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Posts Made By: Michael Fitzgerald

March 25, 2004 04:58 AM Forum: Binoviewers

New binoviewers coming.

Posted By Michael Fitzgerald
Thanks guys for all the suggestions. The binoviewers were already ordered for me. Don, I guess I can get off the fence, let's see, I'm not sure how to spell them. The brand starts with Se...no Te...thats not right either, De...no I guess I can't remember. Oh well.

Lots of good info, thanks much.

Michael

May 22, 2004 03:46 AM Forum: Binoviewers

This Forum is boring!!

Posted By Michael Fitzgerald
I have a pair of Orion 25mm plossls and a pair of 12.5 mm orthos. I am still waiting for my binoviewer to show up. I just checked my account and it still has not been charged, so no binoviewers on the way yet. I will be glad to post a first impression when I have something to put the eyepieces in!

Michael

August 13, 2004 07:28 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Questions re: GEM to Dob conversion

Posted By Michael Fitzgerald
Bart,

You may also want to look at Astrosystems in LaSalle Colorado. http://www.astrosystems.biz/.

They do a very nice job. The cost is less because you put it together yourself. They will also finish the work for you if you prefer. I believe at least one person has a review on Cloudy Nights. I have seen several of their finished scopes (including a real nice 32") and they are top notch. No, I don't have one yet, but I most likely will go with them because they are only 40 miles from my home.

Michael

November 14, 2004 05:24 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Aurora tonight

Posted By Michael Fitzgerald
We have had clouds since the Aurora has been showing off, but at least we still have color in the sky!

(This is looking east, I usually observe towards the east side and farther to the right. Sometimes I can make out two stars in the Ursa Minor!!! :-) )

November 18, 2004 05:01 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

That "Sidewalk Test" thingy again, test your skill

Posted By Michael Fitzgerald
I will give it a go

1: 17mm Orion Highlight Plossl
2: 25mm Orion Ultrascopic Plossl
3: 15mm Gary Russell MC Konig
4: 14mm Antares W70
5: 32mm Orion Highlight Plossl
6: 20mm Orion Ultrascopic Plossl
7: 20mm Apogee Widescan II
8: Powermate

Michael

January 9, 2005 11:04 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

My reflective family.

Posted By Michael Fitzgerald
Floyd,

Many thanks to you for posting that picture. I just showed it to my wife and she does not think my collection is so bad anymore. :-) Of course I left out the part that you are going to sell some of them. You are keeping the Starmaster though right?

Michael


October 29, 2005 03:49 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Yea, First full test of the Go-To

Posted By Michael Fitzgerald
It's a new moon weekend, so we just have clouds.

Thhhpppptttt!!!!

Michael

October 29, 2005 03:56 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Stellarview diagonal quality?

Posted By Michael Fitzgerald
David,

Our local guru looked at mine and felt that there was a bit of a problem with it. I am sorry I can't remember exactly what he said, but something about the end of the diagonal intruding into the light path? He is probably right, but I have the 2" Stellarvue and a 2" Everbright and I can't see a difference. That is why I can't remember what the problem was, it was nothing I could see.

Michael

Michael

June 4, 2006 09:01 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Replacement Scope?

Posted By Michael Fitzgerald
I would get a 14.5" Starmaster/Zambuto with a Round Table Platform with some Pentax eyepieces. $3000 for the scope (used). $658 for the Round Table. $550 for the Sky Commander. $350 for the Feather touch focuser. (the last 3 have delivery costs figured in). That only leaves about $400 for the eyepieces, but I could get by with that for awhile.

(just for the record, the Feathertouch is a future purchase/gift, I just sent in the check for the Round Table yesterday smile )

Michael

June 24, 2006 06:22 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Your minimum mag for splitting Double-Double

Posted By Michael Fitzgerald
Just went out and tried to split the double-double. Seeing is a bit worse than normal. I know my scope is collimated. I could not split at 79x, 119x, 133x or 158x. I finally got a clean split at 237x (14.5", f4.5, and Pentax XL 7mm. - I am absolutely sure of the collimation, the seeing is that bad here. Some of the time tonight, I could make out the bands of Jupiter at 184x, at times it would get mushy enough that I would almost loose sight of the bands.)

The stars they are a twinkling tonight!

(I live along the eastern slope in Colorado)

Michael

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