Talitha

Thanks Dan, the weight really isn't too bad.. i'll have to check the max seat height against what's needed for the 16" Dob.

Yep, i'm about 8 miles outside of Tomahawk. I was born and raised in Chicago though, and lived in Twin Lakes a while before moving up here. I remember the towns you mentioned, but most likely wouldn't recognize them anymore... the whole area's probably changed quite a bit since i left in '91. In time, it'll all be absorbed into an extended suburb of Chicago... hopefully they'll have light pollution laws by then.

Thanks for sharing this Dan, it's great!

Two questions if i may...

What's the weight of the chair, and what are the min/max seat heights?

Hi and welcome to the group, Paul.

Hi and welcome to the group, Revs.

Hi and welcome to SGL, Pozdrav.

Hi Shakey.

Click on the 'Community' tab at the top of your page and choose 'Members List' from the drop-down box. After the Member list is generated, click on the 'Posts' column header. The list will re-display, beginning with the highest poster. Looks like Steve's way out in front.

:icon_confused:Hi All

can anyone tell me where I can get those plastic containers for my eyepieces?

thanks

bob

Hi Bob, try doing a websearch on bolt-style eyepiece containers.

Hi and welcome to SGL, Keven.

See if you can detect any difference next time you're out, Red... time will tell. By way of encouragement, i've read that there's more danger of scratching the coatings than there is of damaging them. Of course, this assumes that care be taken when choosing a cleaning product. IIRC, a very diluted application of Dawn dish detergent was once used by someone whose plate had droplets of springtime sap on it. Might have read about it in CN or the MAPUG archives.

TBH though, i wouldn't do anything else to it. I've never cleaned the corrector plate on my LX-10 since purchasing it in Nov 2001, and last year (25 Aug 2008) some exceptionally transparent skies allowed me to avertedly attain a telescopic limiting magnitude of 14.2.

Also, be sure never to use canned, pressurized air to loosen debris from any type of optical surface before cleaning it. These cans contain a propellant whose oily droplets can be discharged during spraying.

IMO, the best way to keep a corrector plate clean is by preventing dew from forming on it. Even a very thin layer of fog-like moisture will allow airborn debris to stick to the glass.

Fantastic advice, WH!!

Wish i'd have known all that about 10 years ago.

Congrats on your first view of Saturn! I think the rings will continue closing until September, and then they'll begin to blossom... it'll take a few years for them to open fully again.

My first Saturn view was 4:30 in the morning on the 4th of July, 1998. It was stunning in the ETX 90RA... it just hung there so perfect, like a tiny glowing jewel on black velvet. Then I ruined the moment by blurting out the dumbest thing: "Holy bleep, it looks just like the pictures!"

(gee, d'ya think? )

But it made such an impact on me that I can still see it when I close my eyes..

Brings a peaceful Mona Lisa smile to my lips every time, too.