I join with David in wishing all a great holiday season no matter which holiday is being enjoyed. For all of our members below the equator I could never quite...
It will be in the 70's at my home on Christmas, and frankly you can have the white stuff and the cold. Doug 30.7n 90.1w ... -- Doug The Truckstop Astronomer ...
It was an interesting article until I got to this paragraph: My science peers are totally blind to this aspect of binding with the surroundings (Mach's...
You didn't get to the punch line at the end of the article: "The absolute proof of this will come as soon as it is discovered that all binary stars of the same...
OK, Santa and company are back at the barn. Rodolph and the rest of the girls have 364 days off. So anyone get any nice toys of the "Astro" variety? Any one...
I treated myself to some eyeware in December; a 6 mm Burgess Optical Planetary II, a 7 mm TMB Planetary and a 13 mm Baader Hyperion. The weather has been...
David, I bought the Stellarvue 60-mm finder with rings and the mounting disk for a standard tripod. This little scope gives nice low-power wide-angle views and...
Mel I have a complete set of Hyperions the 13mm is one of my favorites. We have had truly awful skies for most of the fall here in Pennsylvania and winter is...
David: I think I may have mentioned this before. I have 3 Hyperions, the 24mm, 17mm and the 13mm. My 13mm has the black anodized 1.25" barrel while the 24 and...
I can't claim NE Florida has had the weather you guys are 'enjoying' but I too was watching the clouds roll in and out at times yesterday, pondering my energy...
HI Maryam, sorry to see that no new toys came your way at christmas mayby in the new year. Me I got a nice new 6mm orthoscopic eyepiece to go with my 18, 12.5,...
hi Brian, thanks for your reply but there was a little mistake. i sent the message to the group but i forget to change the subject. u forget that i don't have...
Donnie, Both the 24mm and 13mm Hyperions are shown with black barrels on the Agena Astro site. Alpine Astronomical is still showing chrome on their site with...
Ted, Thank you for the nice report. I missed the conjunction by the time I got home clouds had moved into the area. The winds were just to strong to risk...
David: I have bought all my Hyperions from OPT. Donnie Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From: "David" <z32lunacity@...> Date: Fri, 02 Jan...
Mel: How do you like your 13mm Hyperion? Don Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From: "mel richardson" <mel.richardson@...> Date: Thu, 1 Jan...
Don, I'm still waiting for a break in the weather to use it. The few clear nights we have had in Dec have been very cold and windy. The clouds broke briefly...
Ok Mel I really like my 13mm Hyperion… Clear Skies, Donnie Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From: "mel richardson" <mel.richardson@...> ...
Donnie, I also like my 13mm a lot it might be the best of the Hyperions and it is the one most likely to be replaced first. The 13mm Ethos is calling to me. ...
David: I'm sure the 13mm Ethos would be a wonderful eyepiece. I have a 13mm Nagler on loan from a good friend right now. I did some comparing between the...
For those of you who have already inquired, confirming emails have been sent. I am finalizing the order for One Piece Stainless Steel Extended Counteweight...
Donnie, That's the problem with the Hyperions. I own an entire set of fixed Hyperions, the 8-24 zoom and a 31mm Aspheric. They are very close to some of the...
Here's a pretty decent shot of crater Walter and surrounding region shot with a Stellarvue 102ED @ f/18 and a DMK21 digital video camera. These ED scopes are...
Wondering if anyone has used or may currently be using the "Orion AccuFocus" "Electronic Telescope Focuser"? If so what's your opinion about its operation and...
