Is it safe to clean the corrector on an sct with a lenspen? Im a bit worried about wiping away coatings. If not, what is the correct way? Is my concern about...
CNN has a poll on the biggest pollution problem, and light pollution is an option. Thought you might like to vote at http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/next/ I...
Leroy, This is EXCELLENT! And you're right about it being unique. I don't know that I've ever seen so much detail conveyed in such a logical way. Its obvious...
... Might I make a suggestion. If your mirror displays definate TDE, then consider 'blackening' in a removable way. I tried this some time ago on a SCT, by...
Good Morning folks: After some significant discussion, the judges have arrived at the decision that webcam and digital camera entries will initially be...
Stuart, The lens pen has been discussed at great length on several groups. As many people swear by them as swear at them. We tried one and seemed to spend as...
... Hi Norrene, I tried installing Corel's flavour of linux a while back and never managed to get it off of the ground so you can't say I'm a big fan... IIRC...
Good Morning Norrene: Yes, the images should have been acquired since last year's contest. Clear skies, Kevin From: "norrene albright" <nalbepar@...>...
I am running the Mandrake distribution and found that it installed very easily compared to the previous generation of Linux distributions. The only problem I...
... I tend to agree here. I believe Corel is no longer supported, and that you'll be better off with RedHat 7.2, Debian, or Mandrake (which is really geared...
... Wow - Mozilla is the browser of choice on all platforms I run, and even use their mail tool for a few accts - I never even knew that feature was in there!...
From your caption I don't know if these images are both taken on the same side of focus. You need two or three images on opposite sides of focus to make a...
Yes, a Lenspen is perfectly safe to use on your corrector, but even the largest size is really too small to use easily for that. I've been using Windex and...
This was on the TAS mail list and I thought it would be of interest to the SCT list also. Paul Peterson ... From: Joe Vines [mailto:joevines@...] Sent:...
MY BET IS BETWEEN -1/6 AND -1/8 WAVES. VERY GOOD. JUST MY OPINION. THE FAME OF THE N11 SEEMS TO BE JUSTIFIED. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
But the trick with sand is not sand alone. Out side, it can and will get damp. Even a bit inside. I added a load of mixed plastic shot, used in sand blasting,...
No problem! You can import because they use some MS DLL to read the PST file. I did have some problems importing my e-mail but that was because of some...
I finally got a break in weather and was able to use my new Lomo Astele 133.5. It performed well. The sky was not a true dark site - even without the moon you...
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David, Thanks for the rave review. It took a lot of tweaking to develop the web page's format because I wanted to convey the the most meaning possible. But...
Your description of M3 viewed in the 133.5mm, and its comparison to a Celestron G8 sound normal. The G8 has considerable more light grasp. My C5 (127mm) views...
In a message dated 4/1/02 8:36:38 AM Central Standard Time, jh@... ... Hi Guys: Let me say, too, that while Debian is a nice distribution, I never got...
I have not seen M13 in the Lomo - only M3. M3 appeared like a large gray round thing with few stars resolved around perimeter but not much else. M13, on the...
I just received my C9.25 this past Saturday and was able to perform some initial imaging. I am using a Meade .33x reducer and a ST7E/CFW8 on my C9.25. I...
I just received my C9.25 this past Saturday and was able to perform some initial imaging. I am using a Meade .33x reducer and a ST7E/CFW8 on my C9.25. I...
I would appreciate any recommended books to get one smarter about the world of digital imaging. Starting point is about nil. I've read a tad and understand...
Hi, Under dark skies the MN56 resolved M13 quite well. M3 was also resolved. but not to the extent of M13. M13 is a spectacular object that handles high power...
Can anyone point me to a good discourse on diffraction rings...specifically, the interpretation thereof as it applies to optical testing. I have found a...
In a message dated 4/1/02 2:43:33 PM Central Standard Time, ... Hi: Richard Suiter's _Telescope Optics, Testing and Evaluation_...however, beware, as I've said...
