Here's the one I'd been using. It used to be called "Java Jupiter": http://www.shallowsky.com/jupiter.html However, I find the time and date easier to...
Hello, Today was the second day of the national astronomy Olympiad in Romania and I am a participant. If there is someone interested about the tests please...
Hi Mark, I recognized your name from the "darkest hours" pages i ran for my home location. (I ran and saved the entire year a few months ago because i figured...
My name is Rob and i live in San Antonio TX i have been interested in astronomy and such for many years but dont have anything as far as telescopes go, can...
... Welcome, Rob! This group is mainly for talking about observations rather than equipment. You'll get a better answer on our sister list, Talking Telescopes:...
Wednesday evening, 4/30/2003 Darksky desert east of Indio, Calif. Fujinon 16x70mm on a UniMount and Nikon 10x42mm handheld Clear and still but a bit of...
Hi all, I updated quite a few things on my website http://www.backyard-astro.com In the books and software section you will find a book review/description on ...
Gary, The programs run on Palm OS. They are at - http://www.shallowsky.com/software/shallow.html The URL listed on the other reply goes to an Applet that shows...
... satisfaction. Does anybody else ... remember the exact number off ... use filters, but perhaps the ... Try a variable polarizing filter. It doesn't change...
I just checked out the Planets program at the website www.cpac.org.uk It is a great PC desktop program. It shows GRS, Jovian moons transits, eclipses etc, and...
... I also enjoy the string of three little stars near the Sombrero. Every year, when I return to the area, I look for this simple guide post which serves as...
... I only heard about it a couple months ago myself. This website has some info and a finder chart... http://www.backyard-astro.com/weblog.php -Florian...
... I may have seen the configuration in the past. I suspect I don't recall it because I didn't realize it had a name. If the clouds clear I'll try to find it...
OK Thanks, it looks a little cheesy to me, to see planets in different colors. I'd rather see them in their true color. LOL, I cannot look at Jupiter being...
I don't remember seeing the following java application mentioned in any of the recent threads about Jupiter. If so, sorry for the repeat. I have been using...
... Geoff, I did find Phils mention of "Star 20" on page 80 of "The Deep Sky" (as you indicated). It would seem that this configuration was brought to Phils...
Hi, My thanks to everybody who has e-mailed me privately regarding some of my planetary observations. Through these e-mails a number of you have expressed an...
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I understand color in nebulas, etc. are only visible in long exposure photographs, but I have read they can be slightly visible in large aperture telescopes in...
Hi, In order to see colors in nebulae, you'll need a lot of light coming from it. The problem is, that your eyes aren't very sensitive to colors at low light...
... In a word, no. But M8 and M20 are pretty nice. The automatic monthly message about Starrynight resources was just posted, and it has a link to a table of...
Hi Sol: Over the years I have found that the useful magnification we can use on a given night will give an idea as to the seeing conditions. Here is a section ...
Hi: Color sensitivity can vary greatly from person to person, but I have seen color in deep-sky objects in 7" and 5" aperture telescopes as shown in these ...
... There are many beautiful nebulae visible from the continental U.S. Among the Messier objects, M8 "Lagoon nebula" (http://members.aol.com/billferris/m8.html...
Greetings: You might want to take a look at Hans Anger's package of Palm Astronomy programs. His website is: <http://www.astro-metrics.com> and he can be...
... exposure ... This Summer, spend some time looking at M20. There is a large area of blue next to a large area of red. Once you know this you can go ...
