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Posts Made By: James Benton

January 22, 2005 10:45 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Thoughts on the Orion AstroView 120ST EQ Refractor

Posted By James Benton
Thanks for all the feedback and links to reviews.

I currently have a Meade LXD75 AR5, but I want a little wider view (less power). I also have a 80mm, 400mm fl short tube, but it does not have enough power.

My main goal is a little deeper wide field prime focus DSLR shots than what my 80mm short tube provides, but less power than the AR5.

James

February 7, 2005 04:01 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Colors in M42

Posted By James Benton
Russ, I had viewed M42 many times from my 8inch scope and really liked the view.

Then I got to see M42 in a 25 inch scope and I was overtaken with the detail and the color, blues and reds(light pink really). I spent a few minutes at the eyepiece and just really enjoyed the view. So yes there is color to see

James

February 7, 2005 01:23 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

My first meeting with a BIG scope

Posted By James Benton
i had the oppertunity to look through a 36 inch scope. Talk about a BEAST, I thought the 25" was BIG. I was set up by him at the Texas star Party and that thing got in the way of my viewing some times, kinda funny in a way. I think he had a 15 foot ladder so you could look through it.

James

February 20, 2005 02:35 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Southern Cross from Vanuatu

Posted By James Benton
hey isnt that where the current show Survivor was/is being filmed? It looks very beautiful

James

February 24, 2005 02:54 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Omega Centauri

Posted By James Benton
great shot, It is a very beautiful cluster. I can view it from West texas at the Texas Star Party, its low in the sky, but its beautiful

James

February 25, 2005 10:29 PM Forum: Meade

That telescope?

Posted By James Benton
the 10 inch LX200 GSP is a good scope all around, good deep sky and good for planets.

The 8 inch LX90 offers almost the same views as the 10 inch LX200. But the LX200 has a few nice features that the LX90 does not have.

Also have you looked at the Celestron line of SCT scopes similar to the Meade LX200 scopes?

James

March 5, 2005 05:58 AM Forum: Wildlife Photography

Golden Silk Spider

Posted By James Benton
Jay here is another view of one of those spiders. They are very common here in Texas and I have seen them get pretty BIG

http://www.nightshooter.com/D60/Animals/bugs/slides/IMG_7087.html

James

March 10, 2005 05:20 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Outlawed E-mail address

Posted By James Benton
um... I wonder why I have not been banned since I dont use a major ISP email adress. I have my own domaine and use an email address off of there for astromart. Heck I have not used my ISP provided email address for years

James

March 15, 2005 03:57 PM Forum: Meade

Updated autostar II

Posted By James Benton
You need to go to the Meade web site and get the Autostar update utility (ASU).

and check their site for updates.

http://www.meade.com/support/auto.html

the last autostar II update was 12/6/04
Autostar II version 3.0i (1,796 KB) is available

do you have the cable to connect PC to Autostar?

I have done the updates several times but they are few and far between

James


March 23, 2005 05:42 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

baby birds

Posted By James Benton
I got some pics this morning of both the momma and daddy bird feeding the babbies.

I will post them tonight once they are up on my web site smile

James

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