Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at
2:02 pm
I’ve been searching and I cannot find many places that are live chat capable. Is there a place where people can go and talk about their findings, and whether or not it was Mars that was seen West of Denab and Northeast of Pleiades star cluster. A place to talk about goot astronomy products, and a place to talk about the best way to chart stars. I hope there is a place like this. If there isn’t a place, is there a person out there that likes chatting about their findings? That would be awesome if there were. My Yahoo! Messenger is wiltzandrew1989, AIM is wiltzandrew, MyspaceIM is wiltzandrew. I hope that you guys can help me find a nice online astronomical community of sorts. Well I hope to hear from someone or hear of a good chat room. I have Starry Night Pro Plus 6.0.6, and a good eye, no telescope or binoculars infortunately. I’m only 17, and I started being addicted to stars 6 days ago when I saw Pleiades and the Summer Triangle. Well hope to hear from you soon. Good luck!
-Andrew
If you dont have a telescope or binoculars, is there a better way to chart stars than this?:
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n157/wiltzandrew/Scan10003.jpg
Cassiopeia is much closer to the zenith, and Capella is closer th Pleiades and Mars, to the left of Almach. I was thinking of putting circles, and measuring the sky with a ruler, 2 foot from my face to be more acurate. What should I do to get more accurate charts than this?
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at
11:55 pm
Free Binoculars with this Telescope
It’s not just a big telescope. It’s a big telescope that goes anywhere. New LightBridge truss-dobs from Meade take down and set up quickly. So you can take one of these massive windows on the universe out to your favorite dark sky locations with ease. LightBridge dobs give you high quality Meade optics, premium components, and ultra portability – all for about the same price as an ordinary tube dob. So get a LightBridge truss-dob. And prepare to cross the universe.
Diffraction Limited Optics Meade optics consistently outperform telescopes of similar and larger aperture. Consumers know that “Meade Optics Inside� means that what they see through our telescopes will be views that are detailed, crisp and full of contrast.
Meade Optical Coatings Aluminum Coatings with magnesium fluoride over coat provides bright images full of detail.
2″ Crayford-Dual Speed Machined Aluminum Focuser With 1.25″ Adapter Smooth precise focusing is achieved with this classic design. A unique focus tension knob and focus lock design gives complete control over focus.
Built-In Primary Mirror Cooling Fan Bring the telescope into thermal equilibrium quickly and efficiently with the battery powered cooling fan. The fan is mounted to the rear of the “vented� primary mirror cell for fast cool down.
Steel RA Roller Bearings, Roller bearings
make movements smooth and effortless.
Advanced Four-Reticle Red Dot Viewfinder Four reticles and varying brightness controls allow this deluxe finder to adjust to your observing needs.
26mm QXâ„¢ Wide Angle 2″ Eyepiece has a 2″ barrel, and boasts a whopping 70° Apparent Field of View.
Aperture, Focal Length, Focal Ratio, Weight
203mm 8″ 1219mm f/6 44lbs
254mm 10″ 1270mm f/5 65lbs
318mm 12″ 1524mm f/5 80lbs
406mm 16″ 1829mm f/4.5 128lbs
Newtonian design optics, Primary, Secondary BK7 mirrors coated with magnesium fluoride over coat. Mounted in a fully adjustable mirror cell.
Maximum Practical Visual Power 500X,
Meade 26mm QX Wide Angle Eyepiece.
Metal open Truss Design,
Teflon bearings for both altitude and azimuth. Steel roller bearings for azimuth,
Altitude bearing brake,
Focuser 2″ Crayford dual speed focuser with 1.25″ adapter,
Battery Powered Fan,
4-reticle Red Dot ViewFinder
AutoStar Suiteâ„¢ Astronomical Software Included with the telescope.
Technical Specifications
8″ Lightbridge Aperture, Focal Length, Focal Ratio, Weight
203mm 8″ 1219mm f/6 44lbs
254mm 10″ 1270mm f/5 65lbs
318mm 12″ 1524mm f/5 80lbs
406mm 16″ 1829mm f/4.5 128lbs
Newtonian design optics, Primary, Secondary BK7 mirrors coated with magnesium fluoride over coat. Mounted in a fully adjustable mirror cell.
Maximum Practical Visual Power 500X,
Meade 26mm QX Wide Angle Eyepiece.
Metal open Truss Design,
Teflon bearings for both altitude and azimuth. Steel roller bearings for azimuth,
Altitude bearing brake,
Focuser 2″ Crayford dual speed focuser with 1.25″ adapter,
Battery Powered Fan,
4-reticle Red Dot ViewFinder
AutoStar Suite™ Astronomical Software Included with the telescope.
How much would you say this would be worth?
Monday, November 9th, 2009 at
5:49 pm
I am thinking of getting the Oberwerk 11X70 . The purpose for these is Astronomical. I have heard these are awesome, and I want to get something that will have vaule for along time.
Also can anyone tell me where they might recomend to buy these from? Who has the best warranty? They seem to cost the same from about 10 or more diff retailers, and Im not sure where the best place might be.
Thanks
Monday, October 5th, 2009 at
11:10 am
I would like a pair of binoculars, mainly for astronomy. I have read that astronomical binoculars should be no more than 8×56. The link to the ones I am interested in is below. They are 25×100, but are advertised as astronomical binoculars. I understand the higher the magnification, the harder it is to hold them steady. I do have a camera tri pod I can mount them on, but I don’t always want to use the tri pod. Are the ones I am looking at good, or is there something better someone can suggest? Thanks.http://www.telescope.com/control/product…
