http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/ Talking Telescopes Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:16:52 GMT Brian W http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133480 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133480 Hi after a day of putting the 8" LightBridge together as unbelievable as this sounds the clouds cleared away and we had the best night of observing that we Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:22:13 GMT dem742 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133479 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133479 Brian, I appreciate what you mean about waiting for the clouds to clear. I'm still waiting since getting my Explorer and it looks like I'm going to be waiting Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:27:04 GMT Brian W http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133478 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133478 Hi all, Today my wife and I assembled the 8 and we were pleasantly surprised. All of the bits and pieces were in the box and everything fit rather nicely. Our Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:36:21 GMT Micah Larson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133477 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133477 I saw the samething. I went to 96x on my 2.8in Refractor and saw the bands and during moments of good seening, they were a redish brown. I didnt see the GRS Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:55:38 GMT Geoff Gaherty http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133476 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133476 ... I had another excellent view last night, and your colour descriptions are right on! ... I normally observe it with 11" aperture, and the colour saturation Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:29:27 GMT bams682 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133475 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133475 ... what ... Geoff-- In the 10+ years I have been seriously observing I had, arguably, the best view ever of Jupiter last night about 11:20 pm central from my Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:04:10 GMT doug bailey http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133474 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133474 Nah, approx. 40 degree will do here, as there is little to murk up the sky between me and the Gulf of Mexico, which is due south of my position. Heck, that Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:53:16 GMT John Bambury http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133473 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133473 ... Hi Geoff, You will have to take my word that from 33°S it looks pretty good. It is at zenith for me, just as Mars was during the August, 2003 opposition. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:46 GMT Geoff Gaherty http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133472 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133472 ... No, it looks to me like you are simply "latitudinally challenged"! I'm seeing much less detail in Jupiter in the last two years than I have seen in the Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:16:27 GMT doug bailey http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133471 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133471 Down here at 30.78N I see Jupiter pretty high in the sky, and was able to see the Spot itself as a rose tinted area inside the Hollow. When it isn'r cloudy Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:03:43 GMT amthornett http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133470 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133470 Hi Geoff Thanks for emails like this. I have seen this year the 2 bands and I think just about seen the hollow on one occasion but I couldn't say with Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:45:09 GMT George Mastry http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133469 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133469 I think you'll enjoy the shadows of the moons crossing over as they add a sense of movement to me. IMO-George in AZ ... arrives. ... there a ... We do ... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:09:11 GMT Geoff Gaherty http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133468 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133468 ... I'm crossposting this to Starrynights because it's more of an observing question than a telescope question. The Great Red Spot varies in its visibility Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:30:24 GMT Bob Mulford http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133467 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133467 Mitchell I have an 8" f/8 with an outstanding Cave optical mirror from the 1960s and it is a marvelous instrument. I have a 3-vane protostar spider installed Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:46:12 GMT John http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133466 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/133466 ... Your scope should work great for viewing the GRS. Sometimes a color filter will help make the spot stand out better (#58 green usually works best for me).