... Lots of people in the Northeast saw this as well... What you and many other saw was a fuel dump by an Atlas 2AS Rocket launched from the Cape 8/31. Paul ...
Hey Mike and all, Is anyone going to the ICStars Star Party next weekend? I'll be there Thursday afternoon till Sunday morning. -Scott ... Here is a short...
... I am taking Friday and Saturday off. I plan on getting there between 5pm and 6pm Friday afternoon. Miranda, my 11 year old daughter will be with me again ...
I'll be at the same spot again. I'll save some room. I think my two daughters want to work on their Girl Scout sky watching badges Saturday night - Alex on...
... Hi Scott, Dave Burtrum here, we've meet at Great Plains before and at ICStars last year. I'll be there again this year. I was in the lower field last...
You weren't one of them that Vic had to use the tractor to pull out? :-) It was pretty wet down there in the bottom. There should be plenty of room up on the...
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. StarMaster Scope Chat Date: Sunday, September 5, 2004 Time: 6:00PM EDT (GMT-04:00) Chat session for...
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Sep 5, 2004 10:02 am
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Hey all! While getting ready for the star parties this Fall, I noticed that my mirror was pretty filthy. I also noticed that it had some serious spots on it. ...
... What you describe, Scott, is virtually the same thing our club had with our 20" five years ago. And we tried the very same approach - actually, we let 'er...
Hi I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend! Since I've gotten my 14.5" Starmaster I've found myself not using the Paracorr I purchased with it. I'm guess...
... Jeff, Yes, I use the Paracorr with my 5mm and 9mm T6... when I'm not using a 2.5x Powermate. :-) Can't say I've thoroughly compared the with/without...
... Yes, I do... But you have asked a very timely question. I was critically star testing my 14.5 goto/track on Sat evening/Sun morning because I recently...
I use the Paracorr on Pan. 35MM & 17mm T4 eyepieces, but never on anything with higher mag. In higher power views I'm seldom looking at the complete FOV, so...
At high power, the EP is only seeing a small part of the focal plane, so the Paracorr is less important even if you look at the whole field available in the...
Greetings all, I have not as yet received my 14.5" SM, but it should be here soon. I would like to add a magnifying finder as I don't find a "unit" power...
I only use the Paracor on my lowest power, widefield eyepiece so I have clean images for hunting down DSO's. Beyond that, I usually jump down to my shorter...
I love hunting down DSO's with charts, and to that end, I'm pretty much a finder freak. I prefer right-angle, correct image finders so I can see in the sky...
... I'm nearsighted, so unit-power finders aren't very useful for me. I asked Rick about this when we were getting our new monster 28" for our local public...
Thank you John and Matthew. I have a friend that is waiting on a "Woody" finder, so maybe I'll see how it works. Also, I would likely remove the Telerad and...
Al It is my good fortune to live very close to Bob Kirschenmann of the Starmaster team and to count him as an observing buddy. While Bob was visiting in-laws...
My 18" Zambuto mirror is but one year old. On average with normal use, how often doing mirrors need to be recoated and how much does that cost? ... ivory ... ...
Thanks for the awesome review, coltmenk! Sounds like the perfect replacement to me. I love my 18 inch SM, but it is a bit much to lug around, and to get in and...
I just read the 1 reveiw on the V8 here on this site, and was quite impressed. I have a 20" SM now and it's just great, but I was looking for a smaller quick...
Nick I have to begin by saying that the prototype I used did not have a Sky Commander installed. I am a huge fan of the Sky Commander. We have both seen what...
This is pretty amazing if it's true http://www.world-science.net/othernews/040910_planetfrm.htm ... Do you Yahoo!? Shop for Back-to-School deals on Yahoo!...
Hi Kim, thanks for the input. There are several reasons why I'm going this route, I do plan on looking for double stars, and hunting down some fuzzies. I've...
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. StarMaster Scope Chat Date: Sunday, September 12, 2004 Time: 6:00PM EDT (GMT-04:00) Chat session for...
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Sep 12, 2004 10:02 am
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From what I've heard, you can expect 5 to 10 years, possibly longer. Depends a lot on how much use it gets, how much dirt, dew, etc gets on it, how you clean...
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