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I don't know how... The Tri-pod and Mount were put aside with a plastic dust cover...
The 12V was left connected , just wrapped the cord for moving...
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I'm new here , please let me know where that will be when you post it.
Most of the time they give details of the equipment used...
and I'm still...
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Have you heard of good ones and bad ones.
I think they would help me do it faster and better.
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Anybody use one ? Links are nice
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Gotta Fly...
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Typically the laser will need to be collimated unless it is something like the Howie Glatter variety. In other words, very expensive!
The collimation...
I woke up early this morning and couldn't go back to sleep. I figured why not see what the sky looks like. It was clear and Orion was in a good spot...
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Glad you were able to get out with it :)
You could make a simple dew shield for the Rigel, a thin piece of cardboard and some tape.
I'm seeing a Meade 12.5 starfinder being sold for $450. Is it a good buy? Thanks!
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I did ask the seller for the weight of the scope so that I could pay for it to be FedEx'ed to my house. The seller said that it's weighs about 40lbs...
So , I bought the AVX .
After watching Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards 2021
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I want to skip using the rebel camera...
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Thanks for explaining that... Hmmm, but I'd still like to avoid the rebel camera... I don't know it , and upgrading ahead would save the learning.
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Mars opposition is coming later this year. This is a big deal, because it happens only every other year, and between the oppositions Mars disk is too...
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Agreed, because of lower contrast and smaller disk size (even at the opposition) Mars albedo features are harder to resolve.
The moon came into my view while driving yesterday, right in the middle of the day. Since I had never tried daytime viewing before, I thought why not...
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I've only ever caught the Moon and Venus in daylight. I once saw Jupiter when it was near the Moon but that's cheating!
Last week I toured the Cincinnati, Ohio area and thankfully, though not everything worked out in the end, I decided to stop at the Cincinnati...
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A rather nice building and excellent scopes Ed. I am glad that you were able to visit and move the dome (and lie down with the scope) maybe next time...
A few people have warned me that seeing Mars does not compare to seeing Jupiter or Saturn, so I made my way outside a little after midnight on August...
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Thanks for the report. It does seem like you might have seen Mars. Aldebaran was also in the area and low in the sky, but it does sound like Mars....
The latest edition of the TSS Bi-monthly DSO Challenge is now up for your reading and pursuit. Please check it out at the below link. I hope you will...
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Don't you think Beginners should have their OWN rank / scale ?
I mean.... 1 to 10....I'm about at zero , ok 0.38
I don't use my phone to navigate...
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Another small victory was finding it AGAIN...
It was a clear night... but I had to get the binoculars to relocate Andromeda again.
After coming off...
On August 8th, I went on a little venture out into the garden and aligned my 25x70s onto Saturn for the first time. The view amazed me. Though small,...
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Wonderful observations!
I get the Saturn “football “ shape with my 10x50’s.
Your bino’s are much more capable planetary viewers.
Hi folks! This is really cool. No wonder all the professional astronomers' brains are exploding. A comparison of images of the same objects with the...
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Hi Greg. Wow, this is really a nifty comparison using the arrow slider to view the two space telescope's images. Thanks for finding and sharing this...
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Hey , I felt like I accomplished something this morning, and it wasn't the camera.
I set up on the deck... Since my target was Jupiter , the lights...
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I've got it in the living room...
I keep reading , keep trying.
I need to make copies of the controller labyrinth.
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Trying to do it myself , it's...
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