Space Forum / Amateur Astronomy / April 2004

The Chicago Astronomical Society has posted the information for Astrofest
2004 on their website. Here is the new location. Has anyone seen the site
yet?
http://chicagoastro.org/af/2004/DrivingDirections.pdf

http://www.astromart.com/messages.asp?message_id=206033
Is the dark spot near center an artifact from dirt on the Webcam?
I did not use a "flat' frame in processing....
Thanks for the input!

Not that it's more than in the dream stage yet (with school and living expenses
to take care of currently), barring some unforseen money dropping down from the
heavens, but I've thought that eventually I might get a Losmandy G11 mount to
put my 9.25" SCT on.  It's currently (and ...

OK. I've yet to be disappointed in this group for giving opinions, solicited
or otherwise;-)
I've been looking at the Meade LX200 w&w out GPS.
Anyone out there care to make a statement regarding quality, reliability,

Anyone with real experience with one (or both) of this scope? I can decide
witch one to choose from. I like the BIG aperture of the XT10 both I like
the equatorial mount of the SkyView. Any advice? Help!!!
Thanks!

All they basically say is that the optics
and mechanics are almost perfect.
Well, duh. What else would you expect
for how much they cost? The so-called

I know that looking at the moon is not very exciting for most armatures, but
I've always been interested in lunar observing more than anything else.
I have owned an excellent Celestron C5+ for many years and have enjoyed
great results with it.  However, my passion for lunar ...

See
http://news.ists.dartmouth.edu/todaysnews.html#internal14112
and
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8552

Gib
   Took out all three cards out and put them back in with light taps of
a piece wood and a small hammer.  Computer booted up when I turned it
on.  Now I have to figure out why the weather software can't find a data

Anyone know of a buy and sell web site based in southern California ? I'm
travelling there soon and might entertain checking out a new used scope ?

So I have these eyepieces that are presumably good quality
(they cost me approx. 100 US$).  I think the brand is TeleVue,
but I'm not sure (I don't see it anywhere on the eyepiece;
the logo seems live a V enclosed in a full circle that

OK. I've yet to be disappointed in this group for giving opinions, solicited
or otherwise;-)
I've been looking at the Meade 7" LX200 MAK w/GPS.
Anyone out there care to make a statement regarding quality, reliability,

No, I have seen it before, but not this Jupiter observing season.  Strange
since I've been more active in my planet observing than any previous year,
going back decades.  This is thanks to webcams and their magical properties!
But it had to be bad luck, since I thought on the ...

Good evening everyone, I have moved to the southern hemisphere at 22°S,
55°E.
Can anyone suggest 4 or 5 decent objects to observe in the night sky here? I
already know the most obvious ones such as the Jewel Box, and Omega du

For years I've only owned mew and modern equipment. Finances and
interests are now resulting in purchases of used and vintage equipment,
some of which may need some work, though I'm not real comfortable in
this area and not a natural-tinkerer.