Space Forum / Amateur Astronomy / March 2006

I finally decided on the XT-10. Hoping that I get it by next weekend
and that the sky is clear, but reading a lost of these post tell me
that when you get a new scope, to expect cloudy skies. I want to thank
all of you for all of your input and advise. When the scope arrives,

Hi Gang:
After all the post hurricane cleanup and traveling, I'm finally back in
the
swing of things astronomically speaking.

Just got back (to the UK) from Southern Turkey and feel very tired and
quite emotional. I never expected the total eclipse to have such a
profound effect on me. Bed now but before I go - here's a sample of
the images to come...

I'm thinking that we need a t-shirt that the good users here can get and
ware to star partys , etc. to show off they hang out on SAA. Now I'm
thinking,(That's bad) , I was thinking maybe a shot of the 100incher with
SAA under it, or some other astro image with Sci.Astro.Am. under ...

Is there a place where there's a good replay of the event?
         Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
             (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
              Obz Site:  39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

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All hail to those Scoundrels of Science
Denying truth with incredible defiance

The Meteosat-8 weather satellite produced some terrific images of the
moon's shadow pasing over Africa.  They may be found at the EUMETSAT
site.
http://tinyurl.com/pznc6

Since I messed with (and improved, I think) the collimation of my 8 inch
CAT this is the first night of good (3/5 according to the Clear Sky
Clock)seeing.
I was able to find Saturn and see that the Cassini division was visible,

I was just using the image of the hooker and a sample for the idea, as all
should know I have my shop on cafepress, and they have many things I can
use, I belive they silkscreen or maybe heat transfers, they've never said
how they do it. But I can always change things around, if ...

Essentially I need a new scope and I don't know what to get. I
currently have, and started with, a 13.1" Coulter Odyssey 1. However I
dislike that there is no tracking which limits my magnification as well
as the fact that it is far too large to easily transport even with some

39 degrees. Misty rain. Snow on the ground.
The worst conditions I have ever experienced here.
Keeping warm in the Galley.
Did some configuring on my settings on  the observatory computer, and

Hello to the group. I have been taking a few pictures of the constellations
with my 35mm minolta film camera. I have an etx-60at and was reading the
manual on photography. It states the Meade ETX scopes are not good enough
for deepsky photography,Im assuming it means prime focus. ...

The Saguaro Astronomy Club hosted its big All-Arizona Messier Marathon
at a site between Phoenix and Tucson this past weekend.  Somebody
counted 107 vehicles at dusk, which occupies about 10% of the available
space at this sprawling site on the desert floor.  This is an

Hi I was just reading the archives on the Konusky 200 and was finally
planning on picking one up. My question is basically is it better to go
with the used one for $400 or the new one for $500. The models should
be the same but I am concerned with the one year warranty. I saw alot

http://www.eclipsecon.org/2006/Photos.do
These people actually are getting paid big bucks to sit there and tell
things that is common knowledge.  While there poor wifes and kids watch them
all on TV.