... getting the Bright Star Atlas... ... Query -- Dorothy -- was thinking of picking up a copy of the Pocket Sky Atlas. What do you find confusing about it? ...
... the ... Can someone cite a few examples of the few naked-eye comet discoveries that have taken place? Thats truly spell-binding!! I have just heard of some...
HI, Charlie, I found it difficult to orient myself in relation to what I wanted to look at. There are a lot of books that show binocular objects with photos...
Hi Amar, I use the Celestron Skymaster 25x100 and Vixen 11x80 binoculars for my binocular comet watching. I expect to see 11th mag stars with the Celestrons on...
Hey Folks, I created a folder in the files section containing jpegs of my latest parallelogram mount. Please excuse the fact that it needs a few paint touch...
... I didn't see anything in the files section owned by onaxis. Did you use a different name ? What is the name of the folder I should be looking for ? This...
... you use a ... looking for ? ... Hello Mr. Tom, I think you should be looking for the folder called "Dual Parallelogram Mount" by skylister. It has 7 photos...
I was able to observe this comet earlier tonight from a suburban location with limiting magnitude of +5.3 (the faintest star I could see for sure in the...
Hi Ed, I was out last night too. Caught the comet thru my Garrett 28x110 binocular, as well as Saturn, Venus, M13 & M57. Usually a binocular view of a comet...
I found the comet from my backyard with 10x42 Nikons last night without too much trouble. I had tried last weekend and was unable to locate. Last night's sky...
Found the comet again tonight from my backyard. Visible in Nikon 10x42 binoculars with a bit of difficulty. Fairly easy in Fujinon 16x70. For comparison M101...
I think the wide field of view (5.7 or 5.8 degrees) of my 12x60 helped me find it Thursday evening. Friday was a club meeting and it was cloudy, and then...
I saw it Friday night in my 9-1/4" Mak, then Saturday night thought I saw it in my 20x80 binos. Later I decided I was looking at M3 which was close, it did...
... I was able to catch the 2006 VZ13 LINEAR conjunction with M3 last night, 7/22, from 10:00 PM to 10:40 PM EST before clouds rolled in. The comet was just at...
Impressive mount, but expensive at $69.95. I use a Burgess Optical Z-Bracket, which is a rigid mount with a red-dot finder bracket, but does not have the...
... wrote: Hello, I have just joined the group, and it looks very active -- I think I will like it here.:-) I have been observing since the late 70's and these...
... wrote: Hello, I have just joined the group, and it looks very active -- I think I will like it here.:-) I have been observing since the late 70's and these...
Hey everyone i just joined and this seems like a cool group.Here is some info on me Name : Jessica H. Age : 22 Location : Tampa,Florida E-Mail : Jesquarius_85...
Hello Thomas and nice to meet you. You asked. A wide FOV is, after all, one of the big appeals of bino observing. (Do you agree? What exactly is the appeal? I...
I own both the 10x42L and 15x50's because I like the wide 6.5° FOV of the 10x42L's vs 4.5° FOV of the 15x50's but also like the 50% increase in magnification...
I am new to the group. I am interested in getting a larger set ( I have a pair of Celestron Ultima 8x56)and also am writing an article for my societies'...
Hi, Jessica, Welcome to the group. I went to the URL you posted for your uploaded picture, but nothing came up. In what format did you post your photo? I am...
HI, all, I've been in this group for a little while and have learned a lot. I have some comments about using binoculars. I, too started out with telescopes...
... It's working for me. I didn't see the original message but the url in your quoted text worked. Note you'd have to put it back together on one line and...
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