Took it out last night and it was beautiful. Yes, the heat waves are messing with the view, but overall, a very impressive view. Not my photos, but nearly...
Which eyepieces, without breaking the bank, would you recommend for use with a -10 inch dobsonian -f/4.5 -1140mm focal length to get the most out of it? Which...
Hello All, I took some new images. One is of the Cocoon Nebula, it is OK, I need more integ time: http://www.sorlando.com/astronomy/cocoonimage.html Also, I...
... The first question is "which eyepieces do you already have?" After that, we can come up with suggestions. Do you also happen to own a Barlow? Sam Storch ...
David, As you start out three eyepieces would allow you to view most objects. A low, medium and high power. Based upon your 1140mm focal length and the seeing...
DOB EYEPICES ============ Which eyepieces, without breaking the bank, would you recommend for use with a 10 inch dobsonian, Mostly moon, Planets, and Messier ...
Dear David: Eyepieces: Given that I don't know your budget, and that your focuser takes 1.25-inch eyepieces, I will stick to more moderate recommendations: You...
Thanks! ... Well Ihave money, but would prefer to keep things near $100. $200 on the outside. If there were maybe 5 eyepieces that Id find covered all that I...
Hello All! Last night I was out at Custer operating the C14. It was a VERY BUSY night. I saw a Prom with my PST, couldn't get in image before the clouds came...
GOOD ANALOGY, SAM!! David, When you are out at Custer, you can try our some of their eyepieces. In the shed, there are plenty of EP to choose from. I would...
Sat., Aug. 12, 7:30 to 9:00 PM. THE USES AND ABUSES OF LANGUAGE IN ACADEMIA A philosophic examination of language, the attribution of meaning to words, their...
So thanks to Bill, I have my meade collimated and working great. Working so well in fact that for the time being I have put off buying a new scope and putting...
Sounds like you had a good nite Steve. If the scope gets moved out of alignment you don't have to go through a whole alignment. Cycle it off then on, after it...
More than likey, yes. When I repalced my stock focuser with a Moonlite unit, I even had to adjust the seconday mirror as well as the primary. Mike Siniscalchi ...
Hello All! With nothing better to do in the summer, I rented episode 1 and 2 of the popular series "Lost In Space". Episode #1 aired 9/16/65, and Episode #2...
Dear David, Once you have changed your focuser, it is absolutely necessary to repeat the three phases of collimation on the telescope: 1. Using a sight tube,...
... what is 'N&W' and BFSP ? ~david __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection...
Hello David, It's supposed to be B&W, black and white BFSP stands for Black Forest Star Party, a star party occuring later this month at Cherry Springs State...
Steve, The images came from the 1956 Palomar deepsky survey. That famous survey produced some remarkable pics done with the 48" Palomar Schmidt Camera. Joe...
I'm with James on this one. The scale looks too large for the Schmidt but more importantly the edges of the field are comatic not flat and nicely corrected as ...
Hello All! I finally got a chance to process and upload some images I took over the past week. I got a new computer, and I had to load everything onto it. I...
Hello All! Last night was a VERY busy night at Custer. First there was a lecture on something about the English Language, given by Pat of Pat's Scope fame. I...
Hello All! In a previous post I gave an observing report from last night at Custer. I have processed the images: First, an image of M39 taken on August 11. I...
Hello All! Last night I took an image of the bubble nebula in H-Alpha. I exposed three hours and the image has alot of nebulosity around the bubble that I...
Hello All, Since my recent acquisition of some resources on processing images, I reworked some images. Also, I have a new image I shot last night. Reworked...
WOW thats impressive! thanks for sharing. ~david ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best...
Bill had done such a great job getting my 10 inch Dobsonian collimated, that I realized having the proper tools to maintian it myself is a necessity and...
Sat., Aug. 26, 6:00 to 7:30 PM at the Custer Observatory in Southold. UNDERSTANDING CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME AND FIBROMYALGIA According to the Centers for...
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