Bob, I still have the 16" and pier mount - the optics are very nice - very early build - I managed to get the then head of Meade operations hand pick the ...
Hi Graham, Happy New Year, and Welcome to the group. I hope you enjoy this group and post often. It has been a little slow here, but I would guess, due to the...
This link was posted yesterday in the DSI Yahoo Group. It's an animated fly-by of M42. I thought some of us might find it interesting. It's almost 29 Meg so it...
NEAF 2008 link; http://www.rocklandastronomy.com/neaf.htm Hi Bob, will you be going to the forum? I am hoping to do the four day forum. The first to days will...
I just go on the first day to see what type of deals can be found. One of these times I do want to catch some of the forums but probably not this time. I'm...
I just go on the first day to see what type of deals can be found. One of these times I do want to catch some of the forums but probably not this time. I'm...
*- FEBRUARY -* Mark your calendars for a potential star party for the Portsmouth School System on Tuesday, February 12th. There will be more details to follow...
Are there any members here that are imaging through an Ha filter? If so, has red-shift from a distant object ever caused problems? I remember reading a post...
We now have a potential of 3 different star parties on the burner. To volunteer for any of them please email me at bforgiel@... February 12th - We now have...
Hi Bob, The H-alpha is new to me as I'm relatively new to digital imaging. From what I've been told the 13nm filters are a bit more forgiving, and since the...
Hi all: For those interested..(just in case it's not common knowledge). CCD and CMOS imaging chip are much more sensitive in the IR end of the "light"...
Graham, Very good point. I have no idea what the transmission characteristics is for the standard Meade IR filter. It might have poor to no transmission at...
I should have added a heading to my message - using a "terrestrial" Digital camera - off the shelf Digital camera - not designed for astronomy (see ...
I found the transmission characteristics for the Meade filters. http://www.astrodon.com/oldsite/MeadePro.html According to this, , , the transmission is just...
Actually, in a reply to my own message, I just noticed how much the Meade IR filter cuts into the green and blue channels. Almost half the green channel is at...
We still need volunteers for the Portsmouth Middle School on February 12th. We only have a few volunteers so we are falling way way short of what we need. The...
For anyone interested, I just received a call pertaining to the Astrodon 6nm Ha filter. It appears that Astrodon is tightening the bandwidth of their Ha filter...
Hi Bob, ASSNE has done a lot of public outreach on Aquidnick Island and we'd be glad to help out - except that this is the second Saturday of the month, and...
Hello to All, I was checking out some of the Venus/Jupiter pairing photos on spaceweather.com and saw one taken by Bill Gucfa. Very nice photo Bill! If...
Hello, everyone. I have a Vixen GP DX equatorial mount for sale. I thought I would offer it to our club members before I sell it on Astromart. It is a like new...
Tony, You might want to mention it at the next Skyscrapers meeting. There are still many Skyscrapers that have not yet joined us in the Yahoo group. Bob...
Weather kept me away from last Friday (Feb 1 meeting). I assume it took place? Graham Pattison [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
A friend of mine that is a scout leader is interested in bringing some cub scouts to Seagrave on Wednesday, March 5th at 6:30pm. Bob, is the schedule free for...
I am available March 5th @ 6:30 ALSO: anyone interested or willing to teach a "Sky Search" merit badge to 10 nine yr old girls scouts? The requirments are 6...
Then March 5th it is, I'll add it to the list. March 13th with the Christian Home Educators is also now officially scheduled. That will now be 3 events in a...
If the weather does not cooperate - at least here's an animation of the total lunar Eclipse. http://shadowandsubstance.com/ CRANSTON STAR PARTY IS CANCELED! ...
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