Hello, My budget is a little tight so I have been looking at these two scopes. Does anyone have anything to add? Dave

If you live in the area, you already know that someone up there doesn't like us. We had 2 clear nights (but lousy seeing) in the past 8 days, but the party...

SkyHawke wrote: Hi all, I am new to both the group and Astronomy. I was viewing J & R's website tonight (they emailed me a 'special deal' thing) and...

With the recent Mars event I was persuaded to pull my old Meade 8" 2080 SCT out to do some viewing. I had difficulty going through the "start" process using...

I am looking at getting a SCT this winter and was wondering what I should look at getting. I've owned two very old, used p.o.s. Newtonians and got very...

Just got back from my astronomical summer camp in dark France Hi: You just got back from France and you're dreaming of Mickey D's?! Say it ain't so!...

Today is the day. In 7 hours the best football team in the world is going to beat the crap out of Fresno State. Yours truly will be at Neyland Stadium along...

"W. Paalvast" wrote in message ... Why has the sun a more red colour in the evening and in...

I have a Celestron 114gt telescope with a 2 eyepieces (10mm & 25mm), with 4 filters (pale blue, orange, violet, yellow/green) and an adjustable 2-3x barlow. ...

Eric, Incredible images of the often neglected side of Mars. I don't think it gets any better through a 12.5" instrument. Thanks for...

I'm running a field night for a local high school and plan on taking my 12" LX200 out along with their existing 4.5" Newts. So far, I must say that I've been...

HI there. You posted: Who actually coined the term "red planet" for mars? It goes back a long way, but where precisely is probably unknown. I do...

Select file then preferences. Select the option Startup/Auto Update. You will see the top option Maximum number of comets read in at startup. Set that to a...

Is there any inherent advantage to an oil-spaced triplet apo design (e.g., Astro-Physics, TEC) versus an air-spaced triplet apo design (e.g., Takahashi)?

Argo Navis requires that you place your telescope in an orthogonal position before doing your star alignment. Sky Commander does not have this requirement for...

Date: 29 Aug 2003 (UT) Time: 4:30-10:45 UT (10:30pm-4:45am MDT) Location: Near Ute Pass, Williams Fork Mountains, CO Elevation: 9500 feet Telescope: Criterion...

You may need to clarify that one. There is only one spectrum of light, composed of its many wavelengths. Filters work by transmitting desired wavelengths and...

On Wednesday August 27th my homebuilt 10" f/6 dobsonian was stolen. $500 reward for intact recovery. This is a truss tube scope with recognizable features and...

Looks like I got my fifteen minutes of fame: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030825/168/52coz.html Mars Madness...

HI, could someone give me some advice or few pointers on what to do here. I have purchased nexstar 114 recently, and would like to learn some things about...