Re: Any Experience with a Meade ETX 70?
Thanks, I'll make a point to bring it to the next night out and appreciate any help.] Mickey At 11:11 AM 2/28/03 -0500, you wrote: I don't have much experience with the ETX GO-TO, my ETX 90 is manual. I know we have a few members with GOto versions and if I'm not mistaken the controls are similar on other Meades so there is some expertise out here. I'm sure we can work out the bugs if we ever get out under the stars again. Will it ever stop raining?
Ted
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Baker" <wbaker@...> writes:
Been playing with the goto that seems not to want to go to anything. ? I'm
sure that it is not the instructions or unit, must be me. ?Looking for
someone that has worked these before and can set it stright. ?Been in
manual modem which may be just as well for first scope.
W. W. "Mickey" Baker
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Re: Indian Lakes Elementary School Science Club Event Report & Photos
Hello All, I would like to take a few minutes to lavish praise on two fellow BBAA-ers: Matt McLaughlin and George Reynolds. I wish all of us could have been there to witness their presentations to Ms. Bree Laverdiere's science club at Indian Lakes Elementary School, on Wednesday afternoon. These two men PACKED the allotted hour with information that kept all the kids on the edge of their seats. There is no doubt, the handouts that BBAA provided (many were compliments of the Chesapeake Planetarium and Dr. Hitt) are now proudly displayed on bedroom walls though out Virginia Beach. You guys did a wonderful job and it makes me proud to be a member of this fine club! Rick Bish --- In backbayastro@..., "pathfinder027 <pathfinder027@y...>" <pathfinder027@y...> wrote: Yesterday, 2/27/03 Rick, Matt, and I did a presentation to Indian
Lakes E. S. Science club. Here is the report of that event. To see pictures, go to the "Photos" section of backbayastro and look for
the "Science Club" album.
Indian Lakes Science Club Event Report
2/27/2003
On a rainy Tuesday in February, the 27th to be exact, three BBAA
members converged on Indian Lakes Elementary School in Virginia Beach to let the kids look at sunspots on the Sun. . . .
OK, they then went to "Plan B". Rick Bish, Matt McLaughlin, and
George Reynolds told the fifth graders of Ms. Bree Laverdiere's
Science Club a few things about astronomy. George talked about
telescopes, asteroids, comets, meteors, and some recent space
exploration missions of NASA. Matt explained the structure of the
Sun and stars, with some neat demonstrations using an air pump, a
balloon, and a volleyball. Rick explained the use of a planisphere
and passed out make-it-yourself planispheres so each student could
make his own "star finder".
Display tables were set up in the library of Indian Lakes Elementary School, where the Science Club meets every two weeks, showing
magazines on astronomy, books about the Moon, Mars, and star- finding, and pictures of the Sun, showing its structure, solar flares, and
sunspots. Each student received a wealth of literature, including
BBAA brochures, bookmarks about the Sun and Saturn, fact sheets about the NEAR and Deep Impact space missions, "The Space Place" reference cards, and a list of Internet sites to visit for more information.
Also on display were an 8-inch Dobsonian reflecting telescope and a
90-mm refractor, which the kids got to look at, if not through, to at least see what they look like. Every child also received a
Constellation Chart, a Moon Map, and a Moon Phase Calendar,
compliments of the Chesapeake Planetarium and the BBAA.
Ms. Laverdiere took some photos of the club session, which have been posted on the photo section of the Backbayastro Yahoo group.
A one-hour science club session was just not enough time to do more
than scratch the surface, but I hope we could whet the appetite of
some of those young students and fan the spark of enthusiasm for
science and astronomy knowledge.
George '3' Reynolds
JPL/NASA Solar System Ambassador
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Hey, Paul,
Nice to hear from you.? Sounds like we have all been pretty well socked-in this winter, weather-wise.? When you come back to Tidewater in a year or so, please try to bring some good weather with you -- and don't get a new scope!? We have had a rash of new scopes here lately, causing all kinds of weather problems.? 
Keep looking up,
George '3' Reynolds
?"Paul " wrote:
Hey Everyone, from down in the deep south! Least the snow is just
flood rains here! Usually winter is a great time for seeing here,
notso this winter! But the few testruns with the I3Piece, PC164C and
STVAstro setup have been fun-
Work's been real busy (esp working around the poor weather), and the
thesis has started in my final 3 of 3 years. Charmaine is well too-
Maybe in about 1.8 years we'll (hopefully) be back in the real world
of Tidewater! LOL!
