... Great sketches Bill - thanks for sharing! Your sketch of "B" is dead on! I was out Fri and Sat night with my 10" F/5 dob, and at 125X, I was able to get a...
... Math, This is a great idea. I haven't done much dedicated double star observing, but I have an 80mm refractor that will be perfect for this project. So...
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I was camping the last two nights in the Anza-Borrego desert of southern Calif. Both C and B components are very easy in 10x42 binoculars. Both showing short...
Hi Michael, I also use my 100mm refractor a lot for double star observing. The refractor is ideal for this job. I am convinced that you will enjoy yourself. At...
I wish I could have posted this sooner, but I enjoyed a great view of the comet with Bill and Brent that evening. (Observations made with a 6" f/8 newtonian) ...
Attilla Danko just keeps making the Clear Sky Clocks even better!!! If you haven't had a chance to play around with "Google Earth" it's a really cool mapping...
I've added a short movie to my web page illustrating the rapid motion of 73P-B against the fixed star field. It comprises 7 six-minute frames during which...
... Mike, I've been using Deep Sky Planner 3.0 for a number of years and have found it to be an excellent and easy to use program with a very simple but...
... Hi, The price caught my eye. They have Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects on sale too. Would you recommend that book? Tnx, Mike ... and ...
... This book, by Chris Luginbuhl and Brian Skiff, is by far the best single-volume deep sky observing handbook. It doesn't have many pretty pictures or...
... Catalogue ... Hi Mike. Absolutely. As Geoff said, not the prettiest book around but one of the best observing guides available and a gem to use with a GOTO...
... Need to make a correction to my comments above: This should read "Four telescopes of different aperture, 6cm, 15cm, 25cm and 30cm were used to compile the...
Actually if you read the forward carefully, in addition to the larger scopes, several 60mm and 80mm scopes were used for the small size and the authors...
I will also add my recommendation to the others for Luginbuhl and Skiff. Gordon Nason recommended the "Obeserving Handbook..." to me 4 years ago, and I have...
Hi Folks, Any recommendations for an observational book for a 3.5" goto telescope? Something on the order as what has been discusssed the past several days. ...
... Besides Luginbuhl and Skiff, which we've been discussing here, another good guide for small apertures is Turn Left At Orion by Consolmagno and Davis ...
... I like Geoff's recommendation of "Turn Left..." as well. I also highly recommend Crossen and Tirion's "Bincular Astronomy". I still use it with my 8", and...
... I would recommend "Celestial Sampler" by Sue French, published by Sky Publishing. This book just recently came out. It is a compilation of 60 columns...
... past several days. Stu, Two immediately come to mind. Sue French's "Celestial Sampler - 60 Small-scope Tours for Starlit Nights" available from Sky Pub &...
Hey Mike, I couldn't believe that they would actually sell Deep-Sky Planner for a couple of bucks. I place the order and they confirmed. Thanks for the tip! ...
If some people experienced in this would be kind enough to share their knowledge.... I have a dear friend (80 years young) who is absolutely convinced part of ...
... Clare, no need for anyone to worry. Here's an excerpt from a very reputable source, the European Southern Observatory. "Fragment C of the comet should be...
... Hi Clare, The source of this misinformation is a retired air traffic controller in France, well known for his belief in UFOs, who seems to be basing his...
From another group: Hi Folks, Should have posted this earlier, but I wanted to let everyone know That we are aware of the delays in email delivery that are...
Some of the people in a group I am in also believe the fragment will hit the Earth. When I told them not to worry about it they accused me of spouting the same...
