This is the way I would do things if I were you: 1. All emphasis should be on the ISS at this point. 2. After the ISS is operating smoothly and its...

ATMoB and Oak Ridge Observatory sponsored a night at the observatory for the residents of Harvard, MA (host town to the observatory). The main subject... Mars...

On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 23:59:54 -0400, Esmail Bonakdarian wrote: Hi, I have seen nearly every planet repeatedly with my scope (8"...

I have the new Orion 80mm F/7.5 APO and it is one of the best small refractors I have owned. Little or no color, tack sharp up to 240x on the moon . For...

I'm currently using an 8" SCT and am wondering if a 10" or 11" would be worth the investment considering my city viewpoint. Will a larger aperture penetrate a...

Anyone have any experiences or feedback with the remarkable new UTI 8" telescope? Extremely portable 8" Dob. André

U r *NOT* a frickin' doctor, Danny Boy !!!! and stop it with the fancy frickin'...

Rich, The curved vane spider in my ten-inch Newt completely eliminates the diffraction spikes on bright objects. I have compared views with a regular spider in...

Is there an intermediate stage astro book/map that falls between (for example) the Collins pocket guide and Burnams that provides a map of each constellation...

Mark De Smet wrote: The primary is an at least 4 element(cannot tell if there are more) multicoated assembly, labeled focal length 280mm, F4.5. I...

Black Holes Sing Bass, but Humans Can't Hear Them Updated 1:23 PM ET September 9, 2003 By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) One particularly monstrous...

http://www.mindspring.com/~ghosthacker/Mars07_20030901_Result01.jpg

Tonight we had as good seeing as it gets around here. My friend and I went out with our telescopes (his being the teleport). We literally focused on Mars for...

Hi there. You posted: I'm considering buying Lumicon UHC and/or O III filters. Is my scope's aperture too small for this? Also, which one should I buy if...

Then get the 10" dob. That way you'll have DSCs, simplicity and aperture on your side .... I have an N11 and love it, but those 14.5" Starmasters are...

Another alternative is: - Meade 8" f/10 SC on LXD55 w/ GoTo What is the best one? - "GoldfishPanda" wrote in...

About a week ago I posted here a problem with Leica...I sent my Leica zoom eyepiece in for a cleaning and when it was returned to me it was scratched in two...

In a message posted 9-7-2003 in the "Uranus" thread, Joe Raymond commented: "That little chart was very helpful. . . . OK, so now I just need Neptune to...

I was heavily into astronmy 5 years or so, I had a Meade 10" Reflector, one of those big white ones, looked like a water tank. Anyway, I don't have a scope...

I suggest we incorporate a trollometer. When an obvious troll appears, the first reply should contain the trollometer. e.g. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 || = 7 out...