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Posts Made By: Dave Mitsky

June 19, 2002 01:15 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Pluto

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Congratulations! The next step is to observe them all in a single night.

Dave Mitsky

June 24, 2002 06:38 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

I'm Back from South of the Equator

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Correction: we did not see the expanding shell of SN 1987A afterall. Since I posted the original message I've learned that the shell currently shines at 18th magnitude and the supernova itself is 21st magnitude! I was a bit dubious about this one at first but when a professional astronomer from La Paz confirmed it I figured we'd nailed it. Our only finder chart was the one on the LMC from the Millenium Atlas and it was a bit misleading it would seem.

Dave Mitsky

June 24, 2002 06:45 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

getting something named after me

Posted By Dave Mitsky
The only astronomical objects named after their discoverers are comets.

Dave Mitsky

July 16, 2002 08:19 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

observing aids

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Burnhams is a one of a kind work and is well worth reading for its unique blend of science, history, and philosophy but it is increasingly dated in terms of scientific data and the capabilities of modern day observers.

_The Night Sky Observers Guide_ is the current state of the art as far as deep-sky work is concerned.

Dave Mitsky

July 20, 2002 12:59 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

ep's for public observing

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Doug,

The Adorama Pro-Optic Ploessls are reasonably good for the price. Some people think the GTO Ploessls are good buys.

Dave Mitsky

July 22, 2002 05:12 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

16 year olds'New Observatory!

Posted By Dave Mitsky
I read the story and was alarmed by the outright errors and the erronenous impressions it might leave on the uninformed reader, the most important being that you must be rich to be an amateur astronomer.

Too bad so much money was spent to house such a mediocre telescope.

Dave Mitsky

July 27, 2002 05:54 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Asteroid 2002 NY40

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Ryan,

See http://newton.dm.unipi.it/cgi-bin/neodys/neoibo?ephpred:0;main;2002NY40;86273 for an ephemeris.

Dave Mitsky

August 1, 2002 06:46 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Panoptic or not?

Posted By Dave Mitsky
The 18mm Meade Super Wide Angle should perform well enough in your f/9.6 telescope. At f/5 its shortcomings will be obvious, however.

Dave Mitsky

August 1, 2002 02:02 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Orion ShortTube 80 dropped $50 off price today

Posted By Dave Mitsky
I've owned a ST80 for over 4 years now. This telescope has given me an inordinate amount of pleasure and has been used far more than I ever anticipated. My ShortTube 80 has been to the 1998 Caribbean solar eclipse and to the Southern Skies Star Party in Bolivia and it's served as the subject for a chapter in a book on small telescopes.

Dave Mitsky

August 2, 2002 06:34 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

12-inch premium Dob

Posted By Dave Mitsky
I used Rick Singmaster's 11" Starmaster Shorty for a couple of hours last year at the Black Forest Star Party and was extremely impressed with it.

However, as good as Starmasters are I don't think that they, and Obsessions for that matter, can begin to compare to the way Portaballs handle. I had a blast manuvering a 10" Portaball through the summer sky at Cherry Springs State Park a few weeks ago.

Dave Mitsky

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