Hi All, Has anyone been doing any observing these past few months? With these hazy summer skies and nightfall occurring after 9:00 PM, it's really hard to do...
Hi Steve,  I'm still in Tennessee and will be here at least through the 6th of July. It has been difficult the last 2 weeks with my father and I really...
Hi Dick, That's a nice scope you purchased - lot's of aperture! Most of the galaxies will be a little tough with the hazy skies, but you should be able to...
Hi All, Get ready now, because one of the most popular meteor showers of the year is here – the Perseids! This shower is one of the most watched meteor...
Hi all, In between the Tropical Storms and Hurricanes, I've noticed that we have had brief periods of clear skies. I haven't done any real observing but I did...
Hi all, I received this information today regarding a public event at Hamburg State Park. ... We have been going to Hamburg State Park as a dark sky site for a...
I know the weather hasn't been the greatest, but has anybody had a chance to see this comet? Also, do I need to do an update to my autostar to be able to see...
Hi Charles, There are 2 good ways to locate any comet with your LX200GPS and 3 good ways to find Lulin. Lulin is visible to the naked eye at a dark sight and...
Hi Charles, Below is the coment elements and hourly ephemeris I got using the MPC ephemeris service for Lulin over the next couple of days. Minor Planet...
Hi all,  The MPC website is probably the most useful website/tool available for amateur and professionals who do any sort of minor planet, moon, satellite,...
Hi all, I thought I would point out that the Perseid meteor shower should put on a nice show next week. Hopefully the moon will not interfere too much. So...
While driving around work today, I started thinking about the possibility of building a pier and observatory so that I could get my equipment set up...
Hi Charlie, There are several good ways to construct piers for observatories. Some are more expensive than others. Some can be moved, while some cannot. ...
Hi Charlie,  I think Murray's observatory and pier design is probably the best and easiest to construct. As he mentioned, the piers can be moved if needed...
Hi all,  I wanted to contact everyone here since we have all been in contact in some form with an interest in Astronomy. We have talked about putting a...
Count me in -------------- Original message from Steve Farmer <sefarmer@...>: -------------- Hi all, I wanted to contact everyone here since we have...
I have been out of town, however, count me and my two kids in. ... Hi all, I wanted to contact everyone here since we have all been in contact in some form...
I remember Murray's piers. One of these days I'd like to get a look at yours, Steve. I'm thinking of doing a permanent immovable pier. I can acquire a 4"...
Hi Charlie,  I need to put in a pier for my scope, but I guess for now I'll just leave it sitting on the tripod. It's in an area where it really can't get...
Was anyone able to see any Perseid's last night during the peak? I was too tired to stay up late and was relying on my all sky camera to record them, but for...
Hi Charlie, My piers are 6" and 9" in diameter steel filled with sand to reduce vibrations. If you may go to a 14" scope you will need bigger than a 4-6"...
Went out at 12:00 a.m. and then again at 5:00 a.m., too cloudy no sightings. ... Was anyone able to see any Perseid's last night during the peak? I was too...
Hi All,  Has anyone been able to do any astronomy work? I did notice that the skies were clear at times the past few nights but I didn't open up my...
Can't wait to see that image Steve. I was able to get out a few nights last week and break in my ETX-80 Talk about a little scope! I observed a few clusters...
Not yet, All I have are pretty hefty DSLR's (Nikon D3 & D90) The D90 isn't too heavy but it's gotta be more than the ETX can handle on the stock mount. I've...
Hi Steve, Haven't had time to do any imaging lately either due to the weather or being out of town so much recently. Can't wait to see you final image from...