Take care!
Paul
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Hey Everyone, from down in the deep south! Least the snow is just
flood rains here! Usually winter is a great time for seeing here,
notso this winter! But the few testruns with the I3Piece, PC164C and
STVAstro setup have been fun-
Work's been real busy (esp working around the poor weather), and the
thesis has started in my final 3 of 3 years. Charmaine is well too-
Maybe in about 1.8 years we'll (hopefully) be back in the real world
of Tidewater! LOL!
Take care!
Paul
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?
On CBS?News Sunday Morning,? 9am -
10:30am, a news report on?
"Star Parties" and astronomy. They were filming at
the WSP and?
other places? might be
interesting.?
Dale??
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In a message dated 3/1/03 9:05:38 AM Eastern Standard Time,
pshankland@... writes:
<< Maybe in about 1.8 years we'll (hopefully) be back in the real world
of Tidewater! LOL! >>
Oh, that would be great Paul! We are looking forward to your coming back!
Glad to see you found your way to this forum too.
Ted
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Subject: Re: [backbayastro]
Nightwatch
The Lands End clock is showing solid white for clouds,
transparency and
seeing for the hours of darkness.? Looks like
Nightwatch is dead for this
month.? I'm going through such withdrawal
pains, the first time we get a
really good night, I may just put in for
leave the following day and pull an
all-nighter at Lands
End.
Rob
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Re: [backbayastro] Nightwatch
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 17:48:52 EST
In
a message dated 2/28/03 5:02:04 PM Eastern Standard
Time,
joepiotrowski@... writes:
<< The sky clock has
changed and blue sky is poking out up here in
? Williamsburg. Any
chance for a Lands End Nightwatch? >>
I noticed that too.?
But Accuweather is showing mostly cloudy (60 to 80
percent cloud cover) for
the area just this side of the Coleman all night.
(I
didn't have a zip
code to plug in for Gloucester).? Not sure whats
happening.
But I
think the situation is improving.? Unfortunately for me, I've
made
other plans this evening based on expectations of cloudy
weather.
Speaking of Clear Sky Clocks, I just added the clocks for
Chippokes,
Pettigrew and Land's End to our BBAA website.? I had asked
Attilla to make
them some time ago and since he never notified me (and
there was some rising
resentment about all the US usage) I assumed he
didn't do it.? Then I
noticed
the dots on the map in the article
in S&T that I got today and realized he
must have done it.? So
they are there now!
Ted
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The Lands End clock is showing solid white for clouds, transparency and seeing for the hours of darkness. Looks like Nightwatch is dead for this month. I'm going through such withdrawal pains, the first time we get a really good night, I may just put in for leave the following day and pull an all-nighter at Lands End.
Rob
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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 17:48:52 EST
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In a message dated 2/28/03 5:02:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
joepiotrowski@... writes:
<< The sky clock has changed and blue sky is poking out up here in
Williamsburg. Any chance for a Lands End Nightwatch? >>
I noticed that too. But Accuweather is showing mostly cloudy (60 to 80
percent cloud cover) for the area just this side of the Coleman all night. (I
didn't have a zip code to plug in for Gloucester). Not sure whats happening.
But I think the situation is improving. Unfortunately for me, I've made
other plans this evening based on expectations of cloudy weather.
Speaking of Clear Sky Clocks, I just added the clocks for Chippokes,
Pettigrew and Land's End to our BBAA website. I had asked Attilla to make
them some time ago and since he never notified me (and there was some rising
resentment about all the US usage) I assumed he didn't do it. Then I noticed
the dots on the map in the article in S&T that I got today and realized he
must have done it. So they are there now!
Ted
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Re: Any Experience with a Meade ETX 70?
Mickey,
I've got an LX-90, and the autostars all work in a similar manner. If the skies ever clear, I'll help you out at a Skywatch or a Nightwatch.
Rob
From: "S. Kent Blackwell" <kent@...>
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Subject: Re: [backbayastro] Any Experience with a Meade ETX 70?
