3:15am EST: Prayer answered: skies clear. Mr. Cassini & I are now much better acquainted, thank you very much. Looks like three moons, perhaps more if they...
... the upper ... everything ... John's right, and so, Leor, you'll want to know if the Jet Stream is overhead at your location. One of a number of web sites...
... supported ... controlling ... Steve - Just so you're clear about what Chris said, neither Meade nor Celestron produce actual software apps for controlling...
... my hand at astrophotography. My N11 is currently mounted on a CI700 (pretty heavy duty) tripod. Thanks .. Dunno about the Milburn, but I use the Mettler...
... Nice page! Before I looked on it, I just Googled for jet stream maps. When I found this one, I thought it odd that the Stream would just end as it hit the...
With the new Autostar suite Meade does make a program. I just got mine and it looks to be very good. Took a hell-of-a long time to install though. Doesn't look...
One thing I forgot to mention. Most wedges have a slot at the top to accept one of the scope base screws - you slide the scope on and then attach the other...
... SAA is a news group. This differs slightly from what we are doing here. If you are using outlook express you can set it up to download saa messages under...
I hit SAA maybe once a week... Thanks, Dave For Nexstar11GPS tips, tricks, and general information visit http://www.nexstar11.com. astronomy software visit...
Hi Leor - & welcome aboard this mad-train! *L* Am gonna go ahead & jump in at this point to respond, before reading the remainder of the threads, and hope I...
... the ... variables. ... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Ted - (& all) - As far as I know, Atilla's got his old domain problem resolved -- my...
Anybody have any experience and feedback on imaging with the Optec wideField 0.5X telecompressor lens system on a larger SCT? Thanks in advance. Bill...
... OK, but just for the record it's pretty unlikely Meade wrote the software, especially the planetarium part. They very likely licensed it from someone...
... Agent is excellent, and for reading SAA you can use "Free Agent" (it is, ah, free). There's another moldy oldie newsreader I really like a lot as well,...
... Yah, I just have to "watch my speed"... ... Good thing I just bought that Ray-O-Vac head light, 'cause otherwise I'd probably run out of hands to collimate...
Thanks for the various replies. The reason I asked this question was I hadn't looked at SAA for quite a long time. When I clicked on it in my Newsgroups folder...
... Hi, Most ISPs have web sites where they'll list the news server name. Most likely it would be something of the form: news.yourserver.com/net/whatever Mine,...
Leor, Thanks, I discovered what you had mentioned in your post, right after I sent my last Post. On my ISP's home page under settings, they listed news server....
Are these accessories which screw onto the back of an SCT considered 2" accessories ? Will a threaded for SCT 2" focuser fit on these ? Thanks, Frank...
Hi All, For the past month, I've been remodeling my little shed observatory. I was hoping to do a little solar observing today, but since we had clouds instead...
... Try this: news.readfreenews.net you'll also have to specify the port number, which is 80 (usually used for www; this is strange, but it did work when I...
Skipping the part about how jealous I am as I look upon your 'little shed observatory" - very nice, indeed, especially compared to my driveway that's bordered...
Whoa, after researching and finding that free news server, I may have to switch to it myself. My comcast server currently has 3493 posts available for SAA;...
