Posts Made By: Darren Drake

CBS had a crew at the WSP for 2 days and nights and were filming and interviewing for a segment that should air on the CBS Morning News show this Sunday (2-23). The show is on from 8:00 - 9:30 CST. There is no guarantee this will be the date but it is definatley worth watching for. I along with many others were interviewed. The crew went to the trouble of getting their hands on some expensive night vision equipment for the night shots.

Finally they will air the piece between 8:00 and 9:30 on March 2nd.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/07/09/sunday/main13562.shtml

Has anyone out there compared these eyepieces side by side for light transmition, contrast, etc..? Should I upgrade to a Nagler? Thanks.

While using SN Pro my computer froze while in nv mode. I had to turn it off to reset it and low and behold it booted up normally but Windows came up still in nv mode. I went back to SN pro to turn it off but nothing happened. It thought it was in normall mode and now can be made to believe it changes but really doesn't. How can I now get my color blind computer back? Thanks.

Did the spot have any color to it? Try again with a green filter. See you tonight Ed.

Only big aperture scopes can do this one. About 5 or 6 years ago S&T had an article about amazing triple stars. One in particular that caught my eye was a faint 9th mag triple star with seperations of 0.9, 0.7, and 0.3 arseconds. All components are roughly the same brightness. Intrigued, I thought I would see what this triple star looked like through my 18 inch tracking dob. High power views around 700x and above, did reveal the triple star system with the 0.3 arcsecond seperation as barely split or elongated and the other star completely seperated. This was a few years ago. Recently, while trying again I find that the 0.3 arcsecond double is proving elusive. Seeing may be the culprit as I have only tried twice in decent but not great seeing. I'm wondering if the two stars in question have closed in in their orbits or do I just need to keep trying. The star system in question is sao 47468 at 18H 24.2' and 49* 2.12'. Could someone out there either research this or try for themselves and report back. It should be mentioned that only scopes with at least about 14 inches in aperture will have any real chance at getting this one.

Has anyone tried one of these eyepieces yet. The 7mm is tempting but the price seems quite steep for me.

I have an 8.8 UW but need a little more space in my eyepiece box. I'm wondering how the eye relief and overall performance of the 2 eyepieces compare. I guess I'm looking for any excuse to try a trade with someone. Thanks

Have any one out there received one of these eyepieces yet? What are initial impressions?

I saw this earlier this year but am trying to find out what the NGC # on this is. Anyone out there know?