mail_lists2@... writes: Nothing, short term. But it does have to do with our Science crisis, and that's what i am adressing here. other civilized countries, Japan for instance, have a

Hi All, Something disturbed me very much at the last presidential debate, and it has to do with our present state of science education and science literacy, which in my opinion are both in a dismal

Dear group, Approximately two weeks ago we had the announcement surrounding the latest exoplanet discovery. To be more specific, two independent exoplanet hunting teams (WASP and HatNet) announced

My feeling exactly Jim; a fellow Tech Pan fan. Thanks for checking out the image. Best Regards, Dave but then completed 4- It's a 12 EDF from the

Wow, awesome mosaic. IMO color will not improve on what you have, but then I'm an old Tech Pan lover. Jim

Before I do a lot of work for no joy.... can someone confirm to me that the hole spacing for the Astro-Physics 24" ribbed mounting plate would allow me to put a pair of TEC rings on it (that works I

Hi Richard, Believe me, that's the very first think I did after processing this image. There are some small PN's in the field of view that had me thinking though (PM 1-333 and PK

that's simply stunning Dave! So is there another "bubble" lurking in there :-)

Yep, that's the one Tom. BTW, Tom is the head 60" telescope operator at the Mount Wilson Observatory. He was running the big scope for a group the night I was finishing up the last pane of this

Hi Dave, Is this the one you were finishing the last panel for last week? That is an awesome effort with excellent results. Best regards, Tom From: ap-gto@...

Hi, At Roland's request I'm posting a few links to a recently completed 4- pane mosaic of the large emission nebula IC 1396 in Cepheus. It's a 12 hour total exposure taken in September this year

That's very good news Marj. As an ATS pier user I can say that he makes a high quality product. It would be a shame for the astro community to loose such a great source for piers. Best

howldog@... writes: makes a high quality product. It would be a shame for the astro community to loose such a great source for piers. Best Regards, Dave>>> Dave, I just saw your IC 1396

SCORE !! Thanks Tucstargzr I've been waiting for something like that for a long time. Custom pier materializing.

As an ATS portable pier user, this is great news. I noticed the update to their site earlier today. Maybe now I can get those rubber foot pads after all.

Here's a photo showing the current plan to mount the SPA directly to the top of the four threaded rods in my concrete pier: <http://astronomy.mdodd.com/observatory.html#PierAdapter> An Adobe

I stand corrected. I forgot abou the pridrilled countersunk holes. Its been a while since I started using the RPA.

Hi Frank, I have two of Stephen's piers and they are super and accept things like AP trays. Another source is SoCalAstro. Leon makes permanent piers for many of our club members and they are

Hi Dennis, Let me see if I have a pic of the plate I did this with. Essentially, he would have the J-bolt come flush with the top of the plate, have a nut on each J-bolt UNDER the plate for

Richard Seavey wrote: Thanks. I just received an e-mail from the AP1200 seller, and he confirms the SPA is solid. And I made a drawing in Adobe Illustrator that shows the four threaded rods in my