Equinox Image 1.2.0 is now available. This is a free update for all registered users of Equinox Image and is a recommended update. There is no separate update...
Hello, MacAstronomers, I'm having to cancel my attendance at MAIC/EPOCH this coming week (and my planned follow-on attendance at the Nebraska Star Party) due...
Equinox Image 1.3.0 is now available. This is a free update for all registered users of Equinox Image and is a recommended update. There is no separate update...
Here's a novel idea... Like most of us here, I really like my electronic devices and use them wherever they help out with my astronomical adventures. One place...
Hi Jeff, I browsed your blog for the first time in a long time. Very entertaining. The Dobsonian Rhapsody is funny. So... did you ever ponder more about the...
As will other software from Stark Labs - most notably PHD autoguiding software. However, the DSI is a one-shot colour camera and you would be better off...
Howdy! Pondered and dreamed, but came back to earth. Maybe if I were single, but the risks aren't something I could accept with a family depending on me. ...
Thanx Pete and Jeff. Our college observatory has a number of scopes and we are presently imaging using several ST7E's as well as the STL 6303E. This DSI...
And FYI, the Philips SPC900NC works on the Mac with the IOXperts beta driver (Intel) or the released version (PPC). You might get better planetary results than...
There's a vendor on eBay (search on SPC900NC), or the Mogg adapter <http://webcaddy.com.au/astro/adapter.htm> I *think* they're the same. ... Jeff Phillips ...
One of the guys in our astro club was playing around with Google maps and added a dark sky index over the top. This isn't all that advanced yet, but is still...
Equinox 6.5.1 is now available. This is a free update for all registered Equinox 6 users. 6.5.1 New Features: 1. Gemini speed menus. 2. Moon labels. 3. Find...
... Great piece of work. Maybe I won't move my zerbatory to the Loop in Chicago, after all ;-) I met a doctor -- orthopedic surgeon -- at NEAIC/NEAF who lives...
Hello, All, I got some new glass - a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED Fast Astrograph. This is a 500mm ƒ2.8 modified Newtonian (spherical primary with ED correcting...
Hi David, Have fun collimating ; ) Jeff ... Hi David, Have fun collimating ; ) Jeff On Aug 11, 2007, at 8:05 AM, David Illig wrote: Hello, All, I got some...
... I hear you. I've been told this fast 'scope is difficult to collimate. On the plus side: Texas Nautical inspects each one as it is received from Japan and...
... Yes, indeed! What remains to be seen is if it's too fast for a geezer like me. I'm in shock. I am in Western Pennsylvania where I attended my 45th (!) HS ...
David, Based upon that story I wouldn't worry. You're obviously thinking 'young' and that's what counts. Hell, I'll bet you felt like a 12 year old on Xmas...
Congratz Dave. That sounds like one fine scope! I can't wait to hear about what you do with it. Be patient, the firmament of His hands will reveal itself in...
... You are very kind to praise my miserable work. ... Bootcamp. I had been running Parallels using the Bootcamp installation, but I learned the hard way that...