http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/ Cleveland County Astronomical Society Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:58:16 GMT David Herndon http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/695 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/695 To get an astronomy beltloop, scouts must do this: - Setup and demonstrate how to focus a simple telescope or binoculars - Draw a diagram of Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:50:05 GMT James Dire http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/694 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/694 If only it came with a guide chip! I¹d drop $2K in a heartbeat! Jim Dr. James R. Dire Associate Provost for Arts and Sciences Professor of Physics and Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:30:57 GMT David Herndon http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/693 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/693 Wow...SBIG 8MP for 2k. Nice! Well, you can thank Orion and Meade and others for that price ....they certainly have forced the prices down. ST-8300M and Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:45:41 GMT James Dire http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/692 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/692 Folks: Did you see Orion¹s product 1.1, the CCD camera? http://www.telescope.com/control/category/~category_id=parsecs09?atc=pprsc09 &id=hprsc09 Don¹t even Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:30:47 GMT actionshooting@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/691 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/691 Yeah, you will like it. I have a Nikon D90 and it is great. ... -- Action Shooting Supply c/o Stuart McDaniel 110 Powerhouse Rd. Lawndale, NC 28090 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:18:43 GMT David Herndon http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/690 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/690 Now you just need to hook It up to a telescope! ;-) From: ccastro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ccastro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tommy Forney Sent: Saturday, Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:38:56 GMT Tommy Forney http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/689 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/689 Well I finally joined you fellows in the DSLR world. Went to the coast - New Bern - and forgot cameras. So I called around and found one lone Nikon D40 on sale Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:25:50 GMT Walter http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/688 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/688 Will this not allow them to make larger and thinner mirrors maybe back to metal Seems I have read about research in that direction Butch ... Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:59:46 GMT Dr. James Dire http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/687 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/687 I think it is way too expensive for the benefit it provides! Jim ... Re: [ccastro] This is interesting from Orion.....Adaptive Optics I think it is way too Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:55:52 GMT David Herndon http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/686 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/686 Seems awful high end technology for Orion to pioneer on this...but hey.... http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=photo_accessories/~pca Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:50:05 GMT wvessjr http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/685 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/685 I asume you are talking about bobfest I am willing to help, butch Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:05:23 GMT David Herndon http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/684 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/684 In fact, as a club member, you can even sign up for Duty! ;-) ... From: actionshooting@... [mailto:actionshooting@...] Sent: Tuesday, Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:01:41 GMT actionshooting@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/683 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/683 I was planning on being there, just wanted to make sure. Still trying to learn all I can. ... -- Action Shooting Supply c/o Stuart McDaniel 110 Powerhouse Rd. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:25:23 GMT Bob Eskridge http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/682 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/682 Yes it is because this hobby needs to be carried into the future. Bob From: Bob Eskridge Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 9:13 PM To: ccastro@yahoogroups.com Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:13:40 GMT Bob Eskridge http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/681 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccastro/message/681 Open to every one and free was in the original plans. Bob From: Stuart McDaniel Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 8:00 PM To: ccastro@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: