Somehow I convinced a friend to come over with his TV-101 so I could finally get to use an APO for a little bit. I was very much impressed by the color...
39004
Michael Hosea
hosea@...
Jun 1, 2001 8:33 am
I give up. What are those cylindrical things suspended in front of the scopes in the picture labeled "Two of Steve"? They look like interesting Dobsonians...
39005
telescopes@yahoogroup...
Jun 1, 2001 9:42 am
TT Policy Statement As a reminder of this group's desire to encourage all of its members to participate in a friendly and informed manner, please review our...
39006
vahe@...
Jun 1, 2001 12:14 pm
... effect of ... claim ... Cass's? ... the ... impossible? ... I am afraid that I can not answer this question, I also have problems in understanding and...
39007
Robert Bruce Thompson
thompson@...
Jun 1, 2001 12:18 pm
We're thinking about trying for Deimos during opposition. I was thinking about building an occulting eyepiece from an inexpensive Plossl, but I've never done...
39008
Geoff Gaherty
ggaherty@...
Jun 1, 2001 12:50 pm
... He's not alone in this. My old friend Clark Chapman made the same point in his Sagan Medal Address: http://www.boulder.swri.edu/clark/sagan/talk.html It's...
39009
Geoff Gaherty
ggaherty@...
Jun 1, 2001 12:57 pm
... The article by Stephen O'Meara, "The Demon Sprites of Mars", in the June 2001 Sky & Telescope gives a brief description of how to add an occulting bar to...
39010
telescopes@yahoogroup...
Jun 1, 2001 1:16 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the telescopes group. File :...
39011
pghyndman@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:24 pm
... Congratulations Jeff... you'll love it! Mine arrive this past March, and it's survived my "stress tests" very well. Take a peek: ...
39012
nicholl.cj@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:37 pm
... very ... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/files/Equipment_Photos/AP900 ... That's a beautiful EQ-mounted newt you've got there. Pretty nice ...
39013
andy_vollmer@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:44 pm
... Hi Starlord, A friend of mine has a 20 year old 4.5" Newt (manufacturer unknown). We completely disassembled the mount , cleaned and relubed most of the...
39014
Geoff Gaherty
ggaherty@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:47 pm
... I'm reporting you to the SPCEM: the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Equatorial Mounts! Sure you can't fit a 10" f/8 Excelsior Newtonian on there...
39015
Geoff Gaherty
ggaherty@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:54 pm
... When I got my Cave 8" Newt back from a 20-year loan to a friend, it was in similar condition. There was a layer of crud on the primary about 1/8" thick ...
39016
ottocycle@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:56 pm
I read Stephens's article last night and couldn't figure out how a dark blue filter would help to see the little devils. Wouldn't the reduction in Mars...
39017
starlord
starlord@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:57 pm
I have printed your message and will pass it on to him. Being a Dob user I've not had to deal with these things before, but ofcourse he came to me as if I knew...
39018
ottocycle@...
Jun 1, 2001 2:04 pm
Mike - thanks for the link. I have an original Meade 26mm SP from 1990...will compare its performance to these ETX LP versions. The older EP feels much more...
39019
m.vanderhoff@...
Jun 1, 2001 2:07 pm
Considering we are into our 4th year of drought we need the rain. Lake Lanier on the north end of Atlanta its 10 feet down and only half the boat ramps are...
39020
mpolan@...
Jun 1, 2001 2:52 pm
Hey maybe a Georgia State Department will federally fund me to get telescopes to end the drought? ... complain ... moon...
39021
Geoff Gaherty
ggaherty@...
Jun 1, 2001 2:57 pm
... Some of us actually _enjoy_ observing the Moon! In fact, I've been fortunate to be able to observe the Moon 4 nights this past week. Last night was...
39022
ronby@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:01 pm
Hi Mike, Sounds like a fun night. I got to look at the moon thru my new TV-102 the other night for the first time. No false colors at all, not even at 220x!...
39023
ronby@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:10 pm
Sounds like a fun night Geoff. Hypothetically, *aperture asides*, if someone were to ask you last night to choose only one to keep between the two, which one...
39024
pharrington@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:35 pm
... articles as ... Jeff, Well, I don't know about that. :-) Actually, I was a little disappointed with that piece as well. But just wait till the Sep and ...
39025
pharrington@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:36 pm
... Sky & what?! Phil ... Phil Harrington http://www.philharrington.net...
39026
nicholl.cj@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:39 pm
... against me without ... one! ... Of course, if he had, your wife would have made you stay outside for a while, so you may have been able to observe even...
39027
Curt Wittenberg
curtwitt@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:56 pm
Szalma, Another great resource is the ATM mailing list. This is a group of people with unending knowledge and the desire to share it. Be forwarned that much ...
39028
Geoff Gaherty
ggaherty@...
Jun 1, 2001 4:00 pm
... If I could choose only one (and luckily I don't have to) it would probably be the 25cm Meade, because it far outperforms the Intes on deep sky objects,...
39029
Michael Hosea
hosea@...
Jun 1, 2001 4:43 pm
I guess the 10" Newt collects and scatters proportionally more light, leading to a greater loss of contrast. There's still plenty of contrast for most lunar...
39030
Frederic Lamorce
frederic@...
Jun 1, 2001 5:33 pm
... Yes! In Canada there's "SkyNews" magazine http://www.skynewsmagazine.com/ where Terence Dickinson is the editor. and in France for example "Ciel et Espace"...
39031
andy_vollmer@...
Jun 1, 2001 5:39 pm
... was in similar condition. There was a layer of crud on the primary about 1/8" thick composed of dust, dirt, grime, and cat fur. There were even a few...
39032
vern&anita
nitavern@...
Jun 1, 2001 7:06 pm
... From: <pghyndman@...> To: <telescopes@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 9:24 AM Subject: [Telescopes] Re: Yee haw - Xmas In June - And a...
