~Steph~
Texas Wildflower
Reged: 06/11/05
Posts: 26279
Loc: North Texas
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Not that viewing with the Ethos is that big a sacrifice... 
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Steph
Taking it one day at a time...
I'm in the fight! - Support Liver Disease Awareness
10" RCX400 ~~ 4" TV102 ~~ WO ZS80FD ~~ PST
Serenity Observatory 
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Skylook123
Postmaster
Reged: 04/30/05
Posts: 7171
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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Hey Chris, don't scrap the list; swap that long wiggly pole of scope with aome real aperture; a C11 would do nicely on that Atlas!
Aperture Rules!!!
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Jim
South Rim Coordinator
Grand Canyon Star Party
gcsp[at]tucsonastronomy.org
“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the
universe around him and calls the adventure
Science” - Edwin Hubble
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rboe
Reged: 03/16/02
Posts: 63466
Loc: Phx, AZ
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I could never spell it so I gave up on it.
Sounds like I'll bring the Pronto and its' mount for a backup.
Jim; I found four fuses, two critical ones, to darken the Edge and all those fancy lights. I'm stoked! 
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Ron
NS11GPS
Pronto
16" dob
127mm F9 Surplus Shed/Crawmach kit scope
Coronado SolarMax 40 on a Celestron 102 Wide Field
Best of ATM
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Joe Bergeron
Vendor - Space Art
Reged: 11/10/03
Posts: 1446
Loc: Upstate NY
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Kevin, I'll be there both nights. That "other A-P" is merely a reference to an April Fool joke I posted on some other site, sadly.
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Eight telescopes of a highly diverse nature.
At home beneath the night sky.
My Web Site
English Lessons for Amateur Astronomers
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Skylook123
Postmaster
Reged: 04/30/05
Posts: 7171
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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Good find, Ron. My interior light fuse in the truck is on the same circuit as the fuel injection! If the fuse is removed, dealer says the computer goes south and he'll be glad to fix it for more money than I want to think about. And my silly dome light is sealed! The owners manual claims "lifetime" interior lights which can only be accessed by a dealer. But if I leave a door open for 10 minutes or so, the light goes out and won't return unless the door is closed or the key is inserted. So I usually go all weekend with the doors open.
Finishing pack and load. Want to be on the road by 2:30, get there around 4-ish.
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Jim
South Rim Coordinator
Grand Canyon Star Party
gcsp[at]tucsonastronomy.org
“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the
universe around him and calls the adventure
Science” - Edwin Hubble
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jhors
Riddle me this
Reged: 07/16/07
Posts: 1446
Loc: Mesa, AZ
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ETD = 5 minutes 
See everyone there!! Clear skies to us all!!
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-Josh
SE Mesa:
Orion XT10
ST80/VersaGo II
EO 8x42 Ranger
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Skylook123
Postmaster
Reged: 04/30/05
Posts: 7171
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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On Muh Way, 2:40 PM.
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Jim
South Rim Coordinator
Grand Canyon Star Party
gcsp[at]tucsonastronomy.org
“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the
universe around him and calls the adventure
Science” - Edwin Hubble
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ArizonaScott
Postmaster
Reged: 04/29/04
Posts: 5864
Loc: Scottsdale, AZ
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Enjoy the night guys, see you tomorrow!
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Scott
10" LX200 Classic, Konus 200, Orion ST80, ETX90 OTA, 60mm Celestron alt-az, Obie 20x80's, Meade 10x50's
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rboe
Reged: 03/16/02
Posts: 63466
Loc: Phx, AZ
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I'm packed save for the snack bars and pop. Gnome is in the car. I'm good to go.
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Ron
NS11GPS
Pronto
16" dob
127mm F9 Surplus Shed/Crawmach kit scope
Coronado SolarMax 40 on a Celestron 102 Wide Field
Best of ATM
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half meter
Postmaster
Reged: 05/05/04
Posts: 13026
Loc: Great Lakes
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Wish I could have made it two in a row.
