MARCH, 2008 "That telescope was christened the Star-splitter Because it didn't do a thing but split A star into two or three…" -- Robert Frost, American Poet...
Hi Mike, Here is an example of the pre-run Plop calculation at http://www.atmsite.org/contrib/Holm/Plop_optimized_cells/ for a 3 pt cell similar to my mirror: ...
Hi Rick, GuiPLOP is a little buggy, but here is what I have on first try. I re-did the 33mm to check against the table, and you can see that it's different...
Hi gang, Well, the 'Earth Day' event that the KVR had inquired about was not a good night due to the about Full Moon, so they have decided to cancel star...
I would like to come, not sure where this reserve is though. Jon Dannehy ... From: StarGazer <star_gazer_20022002@...> To: laxastro@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Mike, Craig and I are working on a plan, so we will be getting back to everyone who expressed an interest before too long. Thanks for volunteering. Phi...
In case you hadn't noticed, Friday and Saturday nights were fairly clear, so it was time to check out the latest mods on the Deep Space Observer 12. I've...
Phil drove down to the Kickapoo Valley Reserve last Friday to check out the site. The KVR Visitor Center is located just north of La Farge on Hwy 131. It is...
Someone posted on the refractor group that some sunspots broke out this weekend, so I drug out the club scope this afternoon. To be extra safe, I removed the...
Well boys, it's been awhile since we had a clear dark night (above 20 deg!), and the 12 inch DSO's in the backyard cooling down! Moon is at 65pct but not...
Don't forget we have a club meeting this Wednesday night at 7:00PM. Room 201 Cowely Hall. One topic will be discussion of the logistics for the April 9th star ...
APRIL 2008 "There is no dark side of the Moon really... as a matter of fact it's all dark." -- Pink Floyd Song, 1973 Cosmic Curiosities The Dark Side Darth...
Hi all, We are needing to begin planning for this event now. May 9th is a Friday night, and Phil and I went to the site tonight to check it out. Looks like a...
Are we still on for tonight for viewing? Steve ... From: StarGazer <star_gazer_20022002@...> To: laxastro@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008...
Steve, It looks very iffy right now. There's a lot of water vapor moving in from the Northwest, and it's hard to say if it will clear up later. I just talked...
I'm officially bagging it for tonight. Massive clouds are passing now and it looks like some are forming right behind. By the way, Craig said that he might go...
I went to my dark site and clouds moved in but may view after midnight. Maybe Saturday night I may go out to the field. Steve ... From: Mike Rowlands...
Well, it LOOKS like it may be a good night tonight. I WILL be up there around dark. Hopefully just before. It looks like we may be OK until around midnight....
I thought I might try more observing from home this year. So... I've been thinking about getting a light pollution reduction (LPR) filter. The two I've read...
I have a light pollution filter and its a Lumicon. You can try mine. I would sell it if you want it. I find this one to reduce light level some and brings up...
I have the Neodymium filter and you can try that. I haven't tried it on the SCT or the Dob yet, and really didn't get a chance to use it much on the...
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