Telescope Reviews: Seeing vs Transparency

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Seeing vs Transparency
09/13/07 02:36 PM

Do you find yourself mixing the concepts of 'seeing' and 'transparency' while trying to describe your viewing conditions? Try this handy summary by Tony Flanders:

Seeing is Not Transparency

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Best of the Beginner's Forum & How-Tos	lighttrap	01/06/05 07:40 PM
Re: Best of the Beginner's Forum & How-Tos	lighttrap	03/29/05 12:15 PM
Re: Best of the Beginner's Forum & How-Tos	lighttrap	03/30/05 12:20 PM
Observing with Amalia	lighttrap	07/22/05 04:47 PM
Useful Manifications for Visual Observing	miniventures	01/21/06 12:26 PM
Astro Glossaries and FAQ's	miniventures	01/21/06 12:30 PM
USEFUL External Web links	miniventures	01/21/06 12:34 PM
BEGINNERs' GUIDE TO FILTERS	miniventures	01/27/06 10:36 AM
LASER POINTERS	miniventures	05/01/06 01:39 PM
WHAT SCOPE DO YOU HAVE?	miniventures	05/08/06 12:24 PM
DIY Light Block Panels	desertstars	09/09/06 08:11 PM
Re: Light Pollution	desertstars	09/19/06 12:22 PM
Re: Cardinal Rules of Cleaning Optics	desertstars	09/19/06 12:24 PM
Re: Rear View Barlowed Laser	desertstars	10/11/06 05:50 PM
Re: Messier Marathon Dates	desertstars	10/25/06 03:55 PM
Asterisms	oldsalt	10/27/06 08:04 PM
Simulated Views	desertstars	12/15/06 10:47 AM
Re: Simulated Views	desertstars	12/22/06 03:51 PM
Re: Simulated Views	desertstars	01/19/07 01:12 PM
Re: Simulated Views	desertstars	01/19/07 01:14 PM
Re: Simulated Views	jeepizoid	01/01/08 11:29 PM
Dobsonian Portability	desertstars	01/09/08 04:36 PM
Carol's Picks	desertstars	10/03/08 06:48 PM
Astronomical Terminology	desertstars	11/17/08 12:05 PM
Re: Simulated Views	desertstars	01/31/07 10:12 AM
Re: Visual Science	miniventures	02/09/07 10:50 AM
Re: GOOD BEGINNERS BOOKS	miniventures	02/09/07 10:52 AM
Re: Looking for DARK SKY?	miniventures	02/09/07 10:54 AM
Re: Date and Time Conversion	miniventures	03/01/07 11:48 AM
Re: Date and Time Conversion	desertstars	03/08/07 02:25 PM
Re: Basics about different telescope types	miniventures	04/13/07 08:38 AM
Re: Common CN Contractions and Acronyms	miniventures	04/13/07 08:42 AM
Messier Information	desertstars	08/06/07 11:28 AM
Seeing vs Transparency	desertstars	09/13/07 02:36 PM
Links in Posts	desertstars	09/13/07 05:57 PM
Re: Links in Posts	desertstars	11/08/07 05:57 PM
Get rid of street lamp lights - Legally!	Olivier Biot	11/16/07 01:50 PM
Re: Get rid of street lamp lights - Legally!	desertstars	12/21/07 10:10 AM
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