Re: Request for some astrophotography

Hay, I'll sell anyone a Star, and I'll do those scammers one better, my
Stars are in M31! ( Which I own anyway ).

(Watch the flames now :)


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"RMOLLISE" <rmollise@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Starlord wrote:
>> Many of the stars they sell for names ( yes it IS a scam, totaly
>> worthless )
>> can't be seen unless you've got the usage of something like the 200 inch
>> hale telescope.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>
> Hi Dennis:
>
> Well, not exactly. That's going a little far. The stars these outfits
> sell are still visible in most amateur scopes with ease--if you have
> the _exact_ coordinates and a good finder chart.
>
> If it "required" a 200 inch scope to "see" the stars, that would mean
> the companies had got down to magnitude 20+. They haven't sold that
> many yet.
>
> As far as "worthless," as I've said before and will say again,
> "worthless" is in the eye and mind of the beholder. ;-)
>
> Peace,
> Rod Mollise
> Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
> and _The Urban Astronomer's Guide_
>
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>
> See my home page at
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> for further info
>
> For Uncle Rod's Astro Blog See:
> <http://journals.aol.com/rmollise/UncleRodsAstroBlog/>
>


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