Last night (Saturday, May 6) I managed to get out for the 3rd time this week! It was quite cloudy through the evening hours but the satellite radar showed a...
... You might have to enter your zip code or something before you get the page that I'm seeing. I think that some of weather.com features require a fee, but...
All, Here are our anticipated observing sessions for May, all are Friday/Saturday nights: May 11 / 12 - dark shortly after 9:00, moon doesn't rise until about...
Hi Anyone using MAXIM DL that could give a demo at one of the meetings? I have it but won't be using it for another month or two and would be interested in a...
Hey guys, I am pretty sure HWY 14 is now open again. Fresh new blacktop all the way up the hill, so if you just take that till you get to the top of the hill,...
We had a trouble free trip down to St. Pete and are renting while we look for a house. Glad to see Rick/Phil have scheduled some May observing attempts. Also, ...
Overall a nice night. It did clear up after some early clouds. Seeing was only so-so which was attributed to the fires up north. I had my 8" dob and...
... We checked out a few more globulars and did some more eyepiece experimenting. I've now seen the difference between a 1.25 and 2 inch eyepiece (on Phil's...
Mike, Thanks for letting me use your 40mm ep. My 32mm may not be as bad as I say, but your 40, and 32, are much better. I wondered if it was just a bad match...
Glad to hear the weather cooperated some for the Friday night session. You have wildfire/smoke/haze problems there too? We have had a couple of really bad days...
Thanks to all who participated Friday evening. You made it a pleasant one by being there and sharing your scopes and thoughts even though the visibility was...
... Seeing ... Phil ... club's ... were ... inch ... the ... some ... I'd say we all had a very enjoyable night. The wind was a little severe, cooling us all...
If any one else is interested in attending the following events let me know: http://www.new-star.org/ This is the Wisconsin Observers Weekend held at Hartman...
There's a "funny" story I tell about the club scope and Cowley Rooftop solar observing with students. After using it one day, I pulled the filter off and moved...
You've told me the answer to this one before: how far (in time) to Eagle Bluff observing area? From downtown La Crosse? I think you've told me about 1:15 or...
Hi, LAAS members and friends; According to StreetAtlas, Eagle Bluff is about 1:17 from Cass and 4th, via I-90. It is about 1:45 via Hokah, Houston, Rushford,...
Thanks Red. I would have thought it would be longer to take I-90. I'll have to take a look at a map. If the weather cooperates, I will be staying in La...
StreetAtlas directs, for the fastest route, I-90 from La Crosse to the Lewiston exit, Co 29 to a mile or so of un-named roads to SR 30 to SR 250 to Lanesboro....
Thank you to Bob for filling in the history of the club scope. I still haven't cleaned the mirror but have seen suggestions on the proper solutions and...
Thanks for the comments Mike. The club had Clausing (?) in Illinois do a Beral (?) coating on the scope about 15 years ago. It's hard to find places that...
Although collimating a low f number Dob is tricky, I always got sort of close using the University's laser collimator. It has patterns and is not just a spot...
I would like the club to consider getting a 6-8" dob for a loaner scope. Then sell the 13". I'm afraid that the 13" would scare more than entice a new member...
Thought I would drop a line now that I have a "real" telescope. I found a good deal dsx-90 telescope at a local sams club. The go-to mount was broken but the...
Got a chance to play with my new diagonal and eyepieces last night. One thing I learned is that on a cool, damp night, some eyepieces fog up faster than...
If the weather holds I will be going the the flying field on MM. I really don't understand what the Clear Sky Clock is trying to tell us but it might be ok....
Hi Sam, We (well, actually it's my daughter's) have a ETX-90, w/o the goto. It is a pretty nice little scope but the computer goto is really a needed with a...
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