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Posts Made By: Linton Rohr

January 23, 2005 01:19 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Number 6000!

Posted By Linton Rohr
I'm hot on your trail Floyd - I must have, oh maybe 60 by now. Tehehe! grin
You must really have a lot of time on your hands. You should take up hang gliding, or get an ultralight, maybe go for your pilot's license and get an airplane. Oh, I forgot, you've already done all that! wink
On a serious note, thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and opinions with the rest of us. I find it immensely helpful. And thanks to all the rest of you too. And while I'm at it, thanks to Herb and Co. for providing us the platform.
OK, I'm done now. 8)
Linton

January 29, 2005 12:31 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

Loads of Prominences, 2005/01/26

Posted By Linton Rohr
Yeah Dave, that's pretty startling, when you're concentrating on solar details and a jet's silhouette suddenly flies through your view! shocked Yowza!
Linton

February 6, 2005 07:56 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

The Trapizium revealed

Posted By Linton Rohr
Hey Floyd,
Glad to hear you finally got to put the Starmaster to the test. smile The skies have sure been frustrating lately. I just had my first decent night with your old 12.5" Friday. I sure hope we get back to better sky conditions soon! cwy
Linton

February 12, 2005 03:49 AM Forum: Eyepieces

3mm Radian

Posted By Linton Rohr
Hey Floyd,
I'm sure that 3mm will be quite useful with your Midnight Mistress. Good luck with "that really good night"! I was just checking out our 10-day forecast and we'll be observing nothing but rain, rain, rain until further notice. cwy
Nonetheless, it's good to be alive. 8)
Linton

February 19, 2005 01:57 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Marking in my star atlas

Posted By Linton Rohr
Anthony,
You're not ruining your atlas - you're improving it! 8) I've been marking up my Sky Atlas in similar fashion though I use a .7mm mechanical pencil, which will give you a consistent fine line without having to mess with sharpening. You can use a .5mm too, but the leads break easier, at least in woodworking applications.
Linton

February 20, 2005 07:45 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Southern Cross from Vanuatu

Posted By Linton Rohr
Thanks for posting that Greg.
I love the Southern Cross and the environs in which it is seen.
I'm reminded of trips to Australia, Fiji, Bali, etc. grin Aahhhh...
Linton

February 22, 2005 05:47 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

My new 10" scope anouncement

Posted By Linton Rohr
Hey Floyd, I'm excited for you. grin Sounds like the ZZ-10 is going to be a magnificent scope. I really like the look of the Starstructure's and they seem to be very well made. Despite being a woodworker myself, I have often wondered why more Dobs are not constructed of aluminum or other metals. :S
Hopefully, our record breaking rainfall has subsided by the time it arrives in July! cwy
Linton

February 26, 2005 05:49 AM Forum: After Dark

Million stars around M35

Posted By Linton Rohr
Sounds great Rick. M35, 36, 37, 38 have grown on me. It's great when you can see the infinite background of stars around them. 8O
We've had so much rainy, cloudy weather in SoCal this year, I appreciate the slightest little glimpse of the night sky I can get. I was blessed with a good winter season last year, when I bought my first scope. I had all the major planets viewable, too. I thought it was going to always be like that. Ha!
Oh well. It's good to be alive. grin
Linton

March 3, 2005 01:39 AM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Meade 8" LX90

Posted By Linton Rohr
Dan,
I've got one. It was my first scope and it's been pretty good to me. The only problem I've ever encountered was with the declination clutch, but there are ways to improve that. All in all, I've been quite happy with it. There is an LX-90 Yahoo user group you could explore . http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lx90/
Feel free to contact me off-forum, as well.
Linton

March 9, 2005 01:48 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

What is the most important in a site?

Posted By Linton Rohr
Another good topic Floyd.
My top three most important needs in a site are as follows:
Dark sky, dark sky, dark sky! wink Everything else is icing on the cake.
And I don't mind driving a good distance either, which is understandable, if you look at my light pollution map. http://cleardarksky.com//lp/ClbrssCAlp.html cwy
Having said that, altitude seems to be helpful and a little site ambience makes it all that much more enjoyable. smile
Linton

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