[meteorite-list] Telescope
From: colin wade <ceweed_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:53 2004 Message-ID: <000f01c0762a$88a829c0$02000003_at_colinwad> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C07643.8A352900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Art mabrook & congratulations Plaedes , orions nebulae & andromeda , spring immediately to mind , at = good'n low magnifications=20 makes it a lot easier to point . I use my ever so umble 114mm ( sounds bigger than 4'n abit inch )tasco = with widefield microscope objectives as the stuff it came with strangles = the view ,& makes it nigh on frustrating . Saturn & Jup will be nice easy targets & test out your tracking as the = mag goes higher . But in the end It's always the beauty of Orion & = Plaedes that drags my gear out this weather . Got a lovely 25X20 russian which is dead handy for spotting , after the = binos have found somethin interesting . whats next CCDs & computer tracking=20 =20 Chris Marriots skymap's pretty good as well ( skymap.com? ) happy viewing col ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bosn5_at_aol.com=20 To: Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 3:01 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Telescope Dear List,=20 Got a beautiful Bushnell 675X4.5 inch telescope for Christmas. It = was=20 quite a thrill since I've longed to own a telescope since childhood.=20 As this is all so new to me, I would appreciate any advice, tips, = etc.=20 that will enable me to get the most out of my scope.=20 I'm sure I won't be discovering any new planets anytime soon, but I = should be=20 able to see Saturn's rings, right? When I do, I know it's gonna knock = my=20 socks off.=20 Hope to hear from some of you (list postings will be fine, because = I'm=20 sure others will benefit, too) astronomers and novices, alike. = Thanks, Art=20 Scarselli.=20 ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C07643.8A352900 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>Hi Art</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>mabrook & congratulations</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>Plaedes , orions nebulae & andromeda , = spring=20 immediately to mind , at good'n low magnifications </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>makes it a lot easier to point .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>I use my ever so umble 114mm ( sounds bigger = than 4'n=20 abit inch )tasco with widefield microscope objectives as the stuff it = came with=20 strangles the view ,& makes it nigh on frustrating .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>Saturn & Jup will be nice easy targets = & test out=20 your tracking as the mag goes higher . But in the end It's always the = beauty=20 of Orion & Plaedes that drags my gear out this weather =20 .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>Got a lovely 25X20 russian which is dead handy = for=20 spotting , after the binos have found somethin interesting = .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>whats next CCDs & computer tracking = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>Chris Marriots skymap's pretty good as well ( = skymap.com?=20 )</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>happy viewing</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DLydian>col</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3DBosn5_at_aol.com = href=3D"mailto:Bosn5_at_aol.com">Bosn5@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3DMeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">Meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 04, = 2001 3:01=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = Telescope</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>Dear List,=20 <BR><BR> Got a beautiful Bushnell 675X4.5 inch=20 telescope for Christmas. It was <BR>quite a thrill since I've = longed to=20 own a telescope since childhood. <BR><BR> As = this is=20 all so new to me, I would appreciate any advice, tips, etc. <BR>that = will=20 enable me to get the most out of my scope. <BR><BR>I'm sure I won't be = discovering any new planets anytime soon, but I should be <BR>able to = see=20 Saturn's rings, right? When I do, I know it's gonna knock my = <BR>socks=20 off. <BR><BR> Hope to hear from some of you = (list=20 postings will be fine, because I'm <BR>sure others will benefit, too)=20 astronomers and novices, alike. Thanks, Art = <BR>Scarselli.</FONT>=20 </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C07643.8A352900-- Received on Thu 04 Jan 2001 03:43:21 AM PST |
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