Maybe next year 
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Gary
Collins I3 (Thin Film) Image Intensifying Eyepiece
Coronado Maxscope Double Stacked 90mm <0.5A w/BF30
6" f/8 TMB/A&M Carbon Fiber APO; f/5 with 4" Borg ED Field Flattener/Reducer
8" f/5.6 Starmaster Versa V8/Zambuto Mirror/ServoCat Jr dob
30" f/4.5 Obsession/OMI Mirror/ServoCat/Argo Navis dob
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desertstars
Reged: 11/05/03
Posts: 41911
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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Windy... Well, that might help explain the poor seeing forcast for Saturday night.
This may be the year I finally need to clean the mirror.
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Thomas Watson
Author of Mr. Olcott's Skies. Available in paperback and ebook from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
@desertstarsbks
Under Desert StarsEither Way, It's Reading
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desertstars
Reged: 11/05/03
Posts: 41911
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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Actually, on checking the forcast for the site, just now, it seems they've backed off from the wind. It's showing 5-15 mph. Could still get a bit gusty, but I can live with it.
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Thomas Watson
Author of Mr. Olcott's Skies. Available in paperback and ebook from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
@desertstarsbks
Under Desert StarsEither Way, It's Reading
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cvedeler
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/20/05
Posts: 2203
Loc: Scottsdale, AZ
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It looked a bit hazy at 7:30PM from Scottsdale. I hope everyone down there gets nice clear skies! I'm getting all of my batteries charged tonight and will get all my stuff together tomorrow to go. I'm looking forward to it! I kind of doubt I'll pull an all nighter like I did last year. Even 2 or 3 hours of sleep makes a huge difference to the next day.
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Chris Vedeler
Astro-Physics 160EDF
Astro-Physics 900GTO
Q453HR / QHY8 CCD camera
Canon 450XSi
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www.aznightsky.com
Scottsdale, AZ
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deepsky
sage
Reged: 12/04/05
Posts: 245
Loc: oregon
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Would like to see some reports!
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jim jackson
Finished!
Astroleague Galaxy Groups and Clusters # 21 Manual
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desertstars
Reged: 11/05/03
Posts: 41911
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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Loaded up and moving out! 
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Thomas Watson
Author of Mr. Olcott's Skies. Available in paperback and ebook from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
@desertstarsbks
Under Desert StarsEither Way, It's Reading
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Faith_J
Sketcher Extraordinaire
Reged: 11/17/04
Posts: 5830
Loc: South coast of England
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Quote:
Loaded up and moving out!
I am reading with envy. It is 7.30 (yet to get dark) in the evening here and as I type, I am looking out of the window at a cloudy sky. *Sigh*
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Visual deep sky
18" f4.3 dob
7.9" f/4 Celestron Newtonian
8x42 binos
100% visual observing...
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cvedeler
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/20/05
Posts: 2203
Loc: Scottsdale, AZ
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Not a cloud in the sky. 83F here in Scottsdale. A little breezy. I'm almost all packed and ready to head out. Fun fun fun!
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Chris Vedeler
Astro-Physics 160EDF
Astro-Physics 900GTO
Q453HR / QHY8 CCD camera
Canon 450XSi
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www.aznightsky.com
Scottsdale, AZ
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skyward_eyes
Vendor-Woodland Hills/Focus
Reged: 12/12/06
Posts: 3352
Loc: California
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Last night was great. I personally bagged 107 objects with my observing partners. Mainly using my 10" XTi for most objects but the Virgo cluster objects were found with a
C-14 and wide field and double stars were taken down with the NP-127is.
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Kevin LeGore
kevin@telescopes.net
Woodland Hills Camera & Telescopes
www.telescopes.net
Focus on Astronomy Outreach Project
www.focusonastronomy.org
Director and Founder
k.legore@focusonastronomy.org
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rboe
Reged: 03/16/02
Posts: 63466
Loc: Phx, AZ
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Saturday evening after the wind and died down.
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Ron
NS11GPS
Pronto
16" dob
127mm F9 Surplus Shed/Crawmach kit scope
Coronado SolarMax 40 on a Celestron 102 Wide Field
Best of ATM
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rboe
Reged: 03/16/02
Posts: 63466
Loc: Phx, AZ
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Jim aka skylook123 prepping for the second evening of viewing.
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Ron
NS11GPS
Pronto
16" dob
127mm F9 Surplus Shed/Crawmach kit scope
Coronado SolarMax 40 on a Celestron 102 Wide Field
Best of ATM
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