There are only about six more weeks until the Golden State Star Party gets underway on Frosty Acres Ranch in Adin, CA, June 20-24. Now’s the time to register...
Fred and Angela: Good show, ESPECIALLY up there! Tell me---are there any areas that are designated for people to setup their telescopes up in Pollock Pines? I...
... IHOP 2, although it might be 60 miles. Take Hwy 50 eastbound a little over 20 miles past Placerville. Just before Hwy 50 begins the windy two lane section...
Thanks, Randy. I think that the next weekend that we have clear skies, i'll go up there to take a look! Phil ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
well all tac sacers are welcome to my backyard but limited view of skys but the lake next to my house has a couple of camp sites i beleive 29 and 30 that show...
... WOW... a new telescope!!! That must be why we're getting all this rain!!! ;) We'll have to compare views this summer. I'm just finishing my new 16" ...
next winter im having the mirror refiged to make it real nice. looking for 20 wave or better then servo cat has a kit for them now for 1245 Fred ... From: Jane...
... Are you going to have the mirror tested first? There was a pretty interesting visual test done several years back, between Peter Ceravolo and Terrance...
Hi Fred, When you get your mirror refigured...don't forget the secondary mirror. Also change the spider to a beefier one, such as the AstroSystems or...
... Doesn't it seem the 4 vane spider would cause more obstruction than a 3-vane spider. I wonder if anyone has done any testing to compare throughput on ...
I was refering to the four-point collimation versus the three points. If one use the Cateye and/or laser, it is far easier. I can collimate pretty fast....
There are lots of opinions on that (from myself included). A three vane spider will create six spikes on each star, a 4 vane spider will create 4 spikes and a...
... Nice explanation, Richard. Clearly aesthetics plays a large role. Well, one nice thing about making my own scope... if I don't like it one way, I can...
... But, the only opinion I think that really matters, is mine, of course ;-) Its like the statement a few years ago, that the best star party was the one I...
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Mark Wagner ... Piano wire, like Alvin said, probably causes the least diffraction of all. Now I'm gonna shut up before Randy...
It is on topic...can't view the sky without a scope... lol And it is FULL moon weekend. ;) ... From: Jane Smith <jes4565@...> Sent: Tuesday, May 05,...
I was talking o cary at optical wave labs and the meades are over corrected. I will have it tested of course because when you go to refig a mirror you need to...
I was thing about that too. would like to get as much reflectivity out of the secondary as possible. The primary will run me 530 to be redone not bad for $1800...
... Anything related to visual observing is perfectly good to discuss, as you yourself well know, Jane. It's an interesting topic. I think if you can...
Fred, Reflectivity doesn't mane anything if the secondary is bad. Check the figure on the secondary. Some are bad. My first secondary for my 22" was...
Just picked up a Baader Hyperion click stop zoom lens (8-12-16-20-24mm) after reading favorable reviews but haven't had a chance to use it yet. Want to use...
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