Bob... CONGRATULATIONS! That is an amazing photograph of Saturn and I might add of Jupiter and two of it's moons as well. Great work. Dennis Hahn Anchorage. ...
Group, I'm sorry for this interruption. I'm sure this has been covered in the past. My search through previous messages did not answer my question. S & T...
I just bought a used LX200 which is a ;ittle heavier than a LX90 but you could probably use my experience as a guide. The scope is being shipped to me as we...
Go BoB! Ed [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Dec 1, 2001 2:41 pm
I was figuring about $90 for the shipping, so it looks like I was right on, or even a little high. I am more concerned with the actual process of packing and...
Congrats, Bob! Well deserved too - that's a gorgeous image of Saturn. Nice to see our little LX90's showing up the big boys, and proving that they *are*...
No Jeff...the RA coordinates are universal and no conversion is necessary; the R.A. and DEC are given for the sky which will gradually change as the comet...
... Hi Jeff, Celestial coordinates should be the same, regardless of your location and time. However, this being a *moving* object, the coordinates will change...
Thank you Dr. Clay. I assumed the coordinates as listed were based from the Greenwich location and must be adjusted appropriately. I'll input the coordinates...
... right on, ... that. I think ... be all ... Hi Mark, I don't have any experience with this following process, but it's used widely for an awful lot of...
Janet, Thanks for the reminder that I can add items to the Autostar's database. I haven't tried this yet. With 30,000 objects to investigate and just having...
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Dec 1, 2001 3:50 pm
Hi, In this same thought, about 6 months ago I had a customer who "could not see the Moon" in his LX90. After spending about 40 minutes going through the ...
... I see you already answered your question in the next email, but a little help for the next time. Get yourself a good planetarium program for you PC and...
... No... the "RA", although expressed in coordinates of Time, isn't handled that way. It's "merely" a fixed point on the sky. I'm going to answer the actual...
Bob- Your images of Saturn are spectacular (as usual)! ... with ... and ... http://personal.mco.bellsouth.net/mco/r/e/reim58/photo/occult_orig.jpg ... ...
... see ... Beautiful pictures, Bob - Congratulations - I'm just getting into Astrophotography. Now I know, who to direct questions to. Clear skies Mike L. ...
I've been pondering what addl. EP's to buy to supplement the 26mm that comes with my new LX-90 which ships on Monday (Meeeeeerry Christmas!!). I was...
Dr Clay, Thanks for the response. This makes sense. The margin of error would be greater over the relatively shorter distances of the solar system and...
Hi Dick, Try a zoom first before you buy. Either you love em or hate'em. Maybe not quite that bad but you'll get alot of mixed reviews. I have the meade, ...
Thanks, I do need to recheck the precison of my coordinates, but what strikes me as odd is that it is an issue that has only recently surfaced. I have not...
Hmm Joe, I don't doubt you at all but your response certainly seems to challenge my "margin of error "logic in my reply to Dr. Clay. I'll do some more...
Thanks alot for all the complements!! I really enjoy taking pictures of the planets to see if I can better any of my previous shots. I just collimated my...
Beautiful shot, Bob! It's the best Saturn occultation image I've seen so far (anywhere) - it would be a shoe-in for the Gallery section of S&T! I especially...
First sorta clear skies in almost two weeks. I saw it tonite about 8pm est before it clouded over. Too much moonlite to really make out a tail. Through a...
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Dec 2, 2001 2:57 am
Hi Again Ralph, Could it be you are entering "Daylight Savings Time"? We have Fall-en back to standard time. Just checking the simple things. Clear Skies,...
... Two moon diameters? That's only -one- degree! The moon moves about half-degree eastward per hour (relative to the background stars). So if you had...
Dick, I do appreciate your answer. I printed a copy and will find some peace and quiet to digest the information. I did take a look before I read your post....
Thanks for the help John. Jeff ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. ...
