csa/montana
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Reged: 05/14/05
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Paul, I appreciate what you are trying to do; however, it seems very easy to navigate; The colored underlined links stand out under the headings very well. Most of the "best of" lists are done this way.
With future listings, we certainly can take your suggestions into consideration.
Again, thanks!
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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Paul_R
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/05/05
Posts: 1648
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Carol, your browser must work differently (or is there some CN setting that controls that?). All the text and links are the same color on mine, and there is no spacing, so it all runs together! I gave up trying to wade through it, even though I knew there were some goodies. (And I later discovered there were as I played with the text and links!)
Rather than simply kvetch, I was hoping to contribute to the site by doing this for you all!  it only took me a couple of search and replaces to get the formatting looking good, including bolded headings. But the links are still pesky.
I'll wager that many, if not most, CN users would find the reformatted type of page easier to navigate, so I'm glad you all will think seriously about a "new and improved" look going forward.
Best wishes and you're welcome!
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o1d_dude
o1der than dirt
Reged: 10/03/07
Posts: 1402
Loc: The Big Tomato, California
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I think you can accomplish what you are trying to do using the "List" command in message editor.
Just a thought.
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Kit
"There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys." - Red Green
* A bunch of old ATM stuff that cost me next to nothing
* A bunch of new commercial stuff that cost me an arm and a leg
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DonDon
newbie
Reged: 07/02/08
Posts: 4
Loc: Gig Harbor, Washington
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Thanks for the telrad objects post. Does anybody know where to find a telrad list of the NGC objects?
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Keep your head up!
10inch Zhumell Dob
10X50 Bino's
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csa/montana
Astro Ambassador
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Loc: montana
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On the Telrad list, #8 lists the NGC's, with printable charts
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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stefsaber
Post Laureate
Reged: 06/24/06
Posts: 4459
Loc: Rainy Florida
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Well I've been gone a while, but this is the ultimate list and a great asset to the CN community! Thanks so much for this wonderful addition Carol!
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-Stefan
"It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end." -Douglas Adams
Current Scopes: "Gator" William Optics 66SD---Black Swan William Optics Megrez 80 II ED Triplet---Zhumell 10" Dob
-Sirius Mount---Canon Rebel XT-
Past Scopes: ETX 90---Vixen ED80Sf
Fort Myers, FL
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csa/montana
Astro Ambassador
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Posts: 28272
Loc: montana
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Stefan, Thank you, & a warm welcome back!
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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Jefferson1964
professor emeritus
Reged: 07/15/04
Posts: 569
Loc: Mansfield, Texas
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Those are great...I came across many of those charts about 3 years ago when I was searching the net. I had just purchased a 12" dob and a telrad finder. I printed out almost everyone of the charts and made my own Telrad finder charts in a bound format....I carry these with me anytime im out observing...thanks for sharing
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10x70 Binos
Astroscan 2000
8" LX200GPS UHTC
ETX-125EC
ETX-125PE
The ETX Travel Buddies.....
DSIProII DSIPro
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csa/montana
Astro Ambassador
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Posts: 28272
Loc: montana
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Glad you are enjoying them!
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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Red Dwarf
member
Reged: 11/02/07
Posts: 82
Loc: Issaquah, WA
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Carol, thank you for compiling this list, and I thank you Tom, for posting it in the Beginner's forum - and highlighting the Telrad part....
It only took me a year to find carol's list and realise how useful this would be (I did look at it once, but didn't get to the telrad charts ... too many things to read, and got caught up in fiddling around with the telscope   ), but I finally realised how much I was missing observation-wise and started looking closely at the Beginner's thread.... and what wealth of information you have compiled here!! 
I haven't tried using these charts yet, but seeing that weather forcast is saying we will have a clear night here in Seattle (shocking, isn't it??  ), I shall make a good use of them.
Couple of questions though:
1) should I be worried about copyright issues?
2) Which chart should I start with? From a quick glance, it appears SAC's 110 best of the NGC would be a very good start...
Again, many many thanks.  
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Paul
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csa/montana
Astro Ambassador
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Paul, thanks so much for the kind words!
No, you don't have to worry about copyrights using these charts, as they were made to be shared.
Your choice for beginning is a good one; please let us know how you are doing with them; we would be most interested.
