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6781
Very nicely said Hans. ... and all the best to all of you in 2003. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Randy Johnson Eugene, Oregon, USA ... planet. ... last ... of ... nights. ...
Randy Johnson <illumi...
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Jan 1, 2003
11:11 am
6782
Best wishes for all of you and your family, happy new year 2003 and clear skies to all !! Hope one day we can make a big TMB party with all TMB members!!! ...
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Jan 1, 2003
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6783
... FUNNY you should say that! I've been thinking, hmmm, here it is 2003 and Mars will be at its grand opposition this summer. And here we have a number of...
Larry Geary
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Jan 1, 2003
5:04 pm
6784
... Happy new year all... The group is quiet today. Seems this happens around new moons a lot. ... Agreed! ... I'm not sure if these parts of AZ would be to...
Tube Tim <potentate@....
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Jan 2, 2003
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6785
Wish to everybody a nice year 2003, let cooperate this year to make many more fine TMB Products Markus [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Markus Ludes
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Jan 2, 2003
10:21 am
6786
The "First Annual TMB Star Party"? Count me in! AZ sounds good to me. I'm planning on making the trek to the WSP this year. Anyone else? Maybe we could meet at...
Randy Johnson <illumi...
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Jan 2, 2003
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6787
I got my thumbscrews this morning. Thanks Tim! ("Thumbs up" on the bracket!) John ... TMB ... be ... number....
John Ford <jsf@...>
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Jan 2, 2003
5:52 pm
6788
Definitely not Alaska... "Over here you'll see Vega.. and (spinning around)... and Vega is high in the South. Did you see Vega?"...
Mike C
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Jan 2, 2003
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Mike, From my location at 44N 124W, Vega crosses the Meridian about 5 degrees south of zenith at 12 noon - about the same RA as our sun. It rises about 2:30 am...
Randy Johnson <illumi...
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Jan 2, 2003
11:05 pm
6790
AZ sounds good. ... me. ... our...
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Jan 3, 2003
12:23 am
6791
Bear in mind that the best time to view Mars during the '03 apparition will be July-August for the US. Here in Arizona that is the height of our annual monsoon...
Mark Rieck <derklaus@...
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Jan 3, 2003
5:32 am
6792
Yesterday night, I had the opportunity to run a quick test between the APM Zoom and some orthos on Jupiter. Seeing was so-so, and I run the test for only...
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Jan 3, 2003
12:44 pm
6793
I haven't seen any comment here on actual performance issues beyond mention that some exist; and although I have two Zeiss monos and have always found them...
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Jan 3, 2003
2:27 pm
6794
... In talking with him yesterday, this was readily apparent from the conversation. ... You meant Jay here, not Thomas.... ... This mono discussion was very...
Tube Tim <potentate@....
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Jan 3, 2003
3:06 pm
6795
... No I meant Thomas. The fourth post on the thread was by Thomas. His final comment was that the Intes mono was not the best planetary eyepiece. That...
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Jan 3, 2003
3:25 pm
6796
... His ... the ... Hi Stew ; The story I got about the so called Intes monocentric was this : Its a Steinheil triplet and not a Zeiss monocentric copy . This...
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Jan 3, 2003
5:35 pm
6797
... I also heard somewhere that the fault with the Intes monocentrics was that the inner surfaces, the glass/glass surfaces that is, were coated and that was...
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Jan 3, 2003
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6798
Hi Stew ; The story I got about the so called Intes monocentric was this : Its a Steinheil triplet and not a Zeiss monocentric copy . This in its self may not...
Markus Ludes
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Jan 3, 2003
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6799
... project ... be ... My comment was not in anyway meant to detract from the effort. It was to clarify that these eyepieces will have a specific use, one ...
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Jan 3, 2003
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6800
... I think we all realize this. It was an interesting review and even with the coatings 'problem' the EPs seemed to be the best (wrt planetary use). ... This...
Tube Tim <potentate@....
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Jan 3, 2003
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6801
... Hi Mark ; Are you the lucky fellow who has the two Zeiss monocentrics ?,I have forgot the FL's involved. If so could you give us a little run down on the...
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Jan 3, 2003
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6802
... summing ... Hi Stew , My post was in no way meant to imply that you meant to detract from any effort. I was just trying to relate to you how I personally ...
leonard_bel <ngc7789@...
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Jan 3, 2003
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6803
... Actually I got the Monocentrics fairly recently and have not done that much observing at all since that time. They seem to be at least as good as my Zeiss...
Mark Hammons
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Jan 4, 2003
4:17 am
6804
Gang, Don't make the mistake that I did and download the RealOne update player. Oh that is okay, I guess, but along with it came an ikon that set itself up on...
Donald Rosenfield
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Jan 5, 2003
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6805
http://www.lavasoft.nu/index.html Okay, Gang, Larry Geary, the moderator of the Questar newsgroup posted how to get Lavasoft's free (for personal use)...
Donald Rosenfield
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Jan 5, 2003
2:54 pm
6806
Hi group, FWIW: For those considering a trip to the southern hemisphere for the upcoming Mars opposition please also review this option: As of June 2003 we...
Daniel Verschatse <an...
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Jan 5, 2003
7:28 pm
6807
Best wishes for 2003 and many clear nights to all of the group! After 8 frustrating weeks with covered skies it cleared up finally. I like to share 2 of my...
Johannes Schedler <sc...
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Jan 5, 2003
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6808
Awesome D60 stuff !!!!...
Mike C
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Jan 5, 2003
8:54 pm
6809
... Agreed. I followed it for several nights in late December but it has been cloudy since then. Did you get to see Saturn transit the nebula? I make a sketch...
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Jan 6, 2003
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6810
-Hello Eric, That's a Great drawing! Very much like the view I had with my 8" TMB. Excellent! I observed last night and tonight and, of course, kept thinking...
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