In my first couple of weeks with my new-old orange C8, I have been just generally star-hopping without any serious attempt at scientific method. In viewing...
Here is a very complete compendium of sketches made at the eyepiece of an 8-inch SCT. It depicts what you should be capable of seeing as you become more adept...
Hi M31 is an enigma in a telescope. It looks like a fuzzy patch with a bright center no matter what the magnification. This may sound funny but it is the...
Greg, My old 98 Chevy pick up will turn off the DRLs if the emergency brake is pushed in one click. Newer GM products do not have this same feature. Too bad...
If you look at M31 under a very dark sky, you'll be able to make out a slight dark lane in the dim glow around the central bright spot. It's not really...
I recently bought a Solar filter off ebay, and was wondering if anyone could help identfy the manufactuer. The seller thinks it may be Celestron, I don't know...
Probably Thousand Oaks. I have almost the same filter- the cell is silver, the OD has a "B" in front of it instead of "K", and the barcode values are different...
Thanks I am now fairly sure it is an Orion filter, I did a bit of research and it appears identical to the one in the photo of solar filters published by S&T...
... Orion Telescopes and Binoculars. Visit URL: <http://www.telescope.com/> and enter "07713" to their search box (upper right corner) and you'll see what you...
If your site is so light polluted that you can only see a handful of stars, then galaxies and nebulas will be badly washed out. Light pollution filters work...
Thanks all for the excellent information. The sketches of the various objects was very helpful. On a somewhat related issue, my 1980 C8 does not have current...
What about turning installing a switch on the emergency brake switch to make the car think the emergency brake is engaged? just wondering, Greg ... brake is ...
I forgot to thank everyone for their suggestions and web links. I might not do this myself, but I have an EE friend into astronomy who might do it on my car...
Hi Dennis: Very smooth and pleasing image. Yes, H-alpha imaging is very forgiving in terms of the elements we must battle. I, too, have resorted to H-alpha...
... stems from ... enable/disable. ... No, DRL's are something GM invented to reduce accidents. The Canadians may have since adopted them into law but you can...
Hi: Your certificate was mailed about a week and a half ago. If you don't get it pretty soon, let me know. Peace, Rod Mollise Author of _Choosing and Using a...
Greg, Actually is works out just fine as is at a star party. One click down on the emergency brake is enought to turn off the DRLs, but not enough to really...
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Dennis, Thanks, It is dark relative to New York City, but being only 75 miles to the north west, I wouldn't qualify it as a "pretty dark" site. There is a...
To all sct user groups What are the web site(s) for used eyepieces? Thanks Byron New Orleans, LA ... Yahoo! Personals Single? There's someone we'd like you to...
Hi Taras, If you see all the stars in UMa then you have at least magnitude 5.0 skies. UMa isn't that high, so you probably do better at the zenith. Darkness...
Astromart is very good: http://www.astromart.com/ You have the advantage that you are dealing with other amateur astronomers, not the general public so they...
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From: "lin lan" <lin_lan70058@...> Subject: [sct-user] Used Eyepieces ... Hello Byron: I find the best single location for such items is...
One of the best sites for used astronomy equipment is http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/ Bob From: "lin lan" <lin_lan70058@...> Subject: [sct-user]...
If you are looking for cheap, but not exactly used check out surplusshed.com they have a variety of eyepieces some made from surplus opticcs, other imports,...
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Thanks to you Tom and all who responded. It appears that a lot of us use Astromart. Byron ... Yahoo! Personals Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. ...
