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Posts Made By: Ron Bee

April 24, 2003 05:19 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Unable to starhop, setting circle help - newbie

Posted By Ron Bee
Jay, perhaps you haven't been shown the "right" star hopping technique ;-). Try this HOP-TO tip. You must have a good detail chart available.
http://members.cox.net/ronby/hop-to.htm

Ron B[ee]

April 24, 2003 05:28 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Newbie First 2" Eyepiece Question

Posted By Ron Bee
Hello there Carl,

As a newbie too, I think everyone needs at least one 2" *widest* eyepiece in their arsenal. With the 2" eyepiece (such as my 40mm Pentax XL), you can see much wider and can thus appreciate more fully those DSOs (though few) that are simply quite large. Furthermore, the 2" eyepiece double duty as a finder eyepiece and can help you star hop to a tough object.

Ron B[ee]

April 25, 2003 04:26 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Spring the Season of galaxies. Boring...

Posted By Ron Bee
Have to tried start taking up sketching? Another approach is to see how the galaxy relates to its surrounding.

Ron B[ee]

April 27, 2003 04:38 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Good Book

Posted By Ron Bee
Hello there Mark,

The info you seek is free ;-).
http://www.seds.org/messier/data2.html
But a good observing book on Messier objects that I like is O'Meara's book.

Ron B[ee]

April 29, 2003 04:16 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Observing Log - 04/26/03

Posted By Ron Bee
That's a might fine report, Darren!

If you can see all 7 stars Little Dipper stars, there are many fine DSOs awaiting you in Leo, Virgo, Coma Berenices, and Canes Venaciti through your 4.5" aperture in addition to the Messiers. For instance, try NGC 2903, NGC 4236, NGC 4490, NGC 4559, NGC 4631, NGC 5866 to name a few.

Another interesting thing about the spring sky is the galaxy groups. Try the Hickson 44, Hickson 68, and the Markarian Chain.

Ron B[ee]

May 2, 2003 01:23 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Karkoschka's atlas for star hopping

Posted By Ron Bee
I definitely prefer to print out the chart from the The Sky software. I can set filter for stars down to the magnitude I like, the DSO magnitude reachable through my 4-incher, mirror reversed for star hopping through the eyepiece.

Ron B[ee]

May 8, 2003 11:20 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Uses

Posted By Ron Bee
...and what is "it" exactly, Josh ;-)?

Thanks,
Ron B[ee]

May 9, 2003 10:39 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

8 OR 10" DOB??

Posted By Ron Bee
When it comes to planets, I often wonder if aperture that is *not* vastly different is the only variable in the "cosmic equation" :-(. Well Brian, as someone who has the affinity to fine optics, perhaps, Rick Ringmaster can shred some light on this ;-).
http://www.starmastertelescopes.com/html/thin-mirrors.htm

Ron B[ee]

May 10, 2003 03:57 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

What I am standing on

Posted By Ron Bee
Say Ivan, that's a mighty handsome 4-incher you got there!

Ron the 4-inch Tall Evangelist B[ee]

May 11, 2003 10:50 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Opinions re: SV 85S APO

Posted By Ron Bee
Hello there Gregory,

If you have the budget and wants fine optics (and we all deserve at least one in our lifetime ;-), I'd say go for an APO.

The TV-85 is a fine APO. It is incredibly light, much lighter than the others. Ed Ting and Todd Gross are very impressed with it in their reviews. Here are some pictures to give you some idea on what it can do. The Jupiter and Mars pictures are simply awesome given the fact its aperture is only 85mm.
http://www.pbase.com/image/14701988/original
http://members.cox.net/bhousey/jupiter_200304122126_tv85_5x.jpg
http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/4Me-PknnkNSwyU8BrYTsXL1h8x6CoRIxFMilYBRkdefLn7VWkFrkRTk4PwPoPSAp8E3JypBSyRlklUG5yfzbipRAgDQ/Astrophotos/Planetary%20Images%20Etc./jupiter3.jpg
http://usuarios.lycos.es/rbarbera/IDBP/idxgal.htm
http://www.abmedia.com/astro/dsc/
http://c-woodruf.tripod.com/unguided_sbig_st5_tv85.html
The TV-85 comes up now and then on Astromart, some with extremely attractive price.

Ron B[ee]

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