Again, thank you, & enjoy!
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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Red Dwarf
member
Reged: 11/02/07
Posts: 82
Loc: Issaquah, WA
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Found the blue snowball!!!...  Wow, that thing is really blue!
Got through observing NGC 7662 and moved down to NGC 891 - but wasn't able to find it before the clouds moved in 
Well, at least I got the first *real* observation with a log entry, so I'm happy. I guess the real test is whether I can manage to keep it up... (as I sort of got distracted by a couple of passing..... what?? Oh, a couple of satellites and a plane)
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Paul
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csa/montana
Astro Ambassador
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Paul, Congratulations! Also, it's great you are keeping a log; this is invaluable for keeping track of your viewed targets; plus it let's you see, over time, how you have improved squeezing details out of your views. 
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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Hillbilly_Gazer
Court Jester
Reged: 11/17/04
Posts: 1771
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Do you think there would be any interest in a set of Telrad charts converted to Rigel QuickFinder charts? I know it's a bit unnecessary since all you have to do is ignore the outer ring of the Telrad circles, but at least Rigel QF users would have charts to call their own!
I have made a set that I can provide to CN if you think there is any use for them. They are simply existing Telrad charts from which I painstakingly erased that outer circle.
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Orion XT-8
Orion Scenix 10x50 WA Binoculars
And not a whole lot else!
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csa/montana
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I would think so; there are many Rigel users on the site.
Thank you for sharing them with the members here!
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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Hillbilly_Gazer
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Well, there is the rub. I'm not sure how to do it! I can't attach them, I've collated them into an approximately 9 MB pdf file. I've also zipped it to around 6 megs, if that helps.
Or, I could post them as jpegs and post 110 times in a row! 
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Orion XT-8
Orion Scenix 10x50 WA Binoculars
And not a whole lot else!
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Protheus
Vaguely offended
Reged: 09/01/07
Posts: 4643
Loc: Illinois, US
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Quote:
Well, there is the rub. I'm not sure how to do it! I can't attach them, I've collated them into an approximately 9 MB pdf file. I've also zipped it to around 6 megs, if that helps.
Well, you could post a message about them, leaving the "I want to preview my post and/or attach a file" box checked before you hit the submit button, and then hit the browse button next to the field that says "You may attach a file if you like (no bigger than 105000 bytes please)," and select the file you want to attach.
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Or, I could post them as jpegs and post 110 times in a row!
... or you could do that. It might be fun.
Chris
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"To tread the sharp edge of a sword;
to run on smooth-frozen ice,
one needs no footsteps to follow..."
"Well, people sometimes ask me 'how did you get involved in astronomy?' I said 'I got born, what's your problem?'" -- John Dobson
"In discussing the large-scale structure of the cosmos, astronomers sometimes say that space is curved, or that the universe is finite but unbounded. Whatever are they talking about?" -- Carl Sagan
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dgs©
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Posts: 13849
Loc: West Monroe, Louisiana
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Quote:
(no bigger than 105000 bytes please)
That 105kb limit lets out the 6Mb zipped file. 
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- david
8"Ø Newtonian on SVP, Moonlite CR2, Telrad
PST Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 Orion Ultraview 10×50
Hand-me-down Sears Refractor (Discoverer) 60mm×900mm
"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world, remains and is immortal." --Albert Pike
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CounterWeight
member
Reged: 10/05/08
Posts: 66
Loc: PDX / Oreegone
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If this is where we say thank you... "Thank you" from a newbie here!! What an amazing collection of useful links and information. I love the charts / links... helps a lot!
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CGE1100XLT-GPS w/Denk WO 2" carbon-dielectric mod'd pwr x sw w fltr sw
Meade ETX125AT
Takahashi FS-102, 2" 1.6x flattener, w/ WO 2" dielectric diag
Onyx 80ED (new member of family)
Denk II bv's
(2)Meade 4000 supr plossel 1.25" ep/filter sets Agena 2" 70 26,32,38 Ethos 8mm (yes, I want em all)- others...
2" OIII, Hb, UHC, DeepSky, LPR, polarizing, var 1.25" colored fltrs
list subject to change without notice...
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csa/montana
Astro Ambassador
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 28272
Loc: montana
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Welcome to Cloudy Nights! Glad you joined us, & hope you enjoy the charts!
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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