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 00:35:01 -0500
Mickey,
Have you seen the review of both the ETX 60 & 70 in the February 2003 p.72
of Astronomy magazine? It was a good review. I think it's a really neat
scope for the money. Yes, there is chromatic aberrations because it is,
after all, a short focal length refractor.
Beware of all those deep-sky objects logged in its database. You can even
link it to a database with 10,000 objects. Believe me, you won't know they
are there even if the object is centered in the eyepiece. 60mm or 70mm is
simply too small for serious deep sky work but on the planets, moon and
brighter objects it's a pretty cool scope.
I hope you get it working. Speaking of "working in manual mode", as you say,
I highly recommend the Edmund Astroscan. The price has been reduced by 1/2.
In my opinion it's almost as useful to a beginner or advanced amateur as a
pair of binoculars. Check it out:
www.scientificsonline.com
Kent Blackwell
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Woodrow W. Baker" <wbaker@...> To: <backbayastro@...> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:50 PM Subject: [backbayastro] Any Experience with a Meade ETX 70? Been playing with the goto that seems not to want to go to anything. I'm sure that it is not the instructions or unit, must be me. Looking for
someone that has worked these before and can set it stright. Been in
manual modem which may be just as well for first scope.
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--- In backbayastro@..., twforte@a... wrote: In a message dated 2/28/03 5:02:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
joepiotrowski@c... writes:
<< The sky clock has changed and blue sky is poking out up here in
Williamsburg. Any chance for a Lands End Nightwatch? >>
I noticed that too. But Accuweather is showing mostly cloudy (60 to 80 percent cloud cover) for the area just this side of the Coleman all night. (I didn't have a zip code to plug in for Gloucester). Not sure whats happening. But I think the situation is improving. Unfortunately for me, I've made other plans this evening based on expectations of cloudy weather.
Speaking of Clear Sky Clocks, I just added the clocks for Chippokes, Pettigrew and Land's End to our BBAA website. I had asked Attilla to make them some time ago and since he never notified me (and there was some rising resentment about all the US usage) I assumed he didn't do it. Then I noticed the dots on the map in the article in S&T that I got today and realized he must have done it. So they are there now!
Ted For all-the Sky here in Claremont is still covered at 2:00 am. my scope is getting very hungry!! Kelly
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Re: Any Experience with a Meade ETX 70?
Mickey,
Have you seen the review of both the ETX 60 & 70 in the February 2003 p.72
of Astronomy magazine? It was a good review. I think it's a really neat
scope for the money. Yes, there is chromatic aberrations because it is,
after all, a short focal length refractor.
Beware of all those deep-sky objects logged in its database. You can even
link it to a database with 10,000 objects. Believe me, you won't know they
are there even if the object is centered in the eyepiece. 60mm or 70mm is
simply too small for serious deep sky work but on the planets, moon and
brighter objects it's a pretty cool scope.
I hope you get it working. Speaking of "working in manual mode", as you say,
I highly recommend the Edmund Astroscan. The price has been reduced by 1/2.
In my opinion it's almost as useful to a beginner or advanced amateur as a
pair of binoculars. Check it out:
www.scientificsonline.com
Kent Blackwell
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Woodrow W. Baker" <wbaker@...> To: <backbayastro@...> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:50 PM Subject: [backbayastro] Any Experience with a Meade ETX 70? Been playing with the goto that seems not to want to go to anything. I'm
sure that it is not the instructions or unit, must be me. Looking for
someone that has worked these before and can set it stright. Been in
manual modem which may be just as well for first scope.
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Indian Lakes Elementary School Science Club Event Report & Photos
Yesterday, 2/27/03 Rick, Matt, and I did a presentation to Indian
Lakes E. S. Science club. Here is the report of that event. To see
pictures, go to the "Photos" section of backbayastro and look for
the "Science Club" album.
Indian Lakes Science Club Event Report
2/27/2003
On a rainy Tuesday in February, the 27th to be exact, three BBAA
members converged on Indian Lakes Elementary School in Virginia Beach
to let the kids look at sunspots on the Sun. . . .
OK, they then went to "Plan B". Rick Bish, Matt McLaughlin, and
George Reynolds told the fifth graders of Ms. Bree Laverdiere's
Science Club a few things about astronomy. George talked about
telescopes, asteroids, comets, meteors, and some recent space
exploration missions of NASA. Matt explained the structure of the
Sun and stars, with some neat demonstrations using an air pump, a
balloon, and a volleyball. Rick explained the use of a planisphere
and passed out make-it-yourself planispheres so each student could
make his own "star finder".
