ANNOUNCING THE 2009 GOLDEN STATE STAR PARTY! We are pleased to announce that the Golden State Star Party in 2009 will again be held under the very dark,...
I have a 45cm f/4.5 truss tube newt. I was thinking the 8mm Ethos could replace both my 12mm Nagler and my 9mm Nagler. It has slight more field of view and...
Jeff wrote: I was thinking the 8mm Ethos could replace both my 12mm Nagler and my 9mm Nagler. Today I work 31mm Nagler (64x)... then 12mm Nagler (166x)... if...
Thanks all so far for the replies. Sounds like the short (and long) answer is yes. Guess I'll give it a go when (and IF) I get a bonus in Feb this year. If it...
Jeff.... yes, It WOULD certainly lighten YOUR eyepiece case! I've seen it. You have more junk in there than I do in mine. I'm surprised you don't have a...
Any/all folks with solar telescopes, or regular scopes with a solar filter, I have received a call for folks to help out with a Sun/Earth day presentation to a...
A fun link has been added to the GSSP site, to a YouTube trailer from the documentary "Star Party", done by amateur astronomers, that gives a feeling of what...
The Early Registration period for the Golden State Star Party is underway, and registrations are well ahead of last year at this time. We expect an even bigger...
Hi everyone, I am on my way to Honduras to begin planning the first Copan International Star Party. The event would be held at the top of Mt. Miramundo near...
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/19feb_quadrupletransit.htm Spectacular Photo-op on Saturn Something is about to happen on Saturn that's so pretty, even...
Hi, My scope came with this filter slider but I did not know who made it. Now I do and it is not very expensive. It is a must have item for any visual...
Hi Bob, I've had one of these guys on my 25" for a couple of years now, but have been unable to use it because my eyepieces will crash into the filter before ...
Paul, Mine is mounted on the inside of the OTA. There is no problem with eyepieces. There should be no need do adjust the the tubes. Bob ... From: Paul Alsing ...
Bob, Mine is also on the inside, but that is the problem; many eyepieces need to go farther in than that to come to focus. Maybe we can measure our tubes, I...
Richard posted this on TAC last night.... Greetings all, High Desert Online is generously donating wifi internet services at GSSP. Although we won't have very...
Hi all, I have been looking around for a number of years for a property to have an observatory. I have found what appears to be an ideal lot. It is about 9...
I've just been notified that after more than 8 years of waiting, AP is finally willing to sell me one of their telescopes (130mm). I'm so excited I had to tell...
I was reading another group and saw someone named Kurt was posting about the JSF and how people in the group should spread the word... Having heard some...
We are 2 weeks away from the April Explore the Stars Program. April has been a very quiet month in the past. Expect cool and possibly damp conditions late in...
Jeff, I vaguely remember seeing something about this event last year, but did not persue it. Their page says that there will be roaming "light police" at the...
... did not persue it. Their page says that there will be roaming ... police" at the event, but I imagine it will be the general public, not the attendees, who...
... CalStar is $20 a night, approx., with three nights for the price of two. But it does not have the daytime ambiance of the Julian area. What CalStar does...
... ??? I was there for one night last year. They had a really good turnout, including a bunch of amateurs from Arizona with some big dobs, which kind of...
Since the last time you probably visited, there's been a new "fun" addition to the GSSP site. TAC's own celestial prospector "Death Valley Randy" --- fresh...
There are only about six more weeks until the Golden State Star Party gets underway on Frosty Acres Ranch in Adin, CA, June 20-24. Now’s the time to register...
We are just a few days away from the May program. The forecast looks very good for both nights. May tends to be cool and with a marine layer quite dark. Please...
Hello, My name is Robert Young and I am an adult leader with a small Boy Scout troop in Fallbrook. I am the counselor for "Astronomy" merit badge and have been...
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