Are there ever any meetings further south? Dover is a real "shlep" for me, and besides I would be lost trying to find the meeting place, etc, since I don't...
Douglas Hemmick
jsbell.ontarget@...
Jun 3, 2007 8:49 pm
6775
Doug, As a member, not an officer of this club, I'm gonna try to answer this. Organizations, such as ours, try to hold meetings in a location that is both...
Doug and PJ and all Star Gazers... What to do for and about Star Gazers who live too far away to attend our meetings has been an issue for me since 1994 when...
Don R Surles
Don.R.Surles-1@...
Jun 4, 2007 11:36 am
6777
... For me, the most important function a club provides is access to observing sites. DSG has historically provided this for me in the form of Tuckahoe....
I saw the companion to Antares better than I've ever seen it this past Friday evening. Our seeing was 10+. Observers Stan Hubbard and Mark Ost each confirmed...
... Kent, I own a Gailand 7mm Ortho as well. You're right; it's a honey! Actually, they DID make a higher-power; a 4mm Ortho. I have one as well; it's good,...
I had forgotten they made a 4mm. I have the 28mm, 10.5mm and 7mm as well as the Galoc 16.3mm, all purchased new in the 1970's for the staggering price of $19...
Don, I can only speak for myself (being a "remote" member).I joined the club years ago because I found the members to be a great bunch of guys. And, since I...
Amazing how we agree on alot of the same things. I love the Edmund RKE eyepieces! They were covered with dust when they came in an accessory case that Keith...
Just a friendly reminder that the Delmarva Stargazers meet tonight at 7PM in DOVER at the DTCC - Terry Campus - Corporate Training Center - r 427. Rt 13 at...
Of course, there is another solution...: "Scotty: Three to beam up, please!" Sorry, I couldn't resist that one. Anyway, I was just asking out of curiosity, and...
Douglas Hemmick
jsbell.ontarget@...
Jun 5, 2007 11:59 am
6786
We were thinking of getting a holographic projector so those on the fringe can 'project' in to the meeting, but the idea was scrapped due to budget constraints...
Gang, My 24" f/5 Dob has shipped! It left the West Coast yesterday. Any bets on how long it will take and how many days it will rain after it arrives? I have...
Define a "shlep" I would like to know if I "shlep" from Pasadena (when I can make the meetings, i.e not teaching). My trip is about 1.5 hours to Symrna. I...
I have several cardboard tubes left over from my telescope making days. Several are no-wax archival tubes in the 8-9" diameter by 66-72 " long - they are free...
Don R Surles
Don.R.Surles-1@...
Jun 5, 2007 2:16 pm
6793
Jean-Paul, It was built by Discovery Telescopes using an AstroSystems Telekit and optics by Terry Ostahowski. A great combination. The Telekit has 4 built-in...
... Not cheap, but worth every penny: http://www.tallmanladders.com/astronomer.html shipping costs drop fast if you can buddy up with someone else on a group...
just get that really tall ladder, carry the scope up the ladder and forego the rocket. don... "Tim Milligan" <milligan@...> Sent by:...
Don R Surles
Don.R.Surles-1@...
Jun 5, 2007 2:36 pm
6796
one more thing...will the scope be named "Elvis"? Don... "Tim Milligan" <milligan@...> Sent by: delmarvastargazers@yahoogroups.com 06/05/2007 10:27 AM ...
Don R Surles
Don.R.Surles-1@...
Jun 5, 2007 2:39 pm
6797
Not sure... Maybe we could have a club contest to name the scope. ... tall ... Any ... under ... hereby ... mail, ... sender by ... explicitly ... does ... ...
Elvis was noted for shaking...all over...not a good trait for a telescope...and I have owned my share of Rock and Rollers. Maybe Tim would prefer a more...
Don R Surles
Don.R.Surles-1@...
Jun 5, 2007 5:40 pm
6801
Awesome! Will you be coming to the ballfield for first light?...
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