Francis Park Stargazing Wednesday, January 7, 2009 * 7-10 PM Francis Park on Tamm Avenue at Itaska Street * Canceled in Case of Clouds or Precipitation ...
Hi Robert, I have had a Meade LX-90 for 4 1/2 years, with the Autostar controller. I would also be happy to help you out. I live in south St. Louis, so if you...
Greetings Astronomers,  NOAA sky cover prediction is for 100% at 7PM tonight. It's also cold and windy, so I am making the executive decision to cancel the...
I've posted a copy of the announcement of the SLAS IYA 2009 kickoff meeting being held Friday January 16 at the St. Louis Science Center. It's located in the...
January 16, 2009 Scientists Pinpoint Source of Methane on Mars By KENNETH CHANG In early 2003, Mars let out a big belch of methane gas. The big unanswered...
... I have an Orion 12" Sky Quest Intellescope for sale. I'm asking $800. It comes with the object locator and holster, a lasermate deluxe collimator, a 10mm...
Francis Park Stargazing Wednesday, February 4, 2009 * 7-10 PM Francis Park on Tamm Avenue at Itaska Street * Canceled in Case of Clouds or Precipitation ...
I've recently finished restoring an early version Celestron 6" StarHopper Dobsonian telescope. It was built in the mid to late 90's. It has a single stalk...
... Rip, I was able to find a StarHopper that was labeled "DISCONTINUED". It seem to match your description, except that it describes a 4-vane secondary...
Thanks, John, I downloaded it and looked it over. Unfortunately, it's pretty much like the manual I have. If I have time later this morning I'll take picture...
For all those waiting on pins & needles, I just uploaded a picture of the refurbished StarHopper 6" dob in the PHOTOS section in the RIP'S PIX folder....
Anyone know of a good dark sky location within 150 miles of St. Louis on public land. I was looking for a good (safe, legal, quiet, etc..) place to set up a...
From Robert Wagner... I wanted to send you links to the Bills to watch. Please feel free to pass these this along and contact your Senator and Representative...
Galileo Cake & New Hubble Image Unveiling Event Friday at Public Telescope Session The St. Louis Science Center will celebrate Galileo's birthday (February 15,...
I should add that this event is Friday, Feb. 13, 2009. Mike ... Galileo Cake & New Hubble Image Unveiling Event Friday at Public Telescope Session This Friday...
THE SIMPLEST ATOM OFFERS EVIDENCE FOR THE BIG BANG SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES: Science on the Front Lines Presented by the Academy of Science - St. Louis and the...
St. Louis Science Center Public Telescope Viewings Date Change Please note that the free public telescope viewings at the St. Louis Science Center Planetarium...
I had a look at Comet Lulin with my 10X50 binocs last night from my backyard here in the city (mag 4 skies at best) - and Lulin was quite easy to find, even...
Francis Park Stargazing Wednesday, March 4, 2009 * 7-10 PM Francis Park on Tamm Avenue at Itaska Street * Canceled in Case of Clouds or Precipitation ...
After a few clouded-out attempts, I finally got outside with the binos last night a little after 9 PM and located the comet. It was located between Regulus and...
Washington University's McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences invites the community to its McDonnell Lecture Finding the Big Bang Thursday, April 16, 2009 7...
I have been considering several different scopes. My main consideration isn't price but weight. The scopes that I have been looking at are: Nexstar 8" SE ---...
I wouldn't worry about the single arm. The line that single arm forks are less stable is bogosity put out by the marketing droids. I have a OTI Quantum-4,...
Is the Meade LX200 series still around? As an almost-feeble old lady, I can still haul around an LX200 8 inch optical tube/mount on my own. And its completely...
... The LX-200's are still around, but no longer supported, ie., it is getting very difficult to get parts when the electronics go south and they will....
Larry: I have a Celestron Nexstar 8SE and have not had an issue with the mount being shaky. You are welcome to see my unit in operation. I plan to attend the...
Francis Park Stargazing Wednesday, April 1, 2009 * 7-10 PM AND Thursday, April 2, 2009 * 7-10 PM Francis Park on Tamm Avenue at Itaska Street * Canceled in...
Don - I will try to make it but there is a possibility I may be out of town. I may try to get out of it because of the weather. If that's the case then I...
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