Hi group, I've updated my website with new images of Venus with violet filter. I found 5 days of good seeing and the results are good, especially for image of...

I'm really not certain what it means when folks say viewing conditions were "magnitude 6.0 sky" or words to that effect but I guess it has something to do with...

3841673381 3841669781 Both auctions by 2 sellers that just set up new eBay accounts on the same day. The auctions end within 30 mins of each other. A...

"The optimal focal ratio for the use of this filter is between 1:3.5 and 1:6. The range of application is from 1:2.8 up to 1:15" Many filters are...

Great early evening viewing of three polar sats eg brilliant mag-8 Iridium 37 and later Iridium 83 with the International Space Station fading into the earth's...

I bit and bought the XT8, after too much thinking about which dob to get. I ordered it 9/11 and received it this past Saturday 9/19. I had decided on the ...

I read different numbers for how much you can milk out of a specific aperture. I am considering a 7" APO. Some people say 30x per inch, thats it for detail....

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.. . .and the illusion strikes again Go to http://home.earthlink.net/~martinhowell and click on "Other stuff" -- Martin "Photographs From the Universe of...

Could all the hurricane activity affect the voter turnout in FLA? The prospect of nature upsetting the election is not too far out an idea. Or rather "acts...

Sorry for this really dumb question, but I've never seen any wheely bars and want to get some JMI ones for my CGE mount. 1. When you've wheeled the scope into...

I've been quite impressed by the results of simply pointing my Olympus E10 at the sky and opening the shutter for eight seconds; it's got a good f/2.4 lens,...

Location : Montreal , Canada Time : 2200 to 0020 Local Equipment Used : 4.5" Reflector , 8X42 Bino's Object Sought : M57 Object Found !!! As I mentioned in an...

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I'm the guy who drooled on your dob. We talked about the sale of your 6" MN. Since I can't come up with your addy, please ping me for further discussion. Bob...

My son's school is debating the merits of buying an LX90 or a Nexstar 8. Both have similar specification, both have similar prices. Is there a view that...

http://www.buytelescopes.com/product.asp?t=&pid=4681&m=102 With this setup and optional motor drive, what kind of luck would someone have in imaging stars...

I know that there are practical upper limits for magnification for a given scope, but is there also a practical lower limit to magnification? I built a 10" F5...

Seen on the back cover of the Nov. issue. Any comments? Best regards, Bill

If I want to piggyback an ST-80, is there any reason I need to line up it's sight with that of the Main scope? (I have a Meade LX90.) Only reason I can think...