
>

Brian,
Oh where were you before xmas =). Good luck on the sale; someone will get a
great deal.

Rick

On June 1, 2009 11:20:59 David and Sharon Elosser wrote:
> Brian, sorry you're having to sell your 102ED. I hope someone will pick it
> up soon. It's a nice price for one with those extras.
>
> David E
>
> > 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 finder (the bigger one).  The original owner added two
> > Orion/Vixen dovetail shoes to the OTA at the rear of the tube.  They
> > don't effect performance, and allow a light finder to mount directly
> > to the tube.  I don't/haven't used them.  Other than the mounting
> > holes, for those, the tube is very close to perfect.
> >
> > I'm posting it here for $900, shipped CONUS.  For PayPal, please add
> > 3%, as I'm cutting it close to my need on that figure.
> >
> > Feel free to contact me directly if interested.
> >
> > brianb
> > West Monroe, LA
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > When the government's boot is on your throat, whether it is a left
> > boot or a right boot is of no consequence. – Gary Lloyd
> >
> >
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Sorry about that Brian,

    You are offering someone a very good deal.

    Best of luck.

       Don

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 were very nice to see. There will be a number of transits this
month so keep an eye out.

     Don

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
visibility good and I wished that I had at least brought the binocs.

What to bring depends on where you are going and if there is jet service vs
the typical island hopper.  For me it was the latter and I was happy to have
all of my gear and and something to wear on land.  When you fly in on a full
7 seater it's a lot different than flying in on Delta.  So that would be a
consideration if you are flying to out of the way locations.

I was there in February so that won't predict July.  It is in the tropical
weather band (so am I - I live in Orlando) so who knows.

   _____

From: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of eugene88882000
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 9:19 AM
To: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Stellarvue] Star gazing at US Virgin Islands region





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 telescope that would be reasonable to bring
over there?
What to look at and how to look (sweeping with the low power or nailing
targets with the high power) to get the most out of just a few nights at
that location?

Thank you,

Eugene.






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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 works fine.

David E

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard" <mechaniczz@...>
To: <Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 5:14 PM
Subject: [Stellarvue] Nighthawk upgrade


> Hey gang,
> I went down to Stellarvue and picked up the apo lense cell for my
> Nighthawk. Twenty minutes after returning home,I now have an apo
> Nighthawk. If you have the mechanical skill to screw in a light bulb, you
> can do this. I can't wait for the clouds to clear so I can try it out.
> This was my first "real" scope. It was a blem with a single speed rack and
> pinion focuser. I upgraded the focuser to a single speed crayford then to
> a two speed 10:1 crawford. The apo lense completed the project.
> I repainted the flames on the dewshield in preperation for the new lense.
> This scope is a keeper.(posted a new photo,Flame job Nighthawk)
> I gave up my 89/9D to move foward with my Nighthawk. I thought I'd never
> part with it specially since it's no longer in production but,it's just
> wrong to mothball such a fine instrument. Someone should enjoy this scope.
> I also returned my origonal lense to it's maker. Vic uses thease for a
> good cause.
>
> Richard
> Superhawk,SV110EDBV
>
>
>
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>
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> Stellarvue-unsubscribe@egroups.com.
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> searchable.
>
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>
>
>
>
>

I'm just curious... were you given any allowance for your old lens cell?

--- On Mon, 6/1/09, Richard <mechaniczz@...> wrote:


From: Richard <mechaniczz@...>
Subject: [Stellarvue] Nighthawk upgrade
To: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 4:14 PM








Hey gang,
I went down to Stellarvue and picked up the apo lense cell for my Nighthawk.
Twenty minutes after returning home,I now have an apo Nighthawk. If you have the
mechanical skill to screw in a light bulb, you can do this. I can't wait for the
clouds to clear so I can try it out.
This was my first "real" scope. It was a blem with a single speed rack and
pinion focuser. I upgraded the focuser to a single speed crayford then to a two
speed 10:1 crawford. The apo lense completed the project.
I repainted the flames on the dewshield in preperation for the new lense. This
scope is a keeper.(posted a new photo,Flame job Nighthawk)
I gave up my 89/9D to move foward with my Nighthawk. I thought I'd never part
with it specially since it's no longer in production but,it's just wrong to
mothball such a fine instrument. Someone should enjoy this scope.
I also returned my origonal lense to it's maker. Vic uses thease for a good
cause.

Richard
Superhawk,SV110EDBV
















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so.. in otherwords... nada, nothing, zilch... the big goose egg.
 
I was just wondering.
 
Thanks for the info.

--- On Mon, 6/1/09, Richard <mechaniczz@...> wrote:


From: Richard <mechaniczz@...>
Subject: [Stellarvue] Re: Nighthawk upgrade
To: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 4:57 PM








--- In Stellarvue@yahoogro ups.com, Warp <warpcorp@.. .> wrote:
>
> I'm just curious... were you given any allowance for your old lens cell?
>
Vic will clean your scope install and align your ney lense in trade if you pay
the shipping.(For those who don't want to attempt the switch themself)
All I got was the satisfaction that my old lens cell will be used to build a
scope to be donated to a school.To me ,that was more than enough.

Richard
>
















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