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Posts Made By: Darian Rachal

November 27, 2006 03:57 PM Forum: Meade

Scopetronics

Posted By Darian Rachal
Allan, I believe there was a fairly lengthly thread on this awhile back on the sci.astro.amateur newsgroup. You might do a search over there.

November 28, 2006 04:34 PM Forum: Religion

Koran in "Swearing" In ceremony?

Posted By Darian Rachal
Bill Burghardt said:

Guess we know what value freedom of religious belief has for this writer (AND NEWSPAPER?). :S

Bill, the fellow has the freedom to pursue whatever religion he wishes. But the writer doesn't think that the Congressman's personal wishes should take precedent over US traditions, when it comes to oath of office.

December 3, 2006 11:33 PM Forum: Religion

Pentacostals Gone Wild!

Posted By Darian Rachal
Jess, Would you elaborate on your claim that the Catholic Church destroyed 99% of written documentation of the Aztecs and Mayans. Was this written records by the Aztecs and Mayans?

December 23, 2006 03:12 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

No more chiropractor visits

Posted By Darian Rachal
Darrell, Just for a test of the optical quality, take a look at Albireo whenever it becomes visible. You should just be able to detect the two colors at 9X.

December 25, 2006 12:58 PM Forum: AstroMart FAQ

Private Message Notification?

Posted By Darian Rachal
William Bauer said:

Is there a way to be emailed by Astromart when someone sends me a private message? While most folks use email to ask about classifieds or to otherwise contact each other, I recently had someone use private messages. Even when I strongly hinted to use email, the person still didn't do so.

I don't sit here & monitor for messages, so I could go days (or months if not selling) without seeing these messages. I can't find a setting for notification of new private messages. If it doesn't exist, HINT--feature request--HINT!!
Wm, When I get a PM, I get a notification when I access the AM Forums or Classified. I believe it is in Red letters in the My Account section. Merry X-mas.

January 2, 2007 03:02 PM Forum: TeleVue

Carry Bag for Gibraltar.

Posted By Darian Rachal
Dave, You might check into some of the large kite bags at http://www.intothewind.com They are very reasonably priced and quite sturdy. I used a smaller one for truss tube storage.

January 21, 2007 08:28 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Unit finder for light polluted area

Posted By Darian Rachal
Dave, a nice, high quality 6x30 r.a. finder for your scope would probably be suitable. I observe from a light polluted area and have found that a small finder is essential.

February 24, 2007 09:22 PM Forum: Reflectors

Off-Axis Reflector Astigmatism

Posted By Darian Rachal
Paul, Is there any area in the field where you can position the star image and see less astigmatism?
Get the slightly astigmatic, out of focus image, in the center of the field using your low power ocular.
Move it around the field and see if there is any position where the astigmatism disappears. If so, stop there and turn your collimation screws(without moving the scope) until that image is centered. Repeat the process using higher powers. I recomend using Polaris.

This might help. I have an OA-4 that I bought years ago that seems to work well. I compared the image of Delta Cygni through it, with the image through a TV 102. The 102 showed the companion just a bit better because the star image was more steady in the closed tube.

February 26, 2007 02:46 AM Forum: Telescope Making

What Do Amateurs Do For a Living?

Posted By Darian Rachal
Special Education teacher(1979-2002). Presently retired. smile

March 17, 2007 05:03 PM Forum: TeleVue

That could...

Posted By Darian Rachal
Paulo, If you have a H-Beta filter, I'd suggest you look for the CA nebula with the lowest power the Pronto will go. The best view I've ever had of it was through a University Optics 11X80 finder with a H-Beta.

The Merope should be visible on low power with dark skies. The Veil can be seen well with low power and a UHC or OIII.

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