Calling all engineers and machinists! Does anyone know if there is a specific name for the 90 hole circular encoder disc that is part of the Meade LX...

I have just complete & collimate a truss tube scope (3 truss pole). But when I tilt it towards horizontal position, the primary mirror collimation was somehow...

On 04 Aug 2003 02:46:19 GMT, wrote: In sci.astro wrote: DrPostman wrote: How stupid...

Rich, I'll second Richard - find out that you've got first. It took me a couple years to realize I had a problem, then months to get the right...

I have the 24 and 16mm UO Konigs and they have become some of my favorite eyepieces. I find that they are the first two that I reach for when viewing a new...

I'm able to track Mars with my 8in f8 Dob and a 4.8mm eyepieace. But before you do anything, you should read the Telescope Buyers FAQ and use it as a...

Does anyone know if Paramount (as in Paramount ME mount) has a website? If so I'd sure like to get the link. Thanks Brian A

Hi, I've created a small animation representing this close encounter. It is available he http://orsa.sourceforge.net/atwork.html Hope you like it!...

I see that The RealSky is something of a popular source for a number of people. Is there something new on the horizon to either replace it in the manner of an...

My View of the 10th Annual NEBRASKA STAR PARTY July 27th - August 1st, 2003 Well, all in all, I had a pretty darn good experience at NSP-10, although as with...

Timothy Hagner wrote: hi what do you guys find is the ideal magnificationfor mars this year? by ideal I mean seeing the maximum detail that...

I have dumped a low-quality mpg using Cartes de Ciel that illustrates the retrograde motion of Mars between May 2003 and January 2004. Although it is far below...

Yes, I know they are an illusion but I want to see the illusion. Schiaparelli saw them with a 7" refractor, and Tombaugh with a 9" Newtonian. What is the...

Marc, I have not used the Pier Tech but have used ATS and Monolith. If you can afford it, get the Monolith. It is not only the best looking one of the bunch...

I just tried the site and it worked. Todd http://www.backyardastronomy.com http://www.skynewsmagazine.com http://www.simpleastrophotography.com

xephem sucks so don't bother with it. Waste of time.

I have been dabbling in color prime focus astrophotography for some time now. I have never tried black and white, but I recently aquired a photographic...

Does a prism diagonal reflect the light at a right angle, as with a mirrored flat, or does it simply bend it? Mosquito-free and cloudless nights to all. Alan

I hope someone who has experience with a Vixen GP mount can help me with some info... My questions: 1. Is the GP going to be capable of photography with a...

Steven Van Impe wrote: Does anyone have any plans or general advice that could be helpful? I've got two left hands and can barely drive a nail straight,...