All Owen will be at the Oak Ridge Marina, probably at 8 PM, for Sidewalk Astronomy. Come out and show people Comet Holmes and the wonderful skies. We'll have...
Hi Folks, For those interested, the moon will have a close encounter with Regulus at 6:30-7:15am, Saturday morning. At 7:00am (CDT) Regulus will be 17 arc mins...
I thought you'd like to see Chavex's picture--very nice! Jim Moore 12.5" f/6 Cave Newt HX-916 CCD binned 2x @ 16 bit 300 frames/ 2 seconds each Adaptive...
Friends - I've added some new images at SGTO, including 17P/Holmes, the Iris Nebula, the Double Cluster, and the Pacman Nebula. Look for the link on the home...
Very nice Steve! The Iris Nebula is beautiful Nice work! Allen CAS Friends - I've added some new images at SGTO, including 17P/Holmes, the Iris Nebula, the...
Just posted an image of 17P Holmes from Sunday. Also "caught the light" of M42 as well. Both images were made at prime focus of the C11 using Canon 350. Tom...
Thanks, Allen - anything to the north is a bit of a challenge due to the Nashville light dome - this was just above it but I had a heck of a time with LP...
I have been out of the loop for awhile but I would like to join whoever will be out this saturday night I have a new scope I want to get going but I will need...
If I can find myself a good pair of gloves I plan to be out there for sure. After seeing 17P Holmes through 50 mm binoculars I can't wait to look at it...
Its just a 6 " celestron reflector Its on there c 5 goto mount and that's what I would like some help with on getting all the alignment and such Pat ...
Please join BSAS tonight for a private star party at the Water Valley Overlook (mm 412) site. Directions can be found at www.bsasnashville.com . If the weather...
Astronomers, Some of you may be interested in a reduced International Dark Skies Association (IDA) membership rate for astronomy club members. It's a bargain...
In a message dated 11/20/2007 09:18:45 Eastern Standard Time, Roger.Macklin@... writes: ht_tp://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/071120-star-finder.html_...
Where did the graph go? Yahoo for tnastronomy deleted the graph showing the wavelength-dependence of tissue transmissivity and rhodopsin bleaching. That...
Thanks for the great info David! I've often wondered the same thing. I'm glad you took the time to research it and share the information. Yahoo automatically...
For what it is worth I use to use an old dark bag trimmed up to fit over the head to block out stray light. My impression was that it improved the apparent ...
David, I got the graph the first message you sent. Thanks. That was most interesting. Joe Boyd 615-386-3134 boydjoe@... ...
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In a message dated 11/27/2007 23:16:20 Eastern Standard Time, mitty@... writes: I use to use an old dark bag trimmed up to fit over the head to block ...
Guys, this has been a great thread to follow! Stop, and think, Why did Popeye The Sailorman and some of the members of Long John Silver's crew keep a 'squinty...
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Avast Mayteys, I saw a Mythbusters who addressed the eyepatch thing, and they concluded that it was to get the pirates dark adapted so that their vision would ...
Hi Travis, I can't say that I know the best choice for you, but with 20X capability, the binoculars that you describe will definitely benefit from a sturdy...
Trevis - I agree with Donna. I am 6' 2" and have a pair of 10x50 Nikon binos ( about 3 lbs) on a standard photo tripod with a bino adapter. While its good...
In a message dated 11/28/2007 20:14:46 Eastern Standard Time, trevisc@... writes: The question I have is what kind of tripod do I need to get him for ...
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