I'll be heading up on Thursday afternoon. Pitching a tent and shelter on the observing field. The formal campsites (tent, RV, pop-up, etc.) are a short drive...
St. Louis City Mid-week Observing Opportunity * Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Francis Park in St. Louis Hills * Wednesday, August 10, 2005 * 8-10PM Greetings...
This e-mail is from correspondence I had with Rod Mollise a year or two ago. It was posted on one of his yahoo groups as well as in his newsletter. The e-mail...
John--This list is terrific! I'm going to IDSP, and this list is very helpful. Thanks for sharing. Bill B. ... two ago. ... newsletter. ... my first ... new...
John, Thanks for sharing this informative list. My wife and I plan on attending some star parties in the near future and as newbies we can use all the good...
Cook, If I recall correctly on my conversations with Larry Hardy, this star party is not going to turn into an Astrofest type vendor free for all. It is ...
Last year we had a mini swap meet (very small) as well as a trivia contest. There were also several speakers during the day. Outside of that, there is some...
Breeden Observation Report July 29-30, 2005 Whiteside, Missouri Friday night, July 29, 2005 was wonderfully mild temperatures in the low 80s, dropping...
The Wonders of Cygnus I just cant get enough of observing the celestial wonders inside the constellation Cygnus, The Swan. With the unaided eye, the...
St. Louis City Mid-week Observing Opportunity * Wed., August 10, 2005 Francis Park in St. Louis Hills * Wednesday, August 10, 2005 * 7:30-9:30PM Greetings...
It appears Hardin Optical is out of the telescope business. I perused their website and found no scopes. Jace ( udspos1 ) posted this blurb he ran across on...
Reminder that the registration deadline for the 2005 Illinois Dark Skies Star Party is Sept 15th. The event will be October 6 - 9, 2005 just west of...
As a means of identification (well, sort of), I've placed a high res copy of the gag_astro logo in the PHOTOS section inside the LOGO folder. It's called...
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Greetings Astronomers! I just found out that a letter I wrote (about astronomy) was read on the air on AM 550 KTRS Radio on the Frank O. Pinion show! I sent...
I've been involved in several discussions in Astronomy.com regarding this tool. The consensus is the image shown for any calculated magnification is too small....
The magnification is wrong but they got the AFOV right. It lets me turn my plossl into a Nagler. Holy Moly no wonder they cost so much. Check out the Pliades...
Breeden Observation Report August 26, 2005 My Back Yard. Friday, August 26, 2005 was humid, partly cloudy, and 85 degrees. Very good mosquito weather,...
A couple weeks ago my darling wife bought me a scope at a garage sale. It's a Tasco Model 48T 60mm f11.7 refractor. It came with two EPs (12.5 & 4mm) and a...
Sounds like a great project. Are you doing before and after pictures? Harry ... FOV. ... have ... Well, ... good ... RustOleum ... inside ... mounted ... of ...