In High scool I started grinding glass for an 8 inch Newt, but never
finished it. At 40 mumble years old, I had to get my first pair og
glasses. I decided then to buy a 'scope and quit waiting.
What language was that SIRDS generator in ?
In C. I don't have it anymore, but it would be pretty trivial to
recreate.
Re: QUESTION: identify refractor? ... If I focused on the moon, as one group member suggested, it would probably ... now and I don't have a solar filter for this scope yet. ... made a 4-inch ED that cost about half as much as the 4-inch fluorite.... The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ ... (sci.astro.amateur)
Re: C5: will 2 inch ep.s be overkill ? ... But will the 2 inch ep.size be overkill for this little scope?... The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ ... (sci.astro.amateur)
Re: Has anyone came across this (Orion XT10) ...telescope, and where you have a clear view of some object or vista that ...focuser is not on top of the scope when the scope is horizontal. ... The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ ... (sci.astro.amateur)
Re: Help with glasses! ... 20 x 80's and once I adjust the rightside eye view, ... I personally haven't had a problem with stray light with my glasses on ... The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ ... My Own Personal FAQ at http://astro.isi.edu/reference/faq.html ... (sci.astro.amateur)
Re: Messier Marathon: Early Results ... looking at them in any way and with any scope folks have/want.... getting a certificate for something entails an ... and using a goto scope to find all of the Messier objects ... The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ ... (sci.astro.amateur)