Display tables were set up in the library of Indian Lakes Elementary
School, where the Science Club meets every two weeks, showing
magazines on astronomy, books about the Moon, Mars, and star-finding,
and pictures of the Sun, showing its structure, solar flares, and
sunspots. Each student received a wealth of literature, including
BBAA brochures, bookmarks about the Sun and Saturn, fact sheets about
the NEAR and Deep Impact space missions, "The Space Place" reference
cards, and a list of Internet sites to visit for more information.
Also on display were an 8-inch Dobsonian reflecting telescope and a
90-mm refractor, which the kids got to look at, if not through, to at
least see what they look like. Every child also received a
Constellation Chart, a Moon Map, and a Moon Phase Calendar,
compliments of the Chesapeake Planetarium and the BBAA.
Ms. Laverdiere took some photos of the club session, which have been
posted on the photo section of the Backbayastro Yahoo group.
A one-hour science club session was just not enough time to do more
than scratch the surface, but I hope we could whet the appetite of
some of those young students and fan the spark of enthusiasm for
science and astronomy knowledge.
George '3' Reynolds
JPL/NASA Solar System Ambassador
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I just looked at my yard and it would probably be a mud fest. Also it
doesn't clear til after midnight and the best seeing is 2 hours
before dawn. Might be best for me to set up in my driveway for a
couple hours before dawn. Funny how those clocks changed so much
between this morning and now. Outside there are some blue spots but
still a lot of cloud.Must blow through later tonight.
Joe Piotrowski
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Can't - head buried in work and tail sinking fast......
Denice
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Subject: [backbayastro] Nightwatch
The sky clock has changed and blue sky is poking out up here in
Williamsburg. Any chance for a Lands End Nightwatch?
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I would imagine it is way to wet
everywhere?? backyard?
Dale
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The sky clock has changed and blue sky is poking out up here in
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Joe Piotrowski
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Re: Dale Carey's Binoc's (long)
Well, I'm impressed with you opinion of those Chinese binoculars. Most of
the early Japanese and current Chinese's units are packed with stiff grease
for a very good reason; to take up slack in poor machining of the focus
mechanism. My experience has been remove that thick grease, and excess play
becomes a major factor. I warn others about doing so. Apparently your 10x70s
are machined well enough you didn't have the problem. I'd like to see a
return of individual focus eyepieces in binoculars, especially for
astronomical use. Focus them once for your eyes and be done with it. With
individual focus models even inexpensive binoculars can be made virtually
waterproof, or at least water & dust, resistant.
Kent Blackwell
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----- Original Message ----- From: <dickson@...> To: <backbayastro@...> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 9:34 AM Subject: [backbayastro] Re: Dale Carey's Binoc's (long) Hi all,
I wanted to make a quick note about the Barska
15X70's Rick Bish originally asked about. After
seeing Rob's pair at a recent club meeting and
hearing how much they cost (~$85 shipped if I
remember), I couldn't resist and ordered a pair
from Heartland America's web site. His may have
had a different brand name than Barska, I don't
remember, but come from the same far east (or
Russian?) factory I'm pretty sure. I have long
wanted to pick up a similar sized pair of Fuji's,
but always seemed to have something better to
do with the >$500 they cost. I used to have a pair
of Celestron 20X80's (still do actually), but the
focuser mechanism pretty much just disoved on
me a few years ago and I never got them fixed.
They were so heavy, you really had to have a
tripod and I didn't use them much. My
Barska's took about a week to show up at
my door, which was sooner than Heartland said
they would be there. Out of the box, they
looked just fine, but were a bit out of colimation
for my eyes. I had read a web site about lining
its two scopes up and quickly had the problem
fixed. I would rather have them out of line with
a way to adjust than have them perfect with no way
to adjust, so I was happy. My Celestron 20X80's also
came out of alignment after years of use, but I don't
know how to adjust them (very anoying). In the short
time since aligning my Barska's, they have kept
their alignment well. My impression so far using
them has been very favorable. They have great
light grasp, far above that of my Orion 10X50
Vista's. Their exit pupil is in the sweet
spot for my eyes between 4 and 5 mm, and
so the images are both bright and sharp. For my 42
year old eyes, greater than 5mm and I start to get
astigmatic effects. Image sharpness accross the
entire field is superior to my Orion Vista's. There
is only a little degredation at the outer 5 deg or
so of the field and it is not enough to notice
unless you go looking for it. The field itself is
quite wide. I do not know what it is, but would
guess it's pushing 60 deg. The central sharpness
is not high-end refractor sharp, but is still excellent
and good enough for me to be able to make a clear oval out
of Saturn. Overall, they are probably the best binoculars
I have ever owned. Mind you I am not a bino connoisseur.
