Victor Kennedy
Pooh-Bear
Reged: 05/22/03
Posts: 9837
Loc: Slovenia
|
|
Quote:
And are we talking English only here?
Ne, gospod, lahko govorimo slovensko, ce bi rajsi imeli 
--------------------
To err is human; to moo is bovine.
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
|
Say ya to da UP!
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
|
I would be glad to help out if I can. I have an 8" SCT and a TV Ranger available and I enjoy observing deep sky objects. I am no pro but I enjoy it. Let me know if I can assist but before I jump in with both feet I would like to know what the project is.
|
Tom Trusock
Reged: 02/26/02
Posts: 27389
Loc: Alternate Reality (TM)
|
|
yah, what keith said, eh?
T
--------------------
There are two theories to arguing with my wife. Neither one works.
|
Charles
Post Laureate
Reged: 06/12/03
Posts: 4111
Loc: Enterprise, AL
|
|
I'm not sure what it is your really looking for, but I enjoy writing though I'm not the best. I have a Meade 12 LX200GPS and I just purchased a TAO-130, which has not arrived yet. I should qualify as a beginner. I have only been observing with a telescope since last August, but love the night sky and setup every chance I get.
|
asaint
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/25/03
Posts: 2021
|
|
Hey guys,
Wow - we've had a number of people volunteer to help with this project! I really appreciate the offers. Right now Ron B[ee] has taken ownership of the project and you can contact him and see if he needs any help.
We'll be doing other projects starting in a week, so stay tuned if you are interested.
Allister
|
Starman1
Vendor - Scope City
Reged: 06/24/03
Posts: 10955
Loc: Los Angeles
|
|
Ron,
Need a DSO observer? Been doin' it for 40 years--have 1000's of observations at sites with 6.4+ ZLA.
Only have 8" of aperture but regularly reach mag 15.1-15.5.
Let me know if that's deep enough.
Don
--------------------
Don Pensack
12.5" Truss Dob, 5" Maksutov
Sustaining Lifetime IDA member, TeleVue junkie
|
Ron B[ee]
Tyro
Reged: 04/27/03
Posts: 4719
Loc: CA
|
|
Well, it's been published  . Sorry it took so long  .
http://www.cloudynights.com/beginners/beginners_deep1.htm
I'd like also to thank all of you guys who volunteered. Looking to "share" the next phase to the next victim  , oops, strike that I meant "volunteer"  , Ron Boe (being the next one down the list) has accepted to do Part II - objects for the cold wintery nights (I hear he likes the snow much more than I do). Thank you Ron and go Brother Ron, go  .
So if you have any questions on Part I, don't call the wrong Ron B[ee] - call the right Brother Ron Boe  .
Ron B[ee]
--------------------
5-inch Tele Vue NP127 APO 
4-inch Tele Vue TV-102 APO 
8-inch f/6 Discovery PDHQ Dob 
|
Bob Pasken
professor emeritus
Reged: 05/30/03
Posts: 512
|
|
Ron Boe <sp> did a terrific jobs with the summer delights! I appreciated his easy going approach to helping people find these glorious DSOs I also liked the way he didn't slam people who use GOTO's
<soap box on>
Not as a critisim to Ron, but his approach pointed out one of the things I find most annoying about telescopes today. If he used a equatorial mount rather than a Dob, then find things like M27 would be easy. Find the reddish orange star in the tip of sagitta (nu sge) and move only in declination 2.5 deg. Using a 24 Meade with my 8" f7 scope gives a 1 deg field, so I can move 2.5 eyepiece fields north. I have a table of all the messier objects and RA and Dec offsets from "bright" stars Pushing around a Dob at random to find objects is much to much work for me.
<soap box off>
Congrats Ron you did a terrific job.
|
Ron B[ee]
Tyro
Reged: 04/27/03
Posts: 4719
Loc: CA
|
|
Thanks Bob for your kind words  .
Actually and secretly, I use an EQ mount myself  . But when writing the article, I couldn't help but to accommodate the fact that there are probably lots of Dobsters out there !
Ron B[ee]
--------------------
5-inch Tele Vue NP127 APO
4-inch Tele Vue TV-102 APO
8-inch f/6 Discovery PDHQ Dob
|
rboe
Numbfinger
Reged: 03/16/02
Posts: 39690
Loc: Phx, AZ
|
|
Ron;
You covered quite a bit with very nice drawings to set a level of expectation to ground the new observer. Certainly wished I had been grounded before I bought my first scope.
I have a couple months now to collect my wits and favorite winter DSO's. After your excellent start I'm going to need the time!
Bob; as you have probably guessed by now, there are too many ronb's here. You can tell us apart by my lack of an EQ mount. While I'm tempted to remain handicapped for the sake of identity, I like your method of star hopping. Although a Telerad would be a great aid for EQ challenged observers.
Also; I find it a godsend to have GOTO in my skys here in Phoenix. After trying like mad to find things with my Pronto, the extra 9" of the NS11 and it's GOTO really kept me in the hobby. Some objects still elude me because of the light pollution but others are now on the table so to speak. I've even seen Uranus and Neptune now! But truth be told, I still prefer the Pronto and my 15X70's for the backyard. Too easy to set up for such a lazy old fart/geezer.
I'm glad Ron B[ee] took the summer objects for this forum as my favorite summer objects tend to found at beaches; not really appropriate for this group.
Finally; Ron B[ee], which EQ do you use? Would you recommend it or something else?
Ron B[oe]
aka by my wife as "my crazy husband"
--------------------
Ron
NS11GPS
Pronto
16" dob
15X70 Obies
|
Ron B[ee]
Tyro
Reged: 04/27/03
Posts: 4719
Loc: CA
|
|
Quote:
Finally; Ron B[ee], which EQ do you use? Would you recommend it or something else?
Thanks Brother Ron for your most kind words . I'm sure you'll give us a great escort for the cold wintery game !
I use the Vixen Super Polaris EQ mount on wooden legs, Brother Ron, with my 4" TV-102 Light Cup. It's small and quick to deploy. Oh and the 1x TV Starbeam finder works on it very nicely . I'm not sure yet  what I'm gonna do with my 8" Dobs; probably an EQ platform or go the whole hog with a bigger EQ mount. Or better yet, maybe trade it in with a C9.25  .
Ron B[ee]
--------------------
5-inch Tele Vue NP127 APO
4-inch Tele Vue TV-102 APO
8-inch f/6 Discovery PDHQ Dob
|
rboe
Numbfinger
Reged: 03/16/02
Posts: 39690
Loc: Phx, AZ
|
|
You know, I'm still looking at that NS9.25 GPS. A bit smaller and lighter than the 11 and from what I can tell, does not give up much to the 11. I have the 16" if I feel the need for aperture. Maybe I should consider the CGE version - will give me the EQ and a handy scope!
Tell you what; you get the CGE 9.25, then tell us how it is. I'll go from there!
Brother Ron
Order of the Afflicted Broke Observer
--------------------
Ron
NS11GPS
Pronto
16" dob
15X70 Obies
|
Previous
Index
Next
Threaded
[Re: 
Edit
Reply
Quote
