Mr. Mick wrote: Mars makes no sense at all when it comes to observing. We observed it iwhen it was lower in the sky at about 22 deg altitude with a smokey...

so the big bang was everywhere at once. everywhere meaning space as it exists in whatever dimensions. and the big bang began an epxnasion of space, of...

I heard a new radio commercial on a local station yesterday. The spot started off something like this: "Fall is rapidly approaching and will bring with it...

Just looking at their programs on the Web, the Mars one looks interesing, has anyone here seen any of the programs, do you recommend them

"JMBCV" wrote in message ... Does anyone know if reciprocity curves of Elite...

Hi what's the maximum FOV one can obtain (unvignetted) with a C11 and a f6.3 r/c. Is it dependent on the location of the r/c in the optical train? I have a...

"Ron B" wrote in message news:sww5b.26049$S_.12981@fed1read01... Some of you might recall this post I made on 09/01/02 ;-). So I ...

I thought of this after the previous question about whether a telescope could see any of the apollo stuff on the moon. If you were standing on the moon with...

I bought a pair of 10x70 Orion binocs,that were made around 1984. The prisims have fogged up, i guess from age, or out gasing. Anyone know of a place they can...

Thanks to everyone for all of the posts that help me get this far! After reading for days, I have decided to buy a Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Dobsonian. This is for...

Hi, For quite a while, I've accepted the informal rule for maximum useful magnification of a telescope -- roughly 50 times the aperture in inches. After...

Make my ice cream "vanilla." Make my guitar an "acoustic." Make my computer a "laptop." Make my pants a pair of "jeans." Make my telescope a...

Dear All, I've just posted the new "Image of the Week" at the Bellatrix Observatory's website: http://www.bellatrixobservatory.org/picture.html It is an...

I've decided to create a new thread for this topic as it was a little off topic in the "Local Shops" thread. The down and dirty is that I am waiting on a ...

I am missing something here. I'm a beginner and am still trying to split the double-double in Epsilon Lyrae. "Skywatching" by David Levy tells me that the...

I was observing Mars tonight with my 8" Dob at powers from 203x to 405x and noticed a couple interesting things. Have you guys noticed: 1. The south polar...

I just bought an OEM Celestron case for a 114GT. Am I supposed to cut the foam myself? I had expected die cut slots at that price. No real dealer help in...

I saw these for the first time last night with my 18 inch and a 3.8mm Orion Ultascopic. I had to put Mars just outside of the fov. Deimos was easy but...

I have recently inspected the optics of my Super C8+ which has been long neglected (years), sitting in its footlocker in my garage. After removing the...

I looked at one at AstroFest last year, and there is a reason it is cheap. Everything on the one I looked at was loose or had play. Unless you are willing to...