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smasraum
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Reged: 01/13/08
Posts: 492
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Rick, thanks, I hadn't seen that link before. I haven't joined anything yet. I've seen that there's a club down on my side of town that meets out near Clear Lake.
There's going to be a Star party at Moody Gardens on Sept 6, but I have to think that the light pollution would be just about as bad as possible there and it's only open until 10pm.
I got the hyperions today. Wow, they're enormous. I know that they had to be bigger, but just really didn't understand how big. My previous EP experience is limited to a couple of Plossls which are very small. These Hyperions could be used as weapons. I had to take them out tonight despite the horrible seeing, high temp and humidity, and thin, high clouds/haze. They provide a sweet view, but my poor little refractor was straining under the weight. They are almost as big around as the refractor, hahahah. I can't wait to get the new scope. Yeah, the weather is going to be poo, but I guess that's to be expected.
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Steve
Houston (Friendswood), TX
 Space Center Houston
8" Zhumell Dob - Woo Hoo!!
Celestron C102 f/5 - Thanks Tim!
21mm, 13mm Hyperion
2.5x TV Powermate
Canon Rebel XT
Nikon 7x35
Bushnell 10x50
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Protheus
Vaguely offended
Reged: 09/01/07
Posts: 4664
Loc: Illinois, US
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Well, any first impressions?
Chris
Edit: Ha -- looks like I was a little too jumpy with the reply button. 
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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
Edited by Protheus (08/14/08 10:32 PM)
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fireman
professor emeritus
Reged: 07/27/07
Posts: 515
Loc: Houston, Texas
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You'll enjoy the Hyperions, I had the 24, 17 and just sold them (I got some new ones with green letters) I still have the 8mm and 5mm, but the 17mm was a great ep and provided great views. You should plan on the star party out in Columbus in Sept. It's a good time with a lot of folks from all over the Houston area. PM me some time and maybe we can get together... And if you want a good deal on two more Hyperions... let me know.
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Rick H
Obsession 12.5" #1543
Argo Navis DSC
ServoCAT Jr.
31mm,22mm,5mm,Ethos 13mm,Ethos 8mm
Astro-Tech 80EDT
Astro-Tech Voyager altazimuth mount
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