However, I have generally been disapointed with most
binoculars I have owned regarding their optical quality.
That may have to do with my refusal, so far, to spend
as much on them as I would a scope (or Nagler). I
have been thrilled with the performance of my Barska
15X70's though. I would have been happy with them even had
I paid between $300 and $400 ( don't tell Heartland!).
Also, they are light enough I can hold them for short
periods with good effect, especially if I brace my arms
on something. A couple of last notes. Their coatings apear
to be standard MgFl (not multicoated). With 70mm lenses,
this is probably not too important and as I said the
images are quite bright. I remember no ghosting or
obvious false color either. The focus mechanism has
Chinese style goo grease that turns to glue when it gets
cold. I cleaned as much off as I could and relubed with
some teflon grease and they are much better. Took about
a minute. They come with caps, a soft case and the obligatory
wiping cloth (throw it out, use kleenex or an old white
T-shirt that has been through the wash a few hundred times).
I don't much care for the eyelens cap. Notice I made the
word "cap" singular. It is an oval shaped thing you have
to push over both eyepieces at the same time. I'm a bit
clumsy I admit, but I have a hard time with this for some
reason. Lastly, if you order from Heartland America over
their web site, expect to get junk e-mail from them for the
rest of your life. In fairness, I could probably tell them
to quit, but I like seeing all the other stuff they sell
real cheap too.
All in all, I would recommend these binos to most anybody,
especially for the price.
Richard
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<pathfinder027@y...> wrote:
Thanks, Kent, for the great info on binoculars. If anyone is in the
market for a pair, the Orion 8x42, normally selling for $139, is on
sale on the "Clearance" page on Orion's Web site for $111.20.
George
"S. Kent Blackwell" <kent@e...> wrote:The Orion Ultra series are made by Adlerblick, as are the top on the line Celestron's. Adlerblick
(German for eagle-eye) is a little-known optical company, which is a
division of Carton. They utilize BAK-4 glass which has a very high
refractive index. I have a pair of 10x50 Adlerblicks and are optically
superb. They are about the lightest 10x50's out there, but seem a bit
fragile to me. I have had to collimate them twice in their lifetime.
Isn't it amazing?...I have a pair of US-made Bausch & Lomb's, made in
1942 which have NEVER slipped out of collimation. They are simply
dazzling, both optically and mechanically. I think the B&Ls knock the
pants off any other glass I've seen. And they made it through a World
War unscathed. I've always been an advocate that a high degree of
polish on a lens is more important than fancy multi-coatings. The B&L
are very heavily coated with a deep purple magnesizm fluoride, which
predates multi-coatings by 40 years. The Germans actually invented
lens coatings, but leave it to the good ole fellas at Bausch & Lomb to
come up with a coating that didn't wear off. The German binoculars in
the era after 1941 were coated, but only the inside surfaces because
they were not "hard coated". If you cats out there really want a super
pair of binoculars check out Pentax's image-stabilized models. The
10x30 are highly recommended, not very expensive and light as a
feather. Because of their stabilization, I can see stars every bit as
faint with the 10x30 as with the non-stabilized 10x50 Adlerblicks,
despite the fact the 50mm objectives of the Adlerblicks gather 2.8x
more light! To add to their strengths the Canon's are very good
optically. Stars are pinpoints nearly to the edge of the field. Please
don't get me started talking about binoculars. I love them. Kent
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February 27, 2003 9:26 AMSubject: Re: [backbayastro] Dale Carey's
Binoc's
Rick,
If you don't yet have a good pair of binos, a good all-around pair
is the Orion 8x42 Ultraview. Here is something I wrote a while back,
and it still holds:
Alan Adler's great article on binoculars in the September, 2002 issue hit the mark for me. I had a cheap pair of Simmons 10x50's
($24.95 at Wal-Mart) and last year, on the strength of Alan Adler's
review in a link off the Todd Gross Weatherman web site*, I purchased
a pair of Orion Ultra-View 8x42 binos and use them regularly in my
observing. I enjoy the bino views of M6, M7, M45 (The Pleiades), the
Double Cluster in Perseus and of course, M31 The Great Andromeda
Galaxy, as well as just wandering through the Milky Way. I also use
them consistently to find targets to point my scope at. I wish my
finder scope had the good contrast the Ultra-Views have. Alan could
have included "8x42" in his "Astro Index" table on page 96. It would
fall between the 7x50 and 9x63 binos, with an astro index of 50.
