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66 terryalford
starstuffterry Offline Send Email
Aug 13, 2006
9:51 pm
If you have the right equipment to see the Sun with a telescope safely check it out! Two large spots have come into view the last few days. Terry...
67 blueflagella Offline Send Email Aug 14, 2006
12:34 am
I wonder if Adam would let club members bust out the solar filter in the observatory at bays mountain one day while he was working? How long do you think the...
68 terryalford
starstuffterry Offline Send Email
Aug 14, 2006
3:53 am
I think this would be a reasonable request for Adam to let a club member use the solar eqpt while he is on duty as long as we would also let any members of the...
69 Todd Gray
blueflagella Offline Send Email
Aug 14, 2006
4:50 am
Sounds good to me on both counts. Give me a call 288-7812 or send me a private email flagella@... as I would like to check the scopes out. Well I am...
70 terryalford
starstuffterry Offline Send Email
Aug 19, 2006
3:20 pm
Just saw this on the Dynascope group. Looks interesting. Terry In case you needed an excuse to observe tonight, and if you have clear skies in your area like...
71 Todd Gray
blueflagella Offline Send Email
Aug 19, 2006
8:46 pm
Terry, Thanks for the headsup. Nice link on the star charts! Todd ... From: terryalford To: bmastro@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 11:20 AM ...
72 terryalford
starstuffterry Offline Send Email
Aug 19, 2006
10:15 pm
Thought some of you guys could use this nifty little utility. Terry Subject: Screen Cleaner Have your noticed that you computer monitor, after a few years of...
73 blueflagella Offline Send Email Aug 22, 2006
4:21 am
I tried to find the sucker in my backyard tonight, but got frustrated and moved on(a bit hazey tonight). Any idea of what I should be looking for or what the...
74 terryalford
starstuffterry Offline Send Email
Aug 22, 2006
2:09 pm
Hi Todd, With a brightness of 8.2 mag and a diameter of 10 arc seconds this puppy should appear as a round or tear drop shaped faint fuzzy half the diameter of...
75 wayne manly
waynemanly Offline Send Email
Aug 22, 2006
2:55 pm
My mount placed desired targets almost in the center of my 40 mm eyepiece.. as long as my scope is on the western side of my RA. The Eastern side is a total...
76 Todd Gray
blueflagella Offline Send Email
Aug 22, 2006
8:27 pm
Thanks I will need it. I can definitely pull in m81 from my backyard and believe it or not I saw the veil nebula ever so slightly(with my OIII filter and only...
77 Todd Gray
blueflagella Offline Send Email
Aug 22, 2006
8:32 pm
Wayne I could not open your attachment for some reason. That is weird about your mount though. What do you plan on dioing to correct the error? Hopefully when...
78 terryalford
starstuffterry Offline Send Email
Aug 22, 2006
9:06 pm
Would I tell a joke? Me?? You gotta be kidding. Terry ... From: Todd Gray To: bmastro@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 4:26 PM Subject: Re:...
79 wayne manly
waynemanly Offline Send Email
Aug 23, 2006
7:53 pm
< Wayne I could not open your attachment for some reason > ... Irfanview works for me and it's free. http://www.irfanview.com/ ... I now remember that Polaris...
80 wayne manly
waynemanly Offline Send Email
Aug 27, 2006
6:52 am
Bamard 177p was faint but visible with ny 9.25 on White top Mt Saturday evening ( 8/26/6 ). The Milky way was so well defined it almost jumped out at John and...
81 blueflagella Offline Send Email Aug 27, 2006
12:52 pm
I am definately interested in going. About what magnitude was the comet? I guess the cemetery didn't have dark enough skies. How late did you guys stay? Todd...
82 terryalford
starstuffterry Offline Send Email
Aug 27, 2006
3:56 pm
Cathy and I went to the Gray Fair and the only thing visible in the sky after sunset was Jupiter. After we got home I watched the race and kept going outside...
83 wayne manly
waynemanly Offline Send Email
Aug 27, 2006
6:18 pm
We left at about 11:40 pm. There was a lot of race traffic. We arrived at 9:40 pm it was already spectacular. Polaris was among several other stars visible in...
84 terryalford
starstuffterry Offline Send Email
Sep 19, 2006
7:50 pm
This link is to a long article concerning the construction of and use of red and green laser poiters. A lot of info. Worth reading Terry ...
85 clusterbuster2000
clusterbuste... Offline Send Email
Sep 27, 2006
1:48 pm
john here, just orderd some ultra smooth fans to cool down the c 14, these fans are 60mmx10mm muffin style and use the magnetic bearings maglevitation. i...
86 blueflagella Offline Send Email Oct 4, 2006
2:00 am
Alright guys, I just successfully completed my EQ platform. It seems to work well with a 25 pound paint bucket on it. Yes sir, a fine EQ platform for the...
87 wayne manly
waynemanly Offline Send Email
Oct 4, 2006
3:01 am
Maybe you can turn the motor around. You could Google the make and model number of your motor. You could send me the make and model number so I can Google it...
88 scope1@...
clusterbuste... Offline Send Email
Oct 4, 2006
6:39 am
hi todd, there should be a reverversing option switch on the diy board. let me look into it, where is the web site for the kit? --- flagella@......
89 scope1@...
clusterbuste... Offline Send Email
Oct 4, 2006
7:21 am
hi todd , give me the numbers on the stepper motor driver ic , so i can idenify the reversing pin number, the way the all in one driver ic works thay have a...
90 Todd Gray
blueflagella Offline Send Email
Oct 4, 2006
10:28 am
John, It is a 109 DIY kit. I believe we checked the reversing pin and for some reason did not work. Todd ... From: scope1@... To:...
91 scope1@...
clusterbuste... Offline Send Email
Oct 4, 2006
10:54 am
... if it has +5 volts to it , then it needs to be grounded, if it goes to ground then it needs + 5 volts to it, that is how it works to reverse seqence. From:...
92 Todd Gray
blueflagella Offline Send Email
Oct 5, 2006
4:12 am
John, Okay, false alarm. I went in and simply switched the 10 pin in the opposite direction. I thought we had tested the circuit board and concluded the...
93 terryalford
starstuffterry Offline Send Email
Oct 9, 2006
5:25 pm
The weather looks promising. Sunset is 7:03 and Moonrise is not until 8:33. How about trying the field right behind the crematorium at Snyder's on Hwy 36? Who...
94 blueflagella Offline Send Email Oct 9, 2006
6:47 pm
I am up for a short viewing session. I do not know how soon I can be out there since I will have to pack up my scope after work. Todd ... until 8:33. How about...
95 terryalford
starstuffterry Offline Send Email
Oct 9, 2006
9:31 pm
Come on when you can, Todd. Bob will be there. I haven't been able to reach Mark or Wayne. Terry ... From: blueflagella To: bmastro@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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