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Posts Made By: Darren Drake

October 27, 2003 11:16 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

OK To Use Solar Eclipse Glasses To View Sun?

Posted By Darren Drake
Yes those are safe and now is the time to use them as the sun has two large spot groups on it.

November 11, 2003 02:33 PM Forum: Eyepieces

Pentax XW vs. Pentax XL

Posted By Darren Drake
I have the 7 and 10 XW. I find everything about them to be superb although I haven't directly compared them tho others yet. I may write a review on cloudynights.

November 14, 2003 11:25 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Saturn to occult 8th mag star tonight.

Posted By Darren Drake
Correction: It starts at about 11:22 CST

February 5, 2004 08:14 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Went with the 35mm Panoptic

Posted By Darren Drake
Why keep the 35Pan? It seems somewhat redundant and the 31 blows it away.

February 17, 2004 04:16 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Your first scope ever?

Posted By Darren Drake
I think I had the same scope Charles in 1973 along with a 30X30 handheld scope I still have today.

March 23, 2004 07:16 PM Forum: Eyepieces

new TMB 25 mm 54° aspheric ortho

Posted By Darren Drake
How much is it Marcus?

March 3, 2005 05:31 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

The Moon Occults Antares, 2005/03/03

Posted By Darren Drake
Looks like you missed the best part: the reappearance. Antares B showed up 5 seconds before the main star. I watched it while on the phone with Dan Joyce who was 30 miles away. He saw them return about 30 seconds before I did. Very cool.

June 4, 2005 06:34 PM Forum: Eyepieces

Powermate Worth It?

Posted By Darren Drake
Yes the eye relief stays good but I believe you pay the price with much added kidney beaning though.

June 5, 2005 08:55 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

WHO actually makes TMB and TAK optics?

Posted By Darren Drake
I'm actually curious to know if names of the individuals are available. We know the names of the opticians of AP and Starmanster, but several other premium optical companies have to have opticians who have the years of experience and perhaps irreplaceability that are out there doing their work without the exposure they deserve.

June 19, 2005 09:15 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Interacting(?) Galaxies Near M12

Posted By Darren Drake
Those are so faint I doubt they even are catalogued anywhere. They may indeed be gravitationally connected but a much more powerful scope is needed to determine if they are interacting.

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