Sorry I didn't get to reply to this note but I managed to find you ok last night now didn't I? Hope you enjoyed using your scope a little more last night,...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Sep 14, 2009 8:22 am
hi to all whacos well here is a summation of the events that has happened to me over the last couple weeks. as of now i am planning on coming back to the vis...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Sep 14, 2009 8:47 am
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 20:54:28 -1000 Subject: Pics from Cliffs scope From: starwindmarine@... To: cliffstargazer@... CC: acooper@...;...
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Dan Dolaptchieff
starwinddan
Sep 14, 2009 6:23 pm
Glad to still have you with us. Who else to have arround to give a hard time to and enjoy the stars together? Dan On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Clifford...
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guzzialfa@...
guzzialfa
Sep 14, 2009 7:07 pm
Ditto - I lead both summit tours this weekend and will lead them in 2 weeks from now as well (next weekend I am on Kawaii). Everyone at the VIS has been asking...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Sep 15, 2009 11:33 am
Hi Cliff, WOW! Carlton P.S, I got in trouble at 7000 feet in China and had to go down to lower levels. While China's air is terrible up to about 5000 feet...
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guzzialfa@...
guzzialfa
Sep 15, 2009 7:47 pm
I went over to visit with Cliff last nigt. Brought some sugar free, caffeine free 7Up and we watched Cliff Astro Video's of WHAC events and images through 2...
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sandrarinck@...
sandrarinck...
Sep 15, 2009 10:26 pm
This is Sandy, Jeff's girlfriend. I just wanted to say thanks for helping us get a little more acclimated to our telescope. You gave us some valuable tips to...
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Dan Dolaptchieff
starwinddan
Sep 16, 2009 5:50 pm
We will be going up this Sat the 19 th up Mauna Kea. I will be across from the VIS at the flat area below the power station. Cliff and the others will be at...
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guzzialfa@...
guzzialfa
Sep 16, 2009 9:03 pm
You're most welcome, Sandy & Jeff. Somehow I knew we would find each other - it was as simple as one of the volunteers coming up to me and asking if someone...
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LarryO
kona_larry
Sep 17, 2009 7:51 pm
I am thinking about purchasing a binoviewer for my 102mm refractor. Anyone have an opinion on them? Denkmeiers seem to come up fairly regularly on Cloudynights...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Sep 17, 2009 8:24 pm
hi larry i have the denkmeiers and they are excellent. i personaly would recomend you buy an ethos eyepiece. i have the 13mm ethos and i regard it along with...
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Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1
Sep 18, 2009 3:10 am
I would invest in a set of Denk-II's. Absolute awesomeness. You can look through mine after October 20, when I return to the island. "My Advice is always free...
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guzzialfa@...
guzzialfa
Sep 18, 2009 5:51 am
I have the TeleVue Binoviewer's and love them! For mating with a refractor they are an incredibly well suited device. I've used them with large refractor's...
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Dan Dolaptchieff
starwinddan
Sep 18, 2009 5:05 pm
lookin forward to you guys commin back. say aloha to Doris for us. Dan On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Christopher Erickson < ... lookin forward to you guys...
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Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1
Sep 18, 2009 5:13 pm
We can't wait to be back!!! -Christopher Erickson ... From: whac@yahoogroups.com [mailto:whac@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Dan Dolaptchieff Sent: Friday,...
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Larry O'Brien
kona_larry
Sep 18, 2009 9:26 pm
My Stellarvue 102ED is an achromatic doublet (IIRC), but for my eyes and (little) experience, whatever chromatic aberration there is is trivial. I am so happy...
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Sandra
sandrarinck...
Sep 19, 2009 9:34 pm
Hi, Jeff and I are just wondering what size eyepiece we should use to align our scope. Last night we used a 26mm, which we have been using. We can't remember...
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Dan Dolaptchieff
starwinddan
Sep 19, 2009 9:42 pm
THE SMALLER THE BETTER YOUR ALIGNMENT DAN...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Sep 19, 2009 11:21 pm
The larger the eyepiece the easier to find the star using for alignment. Smaller eyepiece make make it too difficult to find the star for alignment and if...
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Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1
Sep 19, 2009 11:32 pm
My favorite is a low power crosshair eyepiece. Best of both worlds. "My advice is always free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Network Design...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Sep 19, 2009 11:47 pm
If your large eyepiece (low power 26 even 40) does not have crosshairs, you can still make adequate alignments by eyeballing center of field of view and...
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Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1
Sep 20, 2009 12:13 am
It has been my experience that crosshair eyepieces can significantly improve GOTO accuracy, as long as the orthogonality of a GEM mount is good or the leveling...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Sep 20, 2009 12:35 am
Orthagonality and leveling problems or lack of care usually undo improvement of crosshairs in my experiemce. If one has crosshairs, one should surely use them,...
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Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1
Sep 20, 2009 1:28 am
My point is that in my humble experience, GOTO accuracy is a cumulative thing and the more factors in your favor, the better. With a Vixen GP-DX on a rigid...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Sep 20, 2009 4:01 am
My point is that I am assuming that the people initiating the question don't currently have crosshairs and it is my opinion that they don't need to wait to get...
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sandrarinck@...
sandrarinck...
Sep 20, 2009 4:48 am
Thanks for all the information. I was just reading over the comments; I don't know what a crosshair is but I am assuming it is an eyepiece that has some sort...
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Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1
Sep 20, 2009 8:21 am
Please tell me what brand/model of scope do you have and how old it is and I will try to give you any specific suggestions for it that I am aware of. "My...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Sep 20, 2009 11:10 am
It seems that you have small eyepiece and large eyepiece mixed up. The "small" eyepiece means that the lense has a SMALL diameter and a "large" eyepiece means...
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guzzialfa@...
guzzialfa
Sep 20, 2009 6:17 pm
Larger umber is what I was referring to as a locater EP. With only 125 mm, you may try a 32 mm EP, not sure a 40 mm would worki. WHat Dan is referring to is...
