I have neutral emotions...I just a few months ago sold my 10" LX200 OTA, so now I have nothing with Meade's name on it...for that matter I have nothing with Orion's name on it either. I bought a ton o

WOW Chuck...that dream is finally coming true. Once building materials come down, you can complete it. I enjoyed reading about the trip. I rode with my brother a few years ago driving the same size tr

Dale...I don't think Staunton River SP is cancelled (yet). Unless I missed it, it's scheduled for Oct 4-10, 2021. Also you can still go there anytime now and setup near the pool parking lot, but just

Bob...you're a man after my own heart...I too had to give up the bucket chair and replace it with the director's chair from harbour freight and also got the grabbers from Portsmouth hardware before th

Yeah George, you're right about getting up after setting for a while. Another problem I have is dropping something and then picking it up. Usually I say to myself...I'll get that next time I'm down th

Interesting story Mark...now I know...I went thru much the same...everything taken. So I use my ham call sign for most everything anymore. I know no one has that but me. BTW, talking age...if I make i

Mark...I'm sure you will do fine. I am most pleased with the results of my surgery. I do have to use the little half glasses for anything inside 2 feet...but I can live with that. When I use a focuser

Hey George & Mark...Hope you guys do better than I did... I had mine done years ago and technology may have changed by now but this is what happen to me... I had cataracts and I got those removed and

I really don't remember that fact. I do remember that I had a brand spanking new SBIG camera (first light there) and it would not start up. I mean "right outta the box" at the SP. I called SBIG and yo

Thanks Ian...yep, that was it ...MAPS near Robbins when I attended. It's slowly coming back to me now...still can't figure how I made a week on a deep cycle battery! Stu

Hey there...I'am late to the thread but have a question... Does anyone here remember the star party that used to take place somewhere west of Fayetteville, NC. It was several years ago (maybe 10-12) a

Hi everyone...I found this on line this morning. In case you were hoping for a spring star party...ain't gonna happen! Stu Posted 05 February 2021 - 08:01 AM Greetings everyone, Sorry for the delay of

Here's last night's take on Sh2-188 in Ha only thru the 10" SCT/ST-10XME combo...aka the Shrimp nebula... Stu

Yeah! A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do...Big grin! Stu

Hey George...yeah, well finding them is easy...you just have to believe the (Gemini) computer on the mount. Ha!...999 times out of a thousand the object will be in the FOV (14x20 arcmin) when you do a

Very nice Ian! Stu

Thanks Ian!

Here's a really dim Sharpless item (Sh2-187) thru a 5nm Ha filter...Atleast "dim" from my location in "murky" skies. This is 2 hours of exposure in 10 minute iterations. Really ssttrreettcchheedd. I'm

Great pix Ian! Happy Holidays, Stu

Took this shot last night of this overlooked object in light hazy skies and 55% moon light. This is Ha filtered light and the first image taken using PoleMaster polar alignment tactics. I've been noti