Yep, the desert wind's been pretty bad. I just spent a couple hours in the observatory, dialing in the ETX125 on polar alignment. Nice little
scope, but the seeing tonight was just terrible.
Richard in the west end of the Antelope Valley, California
Observing: Of Hair Dryers and Hot Chocolate and Meade Firmware ... The early evening of Monday, December 20, was bitter cold and crystal ...Observatory and set ... The 'scope had been behaving erratically with the 3.0d ... got two decent images, of the Clavius and Rupes Recta regions ... (sci.astro.amateur)
Re: Serious camera question ... > exposure time, while not taxing the mount with an overly large OTA. ... > As Uncle Bob points out, the real challenge in the beginning is drift... > polar alignment scope, and learn how to use it. ... (sci.astro.amateur)
Re: Is an observatory worth building if your telescopes are not mounted on piers? ... Do the other benefits of having an observatory (like shelter from the ...scope of some kind. ... much for me -- concrete pad with storage shed is all I need. ... As to the vibration question -- I'm not a structural engineer but it ... (sci.astro.amateur)
Re: The Aging Amateur Astronomer ...Shield... An observatory or just some portable ... As everyone knows, it's very disheartening to spend time setting up the scope, drift aligning the platform, etc., etc., only to have some yahoo turn on his porch light and leave it on past midnight, night after night. ... Of course, there's one upside to all this cloudy weather - When it /does/ clear, I'm less likely to be dissuaded from observing by local lights! ... (sci.astro.amateur)
