Terry, Thanks for "separating" the individual "rocks". Also, I managed to find out why you did NOT get my msg. incl a chart to locate the asteroid. Mea Culpa,...
Hi Ray I had a look at the buy and sell site. For sure will be checking out again. I bought an ultra wide 15mm eye piece and a cleaning cloth. I tried finding...
Hi Bridget, Congrats on the new eyepiece - now expect rain and clouds for the next week (those are the rules). Another option to the cleaning cloth is the Lens...
Hi Ray Way to go, it's raining. You've jinxed us all now ;). Thanks for the link. Bridget ... cloth ... out ... new/used ... me ... me ... and ... the ... ...
No, I believe the formula is: Number of cloudy days = SquareRoot(PurchasePrice) / PI^2 It's been mathematically proven ;-) Plus there's an extra day's penalty...
Welcome to astronomy Bridget. We keep dreaming of beautiful skies all the time but we would have to move to Arizona where they have 300 clear nights a year....
Congratulations again Terry, your pics of the latest asteroid are fantastic. What was the time of exposure for each frame? You will have lots of pics to...
Hi Ray Thanks for the comments on the Asteroid images.. Each image was a five second exposure..taken with the trusty Nexstar 80mm and the Sac8 camera...I was...
Hi Bridget Im glad you enjoyed your first night with the group..Also good news on the 15mm eyepiece...Dont know if you have a barlow lense...If you use this...
Hi Terry Yes, I have a barlow lens that came with the telescope. Haven't mastered in yet except for looking at the moon. Any help is welcome. i appreciate...
Hi gang, Another comet available for early risers...just before dawn. Tomorrow morning it will be between Aquila and Sagittarius....just EAST of Jupiter. This...
I will set up my scope tonight on the sidewalk in front of my house for a few hours. Everyone welcome. Maybe a good observation session at Coopers Marsh...
Hi Everybody I have to watch the Sens annialate the Penguins tonight but I'm up for Cooper Marsh on Friday night. What time? I was looking last night from my...
Hi all Spoke to Dan this morning and its a go for Coopers Marsh tonight. We could get there at 8 pm for set up ..Its a little early but lets make the most of...
Here is a good site describing the crater: http://www.ottawa.rasc.ca/articles/odale_chuck/earth_craters/holleford/index.html Here is a satellite view from...
Hi Ray Nice info Terry- ... http://www.ottawa.rasc.ca/articles/odale_chuck/earth_craters/holleford /index.html ... B0+38%27&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=14&ll=44.463436,- ...
Thanks Ray for the sites. Good info and background to the crater. Dale ... http://www.ottawa.rasc.ca/articles/odale_chuck/earth_craters/holleford /index.html ...
Hi, Made some progress on the observatory this weekend. Hole is completely dug out, added 8 inches of stonedust, created the form for the pad, added 1.25...
