... there ... can ... my ... the ... check ... I would agree with Jim here. Don't run around with a pre conceived idea that because an eyepiece has a "Nagler"...
I've been contemplating this question for some time, so I'll go ahead and post it now (I haven't seen any discussion lately about it). I've seen one particular...
... Wally, The handfully of starparties I've been to have been VERY n00bie friendly =-) The first one I went to with only my 4.5" XT a guy befriended me and ...
This is very good advice!!! In fact, I would love to try them out once before plopping down the greenbacks. Until now, I have no friend with whom I can go do...
... Hugh Bartlett (not a member of this forum) is over in Oakland. You can reach him by posting a note to his attention on the Talking Telescopes group. I've...
Good advice from RE. I would only add that no matter if it's just a local observing session or a major star party, if you want to check out telescopes and ask...
... Here is a link to a well know San Fran Astronomer: http://www.johndobson.org/ And his group is: http://sidewalkastronomers.com/ From what I understand, he...
... I think RE's advice is pretty good. A lot depends on the type of star party....some of them are serious dark sky events w/ killer scopes that they even...
I read Gene's paper. Deceided to build a target. Went to Lowes. The 1 1/2 PVC connecters had an outside diameter of 2 1/4 inches, slightly less than the...
... Equally likely is that there are many different non-standard PVC fixtures. (I DID file those four raised areas for the wrench off the outside of the PVC,...
Reading your article again, I find I have another question. You note that adjusting the centerspot with sub-millimeter accuracy is needed as neither the...
yes i am well aware of that. and it is not just a theory. i live in the piedmont section of NC. just dodged a hurricane and it is presently raining. that's...
Not so fast I would hold off on the mods because you'll void the warranty if you do. Do a star test first with goood seeing all optics are not the same...hope...
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... (Jack - notice how much of your post I have edited out in forming this answer. In particular, I did away with my entire post of mine you responded to....
I've encountered a few newcomers who are somewhat confused by the different devices used to collimate a telescope. So I've added an article in the Files...
Harking back to message 34969 (Star Party Etiquette), I was wondering if the brightness of the Intelliscope Computerized Object Locator would be offensive to...
... <snip> ... good ... seen ... Wally, have a look at this website : www.cherrysprings.org .It has some star party etiquette that I would not have thought of....
... One should never wonder, one should Google! A quick search for sidewalk astronomers leads to this: http://www.sidewalkastronomers.com/ Clear Skies, PL ... ...
Thanks Phil, I'd looked up the website earlier, but they don't have like an event calendar for star parties or anything...maybe I should call them up to find...
... Heh, a certain author/astronomer that we all know who visits this forum and shall remain nameless, scared the crud out of someone that backed their car up...
... Is he the same one who you earlier reported sits inside plotting star hops while his wife, at the telescope, actually has to carry them out? [:^) Gene...
... I refered to it as an "Organic Object Locator", and yes, its that same person and it was at that same observing location =-) I better go find some Kevlar...
Manoj, Visit http://observers.org for the largest bay area astronomy organization. If you're in the north bay or Sacramento areas, visit yahoogroups.com and...
i used the holster but i put in on some locline hose. positionable and i can sit in my chair and see the display. look under lastgoodusername in the pics...
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