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Posts Made By: Dave Mitsky

December 14, 2004 06:05 AM Forum: After Dark

Geosynchronous Satellites

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Yes, I've seen a few geosats. It's always interesting to watch what happens when the drive is disengaged.

Dave Mitsky

December 21, 2004 03:18 PM Forum: Pictures of Me and My Telescope and........

Starmaster 14.5" and Me.

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Floyd,

I've had many superb views through a friend's 14.5" Starmaster Sky Tracker Dob.

Dave Mitsky

December 27, 2004 01:36 AM Forum: Pictures of Me and My Telescope and........

Dob from Hell

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Ed,

I saw your Maksutov-Herschelian at Stellafane. Congratulations on your awards for mechanical design and craftsmanship.

Dave Mitsky

January 7, 2005 07:56 AM Forum: Eyepieces

Barlow and other EP recommendations?

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Kirk,

If you want the best get a 2.5x Tele Vue Powermate. Be advised that they don't come cheaply.

OTOH, the Orion Barlow lens that you mentioned should be perfectly adequate by all acounts.

IMO, a 32mm Ploessl should be the first addition to your eyepiece collection.

Dave Mitsky

January 27, 2005 07:48 AM Forum: Coronado-Lunt-DayStar Solar Filters

Anyone with images of Mon or Tues

Posted By Dave Mitsky
I don't have any images but I did see the loop prominence that you mentioned.

Dave Mitsky

February 7, 2005 07:15 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Colors in M42

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Russ,

Through large apertures (14.5 inches and up) I've seen blues, greens, pinks and "browns" (for lack of a better word) in M42 on nights of both excellent transparency and seeing. The pink and brown areas were in M42's wings. On a wonderful Sunday morning (the Merope Nebula was an easy object and B33 was visible without filtration) at the 2002 BFSP I saw more color in the Orion Nebula than I ever have before (or since) through a 20" Dob that was set up for dedicated binoviewing. This past Saturday night color was clearly evident through a 22" Telekit Dob at a dark site located about an hour away from my residence.

Children and women generally have better color sensitivity than adult males and often report M42 as being red.

Dave Mitsky

February 12, 2005 11:03 PM Forum: Coronado-Lunt-DayStar Solar Filters

The Sun Today!!!!!!!

Posted By Dave Mitsky
It was cloudy in south central Pennsylvania today but on Friday a lot of activity was visible through my PST, 8-24mm Vixen zoom eyepiece, and 7mm Nagler T6 including several prominences, filaments, and sunspots.

Dave Mitsky

February 18, 2005 09:41 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

Lunar Ray Alert

Posted By Dave Mitsky
For information on lunar light rays see http://www.lunar-occultations.com/rlo/rays/rays.htm

Dave Mitsky

February 19, 2005 06:45 AM Forum: Eyepieces

TeleVue 55mm Advice

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Once you get used to a well corrected wide-field eyepiece a 50 degree AFOV is a bit disappointing particularly so with the additional drawback of an overly large exit pupil.

Dave Mitsky

February 24, 2005 09:55 AM Forum: Coronado-Lunt-DayStar Solar Filters

PST Binomount

Posted By Dave Mitsky
We were able to patch together a binocular PST easily enough without the use of such an adapter at the DVAA Solar Saturday earlier this month.

Dave Mitsky

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