*"The REAL Scoop on Binoculars" Superb article by Alan Adler on
George Reynolds
"Rick Bish <2bookworms@c...>" <2bookworms@c...> wrote: Hey Dale,
were you able to use the Barska 15 X 70's much before the
flood hit Tidewater? I believe you were the one who got a good deal
on them online (Jan. meeting). What have you seen in them? Are you
happy with them? I've been kicking around getting a pair, but I'm not
much of an "equipment person" though they might come in handy in
getting my Lunar Cert.
Rick Bish
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At next weeks meeting I will be showing a video that includes shots from my visits to the Texas Star Pary '01, New Mexico Skies, and this year's WSP. Dale, I bet I have video of your scope! I wish I knew you well enough to have recognized you there. Oh well. I too miss the conditions there. The last night there I had all my gear packed up for a quick escape the next day except for my TeleVue-76. I was wearing a sweat shirt, but after setting up this little scope I had to strip down to just a T because I was sweating from the minimal effort. The clouds cleared about midnight, shortly after the moon set, and I had a blast with my little 3". I made a drawing of some little galaxy in Leo (don't remember now which one) that was in the mid 11M range with all the surrounding stars I could see after pretty painful study for about 20 minutes. Many were only visible with lots of effort. After getting back home, I checked MegaStar and found I was pushing mid way into magnitude 13 photographic with many of them! That's what superb seeing can do for you! Again, I want to go back too! Karen (my wife) won a free ticket for next year. I hope I can join her! :) Richard --- In backbayastro@..., "Dale Carey" <stargaz@e...> wrote:
Just found this neat web site
It shows the latest pic's of the 2003 WSP
The 4th pic you can see my camper /trailer
the 5th shows my "little 16" between two 25"'s and assorted
other scopes.
80* and sunshine I wanna go back
Dale
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Eric,
I sure wish I could go, but I can't that night. I expect it will be very interesting.
Neill
?"d_eric_giles " wrote:
I'm very surprised no one was interested in the Mars Exploration
presentation.? Only 1 person even responded.? Thanks Kent!? Well, if
anyone would still like to go just for the presentation and not for
dinner, they request a donation of $5.? I've already made my
reservation.
Info:
Speaker - Prasun N. Desai from the NASA Langley
Research Center.? Mr. Desai will speak on "The Mars Exploration
Project."
Tuesday, March 4th, 2003
Point Plaza Suites & Conference Hotel (formerly the Ramada Inn) at I-
64 & US 17, Newport News, Va.
For Reservations:? Call Digital Applications Inc., at 827-1250 no
later than noon on the Friday February 28th.
Eric Giles
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In a message dated 2/28/03 5:02:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
joepiotrowski@... writes:
<< The sky clock has changed and blue sky is poking out up here in
Williamsburg. Any chance for a Lands End Nightwatch? >>
I noticed that too. But Accuweather is showing mostly cloudy (60 to 80
percent cloud cover) for the area just this side of the Coleman all night. (I
didn't have a zip code to plug in for Gloucester). Not sure whats happening.
But I think the situation is improving. Unfortunately for me, I've made
other plans this evening based on expectations of cloudy weather.
Speaking of Clear Sky Clocks, I just added the clocks for Chippokes,
Pettigrew and Land's End to our BBAA website. I had asked Attilla to make
them some time ago and since he never notified me (and there was some rising
resentment about all the US usage) I assumed he didn't do it. Then I noticed
the dots on the map in the article in S&T that I got today and realized he
must have done it. So they are there now!
Ted
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Kent Blackwell