Well I went to my buddy's farm last night for a few hours of observing with the 10-inch Dob. I saw so many meteors and one that lit up the ground all around...
Wow! Seems like you had a good night! Once I get my lens cleaned and hopefully my mirror(from Chuck, the guy I bought it from), I'll be going to my aunt's...
I was inspired this year and set up the C102 out in the front driveway for the trick or treaters to look at Mars. It was pretty low in the sky but everyone...
I just recently got an even better job so I'll be having a better cash flow for my next telescope. I'm thinking for a good 10 inch dob or 12 inch. I was...
Charles: I looked at these two telescope. The prices are very different. None has digital circles. You may wish to consider the possibility of acquiring a...
... Charles, I agree with Jean-Paul. For similar cost you can buy an Orion Dobsonian with the sensors in place for determining the scope's alignment, and for...
I'm not really into a guided tour or "Goto" since I'd rather study star charts and find things myself with a telrad. Do a digital circle just allows you to buy...
CJ, I have been observing for 19 years now. I have had at least one telescope of every design. I looked at prices for the various Dobs you are interested in....
Please do not forget tonight's meeting...7:00PM at First Presbyterian Church, Smyrna, DE. Gates open at 6:30! Don... "Norton Douglas \(DTI\)"...
Don R Surles
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Nov 1, 2005 4:50 pm
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Charles, Many like very much to use charts and a viewfinder to find objects in the sky. Yes, you learn a lot about the sky that way but very much time is often...
CJ; Perhaps the most important item in Norton excellent note is that he has been observing for 19 years. That helps. The circles have saved me considerable...
I agree with you Jean-Paul. But I was going under the original assumption of saving money for other accessories. There's a better than $100 difference in the...
Charles: You certainly will be delighted with the large aperture. That will give you improved views of the Deep Sky Objects. Make sure however that the tube is...
... CJ, I think we're all enjoying your youthful enthusiasm. I'm with you (and Doug) on the digital setting circles. I noticed in your member profile that you...
... observing ... picture ... Doug, Down in Nanjemoy, Charles County MD, several of us in Southern MD Astronomical Society saw many meteors during Saturday...
What a great meeting. Don gave us a great presentation on Solar observing and Dave Groski wowed us with his Off Axis telescope presentation. The web site for...
Exactly! I been studying star charts on where interesting objects is, like M31, Ring Nebula, double cluster, owl nebula, lagoon nebula, etc. I like star charts...
CJ: My two cents worth. I have the Orion XT12 Intelliscope and love it. It is definitely worth it to pay the extra money and get the digital setting circles. I...
That's a great use of the setting circles. Sometimes I wish I had them to find that faint object. But like I said before I was only going under the impression...
Thanks for the info Mark! I'll look into the carrying case price, 1.25 adapter, another telrad, a 2x and 3x barlow, and an astronomy photography program so I...
Yes I am, Thats one reason why I'm buying it, so I can blow up images and stick em on my wall and all. I like photography so taking pictures of things I like....
Would love to go out tonight but not only am I a little under the weather but I just bought Star Wars III on DVD. I'm gonna watch that tonight. Douglas A....
... CJ, if you plan to make photographs of objects like galaxies and nebulae and clusters and other small, faint, faraway things, I'm not sure the Dobsonian...
I just got in and I must say, Everything was great! I used my 32mm lens which isn't as dirty as the others. I took a look at M31, I took an attempt to find M81...
Isn't that what the computer does for the Orion 12inch? I thought it did but I'm mainly in taking pics of planets then photoshop them later. Taking images...
Ok, let me pull a Kent: Last Saturday night at Tuckahoe was a fine night, even though I was a bit under the weather and had wished I had brought out the...
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