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Posts Made By: Bill Byrd

March 4, 2006 04:49 AM Forum: Telescope Making

Filter Swing

Posted By Bill Byrd
[COLOR="Purple"]Here's the other side. The eye bolt is twisted to bring the filter in or out of the light path.
BB[/COLOR]

March 5, 2006 02:18 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Pojmanski is bright, so no excuses <G>

Posted By Bill Byrd
[COLOR="Purple"]Very, very nice Dennis! Especially considering the challenges you faced.
Bill[/COLOR]

March 10, 2006 03:47 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Help Me Choose!

Posted By Bill Byrd
T[COLOR="Purple"]hanks everyone! I'll pour over the possibilities this weekend and come up with a list of 25 (5 objects each night for 5 nights) objects to try. I'll post here for comments.
Bill[/COLOR]

March 10, 2006 04:01 AM Forum: Telescope Making

Finder Mounted On Truss Poles?

Posted By Bill Byrd
[COLOR="Purple"]Never mind...found it! I couldn't get the words "sawdust factory" out of my head so I Googled those words and came up with Kurt Mauer's ATM site where he has pics of his pole mounted finder. I think I'll rig something similar for my 70mm Vixen guider.
Bill[/COLOR]

April 9, 2006 12:13 AM Forum: Insects - Flowers and Other Small Stuff - Photos

The Boys (Girls?) Are Back

Posted By Bill Byrd
[COLOR="Purple"]Another. He (she?) has eaten part of the leaf but you can see he (she) is almost as long as the leaf.
Bill[/COLOR]

April 11, 2006 11:44 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Views of IC4617?

Posted By Bill Byrd
[COLOR="Purple"]No one has an observation of IC4617?
Bill[/COLOR]

April 14, 2006 12:51 AM Forum: Pictures of Me and My Telescope and........

My new color scheme.

Posted By Bill Byrd
[COLOR="Purple"]Looks good Walter! What did it cost to powder coat the OTA?
Bill[/COLOR]

April 16, 2006 02:19 AM Forum: Insects - Flowers and Other Small Stuff - Photos

Different Kind of Monarch Caterpillar?

Posted By Bill Byrd
[COLOR="Purple"]I think I answered my own question by poking around on the net a little bit tonight. These other caterpillars are the larva of Queen butterflies. Pretty butterfly when they're done pupating.
Bill [/COLOR]

May 8, 2006 12:52 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

yet another M13

Posted By Bill Byrd
[COLOR="Purple"]Nice Vincent!

Is that a little galaxy over at the 8 o'clock position, directly opposite across from IC4617? I dodn't show anything in that area when I check SkyMap down to mag 22+. Maybe an internal reflection of the star?
Bill[/COLOR]

May 16, 2006 03:25 AM Forum: Mounts

What is this goop?

Posted By Bill Byrd
[COLOR="Purple"]Not sure but I think some fluid heads have a silicone based "goop" in them. Don't get that stuff, whatever it is, on your optics!

I don't know what to use to clean it with but I'd try something like acetone...but the acetone will mess up any paint it gets on...so be careful if you try that.
Bill[/COLOR]

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