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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Monday, January 25th, 2010 at
9:40 am
I have been reading about them and I have been getting conflicting opinions. I want to buy a pair for night time sky gazing and I’m not informed enough about what I need.
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?
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at
12:56 pm
Ive been looking at these Nikon Action 10×50’s. They look pretty good and have good reviews. I have also been looking at these celestron outland LX 10×50’s. Im concerned about the celestrons because they keep on advertising the fact that it has an extremely near focus. I want mine for astronomical purposes, not closeup. If anyone can tell me which one is better, or recommend a different pair, please do so. Keep it under 100 dollars.
Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at
7:41 am
A good mid-priced porro-prism binocular such as the Orion Vista will be good enough for most people. If you want the best, look into the Nikon Prostar or Fujinon Polaris binoculars. The Canon image-stabilized 15×50 is another good, premium astro binocular.
Many of the lower-priced models from Orion, Celestron, and others will do fine. You’ll get a little more distortion towards the edges of the field, and maybe a little less light throughput in the cheaper bins. For astronomy, you can dispense with extras such as rubber armor, weatherproofing, and center focus. Porro-prisms are better for astronomy than roof prisms, because the roofs can show a bit of a spike on bright stars. Avoid models with polarizing or anti-haze filters or coating – fine for daytime use, but their light throughput is considerably reduced.
Monday, August 31st, 2009 at
1:54 am
Do you have one?
Do you recomend something different?
Can we see things during the day?
Thanks
Outlaw
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 at
11:07 pm
Garrett Optical sells good binoculars. You could try 10×50 or 11×70 binoculars. I own 15×70 binoculars that I consider helpful in light polluted skies, though it takes a steady hand at 15x without a tripod. I’ve also purchased 25×100 binoculars from Garrett, though these need a heavy duty tripod and head to use effectively.
