My 8 year old son started to obsess about planets so I bought him a 10" Zenith Dobsonian telescope this past summer and little did I know that I would end up...
Hello Travis, Welcome to Tnastronomy! I would suggest getting a 2 wheel handcart (with pneumatic tires) and strap the base and scope to with bungee cords. Then...
Hello Trevis, Welcome to the group. In the photos section, Joe's pictures, you will see the cart I made to move my scope. Yours can be made a little simpler, a...
Thanks, y'all, for jumping in with suggestions. Trevis and I work together in Columbia. I helped corrupt, oops, I mean. . . I helped guide him on what...
Ok, lets try this again. http://tinyurl.com/v214q I hope that helps. Allen ... From: tnastronomy@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tnastronomy@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf...
Hey Dave, Your Computer is fine, that is an old photo that has been erased. I pulled the photo from my photos album in the paramount users group. Give me a day...
Hi Trevis, I have a simple dolly that I use with my 13 inch Coulter Dob. It's great for the quick trips from my basement to the driveway. Also, helps a lot to...
Don't forget that the Planetarium Show Marathon is now underway at the Sukekum Planetarium in Nashville! We started at 10am this morning and we will start the...
Well, the event is underway. We will be showing 32 hours of non stop planetarium excitement through 6 pm Sunday, January 7. We have at least one person who has...
Kris McCall
krismccall@...
Jan 6, 2007 10:41 pm
3909
I am brand new to this group, and new to astronomy too. I have purchased a Nextstar 130 Go To. My instrests are to view both the planets (however many) and to...
Hello All I know a UT professor who is writing a paper about hobbies. He was asking me if I knew of a web site or other reference that specifically cited how...
Donna, there are several good sources for amateur contributions to astronomical science. The Society for Astronomical Sciences (http://www.socastrosci.org) is...
... Yes, see: http://www.mikefleenor.com/exoplanet/research.htm Mr. Fleenor is a Knoxville amateur that is contributing exo-planet observations to researchers....
Donna, I strongly recommend that this person read a book titled, "Seeing in the Dark" by Timothy Ferris. This book contains the exact type of information your...
Hi Phil, I will give you my opinion on your questions. Others may have different views. ... For deep sky objects, the "use low power" advice is not always the ...
Mark did a great job answering most of your questions, but I would suggest something more on the answer to powers. I suggest you start with your lowest power...
I don't know if this is what he is looking for, but they are very good examples of amateurs making contributions. American Association of Variable Star...
Thank you to all who sent references. I forwarded them all up to UT and the good professor was very grateful! Lonnie... he is getting the book you recommended...
Hello Folks, The third annual Tennessee Spring Star Party will be held March 16-18 at Fall Creek Falls State Park, near Pikeville, Tn. The speaker list is...
In a message dated 1/12/2007 02:46:15 Eastern Standard Time, jfunk513@... writes: It is my privilege to announce to you that beginning Thursday January...
Hi! I thought you'd be interested in this story from Science@NASA: During the recent Geminid meteor shower, NASA astronomers watched at least five Geminid...
Hello all. I realize this is not terribly important in the overall scheme of things, but in looking at our group compared to others on Yahoo, we are lacking a...
... Thanks for the update Allen. I had a thought over the weekend concerning the TSSP. How about some time and space be set to allow amateur astronomers to ...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
