http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/ Big dobsonian telescope users. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:39:39 GMT Peter http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19625 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19625 Lou, Here are my notes from my last project http://www.atmlist.net/pipermail/atm/2008-May/021504.html and then then there is Mel's site: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:25:48 GMT Louis http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19624 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19624 Hi everyone, I am going to buy a thin mirror blank 14 inch 7/8 thick and i am wondering if there is anything i need to do differently to grind this blank vs a Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:34:30 GMT C. Starks http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19623 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19623 Thank you, John and Keith. Very neat! Charlie _____ From: bigdob@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bigdob@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Mahony Sent: Thursday, Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:57:57 GMT calibos http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19622 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19622 Check out this video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GknGw9E1bro&feature=youtube_gdata Sent from my iPhone Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:36:31 GMT John Mahony http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19621 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19621 http://www.carinasoft.com/products/skyvoyager/telescope_control.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:36:48 GMT C. Starks http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19620 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19620 Hi Keith, I am not familiar with the Sky-Fi. What exactly does it do? Is it software or hardware? Charlie _____ From: bigdob@yahoogroups.com Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:50:21 GMT calibos http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19619 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19619 I've got a sky-fi on order for a servocat and skycommander equipped 16" Meade Lightbridge. I should be able to control the scope with Carina's SkyVoyager Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:38:23 GMT John Mahony http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19618 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19618 ... As you probably know from the Starmaster group, getting _any_ computer communication with the SkyCommander/SkyTracker drive system is difficult. There are Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:17:27 GMT Vic http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19617 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19617 ... Yes. The SkyFi wifi node shows up with other available wifi nodes in your network software (Airport menu on my MacBook). It's pretty neat. ... I'm not Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:52:07 GMT Shane LaPierre http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19616 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19616 When you say "All of this over a local wifi network" you mean the wifi network that the SkyFi creates, right? That's impressive. I can't wait for mine. I am Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:44:59 GMT Vic http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19615 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19615 I just got back from the Chiefland Star Party where I spent some time playing with a late beta SkyFi wireless connection on my 22-inch StarStructure with Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:50:57 GMT cloudmagnet@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19614 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19614 John- My thought, exactly! Thanks, Greg Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:44:13 GMT John Mahony http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19613 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19613 If it was around f/6 small refractors can be useful for very wide fields or as a giant finder. But at f/12? No, I wouldn't bother. -John Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:22:19 GMT tsulmer1 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19612 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19612 I have a 14" F4.7 and love it. And with a 31mm Nagler I get awesome widefield views of the Veil and Double Cluster in Perseus and when just cruisin' the Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:05:03 GMT cloudmagnet@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19611 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bigdob/message/19611 Well, it's a nice clear night this evening, so I rolled out the DOB with the refractor temporarily attached per my last post.... Had some quick looks at