PrisNo6 wrote: I understand how to compute the integrated, or combined magnitude, of a binary star system and a multiple star system. But how do you ...

Hi Gang: Go here for our latest (Fall 05) issue: http://www.southalabama.edu/physics/jdso/ Peace, Rod Mollise Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt...

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Notice that the most expensive ones have prisms in their finders while the cheaper ones use mirrors AND the mirrors present a much duller image?. Contrast...

The NY Times reports that Polish archaeologists are "all but certain" they have located the skeletal remains of Copernicus. The remains were found under an...

So, I'm driving home from work and it's cold and snowy, like usual. To pass the time, I start to think of ways to improve my observing time. Open a window and...

Hi Folks: This post is to announce that I'm selling a 5" F-15 Edmund lens on eBay. Here's the...

I'm always looking for quality online coursework for my students, and I just ran by this little jewel, so I thought I would share it with you...

Go to this URL: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.shtml Look at the section that says "Atlantic". Under the Atlantic heading you will see several links --...

Selling a 2000 Model 800 Shadow Cruiser for a full sized vehicle (8 foot bed). Condition: EXCELLENT - LIKE NEW. Used only once, but clean and extremely well...

Space Weather News for July 26, 2005 http://spaceweather.com At any given moment, only one side of the sun faces Earth. The other side, the farside, is...

Hi. I've been getting requests from fellow club members. They want to start using our 15" dobsonian w/ equatorial table to start prime focus photography. ...

Anyone have a list of low emission objects......such as NGC 6822--Bernard's Galaxy. I'm looking for other objects simliar to this. Thanks Wayne...

I've got an aging Meade StarFinder 16" dob that finally needs some reconditioning. I know I'll be rebuilding the rocker box, but I'm trying to decide on...

"Carsten A. Arnholm" wrote in message Hi, I did some sunspot imaging today (Aug 12.) using a 400mm f5 refractor and a C8. The...

I didn't post after my last 2 observing sessions so I'm rolling them all into 1. The location was Tierra Del Sol, a dark sky site about 60 miles east of San...

Hello does anybody know if a pc program exists that can picture a 3D map of the solar system ? Kind of able to show different, possibly moving, images on...

Wfoley2 wrote: Sorry about an OT, but you may need to see this (maximize screen): ...

Probably a stupid question, but...do I have to have the autostar hooked to telescope to download an update, or do I just use the handheld part?

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