Hope all is well there. I drove up to Keck on Mauna Kea yesterday.I put a picture at the end of the picture section. What is interesting is that you can drive...
Last August, when a group of us were observing at the turnout, someone (maybe Curt?)told my wife, Suzann, about a good source of red filter material for laptop...
MGM Plastics in San Marcos is my source for red laptop sheeting: http://www.mgmplastics.com/ Cheers, Paul Sterngold ... __________________________________ Do...
... Thatıs the place I mentioned. I just had them cut me some ruby red plexiglass sheet (about 1/16 thick). Works great. One of the two sheets I got was so...
... I think I also went with 1/16 and had the same effect, it remained in the bezel by itself (until my new laptop was stolen). On my old laptop, I use a...
Thanks for the info. I used 6 layers of red report cover material(from Wally World)on my old laptop, and that, combined with SkyMap Pro's night vision mode, ...
According to Nov. Sky and Telescope there will be five asteroids brighter than Mag 16 about 2 deg. southeast of Jupiter. Looks like for Nov11 it will be at...
I'm looking for a guidescope for my LX200 10". If anyone has one laying around and wants to sell it, let me know. I'm looking for 80mm/F9 range. Not looking...
From what I understand it might be better to get an f5 scope because of the larger field of view. An f5 field of view gives you more than 3x the number of...
... the ... Nothing is free, the tradeoff is sensitivity to tracking error. Given the same aperture, any movement of a stellar image at the focal plane of an ...
... Steve, How about a 90mm f/10? I have an Orion achromat that I've been using as a guidescope, but since getting my Sky90 don't use much. It is "stock"...
Paul, That sounds perfect but will it be too long to ride on my 10"? Steve ... using as a guidescope, but since getting my Sky90 don't use much. It is "stock"...
Paul, That's some good info. Thanks. Steve ... because of ... than 3x ... Given the ... of an ... of your ... demanding ... lower, ... autoguider with ... wise...
... Define "too long"...:) I used it on my own 10" LX200. It certainly *does* stick out front beyond the SCT corrector, but doesn't interfere with the FOV of...
If it's good enough for you..it's good enough for me. Thanks for the offer. Please contact me at skompier@... to set up a good time for you so I can pick...
Hi Guys... I just picked up a Canon 300D and wanted to try it out. I did a quick and dirty photo of M37 with my LX200 10" in Alt/Az. No guiding as you can see....
Very cool, Steve- congratulations! I like the great amount of color in the stars themselves. If you have Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro or an astro imaging/stacking...
I believe m37 was the first thing I tried to image. I think the Canon 300D is probably an going to be a good choice. I am thinking of getting one. I will be...
Paul, I looked at the full size image and to me the "object" appears to be two stars that kind of merged into one object. I do have PS7 and I fully intend to...
... guiding ... Paul ... Hey, no criticism here -- I can see the cluster, the stars have good color...a lot better than my first astrophoto! :) Just wait'll...
I am new to this hobby and trying to pick a mount for my new 6" Mak- Cass. I am considering both the EQ type mount and the Alt/Az type mount. I can not...
Are you planning to take pictures? Bob ... From: "emanosaurus" <Wsmith5@...> To: <TAC_South@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 10:15 PM...
Bob Thank you for your reply. At this time I am not thinking about taking pics. Just want good visual ability. I do however feel I need at least to have...
The weather is going to be clear and cold this Saturday. Palomar will be 23-30 degrees and LBV will be 33-40. Anyone planning on going out anywhere? Steve...
