Orion is offering a 50" f/3.75 Dobsonian. It's only 900 pounds fully assembled, too! However, they do warn that one should use "extreme caution" leaving it...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Jan 6, 2010 10:24 am
wow is 4times the light of my 24 inch. and the mirror is only 500lbs and portable too, you have to be joking. also how about a 16ft ladder. oh well i think my...
Yeah, well notice how they don't actually show a photograph of the real thing, just a rendering from engineering drawings. They're probably still sitting in...
Hi, See forward: Enjoy! ... Audrey ... Hi, See forward: Enjoy! :>) Audrey For the IYA 2009 closing ceremony at the Virtual Telescope, we decided to host a...
This is really neat! Maybe they'll sell a few! My favorite part is the disclaimer at the bottom of their information page: "Please note this product was not...
Or have their grandfather buy it for them... (evil grin) -Christopher Erickson Network Design Engineer Waikoloa Village, HI 96738 N19°57' W155°47' Meade 16"...
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Andrew Cooper
acooper@...
Jan 9, 2010 12:43 am
This month's meeting will feature Keck Observatory's Instrument Program Manager Sean Adkins speaking about instruments and color. How we perceive color is very...
Hi Wish I could attend this meeting. It's always been confusing to me. Have you ever considered putting presentations like these live on web... or recorded for...
Hi All, I have heard Sean Adkins speak on a number of occasions. He is a truly excellent speaker; highly informative and entertaining. If you can attend, I...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Jan 13, 2010 1:05 pm
If you take Polaris as the center of a clock face and the Pointers of the Big Dipper as the hour hand running out from the center, you can determine the time...
This is very cool! I'd like to share this with the StarPals kids. Do you have references as to which peoples/nationalities have used this system in olden...
Hi Whaco's, Information about an upcoming lecture at Keck is below. Aloha! Craig =========================== Dear Friends of Astronomy, You are invited to...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Jan 14, 2010 5:56 pm
Sky Highlights for 2010
-----Original Message-----
From: carlton lane
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 3:25 AM
To: whac@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Some of...
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/maldives-eclipse Begin forwarded message:...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Jan 16, 2010 11:04 am
... From: carlton lane Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 2:07 AM To: whac@yahoogroups.com Subject: Fw: Newscenter Update: Hubble Catches End of Star-Making Party...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Jan 17, 2010 12:45 pm
... From: carlton lane Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 1:04 AM To: whac@yahoogroups.com Subject: Fw: Newscenter Update: Hubble Catches End of Star-Making...
Cliff and I observed with Greg Rohde (pronounced roady) Saturday night. He asked me to pass on tinfo about a telescope building workshop on Oahu, Feb...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Jan 19, 2010 1:31 pm
... lightweight, modest aperture (2 m or less) research telescopes with, so far, 2 conferences, 11 workshops (and counting), 12 tech initiatives, 1 tech demo...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Jan 19, 2010 9:59 pm
hi carlton well some comments. you saw with the image tube and narrow band ha filter both the flame and the horshead nebula with the bottom star of the belt of...
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carlton lane
carltona27@...
Jan 20, 2010 1:21 pm
Hi to All, Thanks to Cliff for more details on our viewing of the Horsehead region etc.. Also, thanks to Cliff's e-mail reminder, I want to call attention to...
... From: Story David <moonillusionprojecthelp@...> Subject: MOON ILLUSION HELP To: whacmail@... Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 6:20 PM Dear...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Jan 25, 2010 12:43 pm
From: cliffstargazer@... To: starwindmarine@... Subject: photos with sbig 2000mcx color camera and 190mm max/newt Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:40:06...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Jan 26, 2010 5:55 am
hi all whacos just starting. but having loads of fun. looking forward to the next club meeting. cliff From: cliffstargazer@... To: russmgenet@...;...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Jan 26, 2010 7:43 am
hi to all whacos this is a ten second first exposure with my sbig color camera before i knew how to download the color function. it was taken at the vis about ...
I was pretty underwhelmed at Mars the last time I looked at it in early December through my 4" refractor but, y'know, gotta' do what you gotta' do and I'm...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Jan 26, 2010 8:46 pm
hi larry you need at least 150x to get a decent look at mars. if the sky alows 250-300x is best. mars will only get to 17" arc in size and will srink slowly in...
Hi WHACO's, Below is information about an upcoming talk at Imiloa which was sent to me. I'm passing this along as this might be interesting to many. Aloha! ...
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Clifford livermore
cliffstargazer@...
Jan 30, 2010 10:38 pm
hi all wachos talk about big telescope and photographic too. this is for real not the bogus 50 inch one. portable too????? more and more i like my 24. the...
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Andrew Cooper
acooper@...
Feb 9, 2010 8:55 am
A reminder that the February WHAC Meeting is tomorrow evening, Feb 9th. We will have Sandra Dawson, from the TMT here to give us an update on the status of the...
