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Posts Made By: Matthew Maness

July 16, 2002 06:59 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Possible auroras

Posted By Matthew Maness
Be on the lookout for possible auroras on the 16th or 17th.
www.spaceweather.com

July 16, 2002 10:21 PM Forum: Film Astrophotography - Imaging and Processing

Slides or Film?

Posted By Matthew Maness
Since i started astronomy i have been using Fuji superia 800, with some descent results, but im wondering would slide film give better results? I am out of film so when i resupply i want to get whats best. Is it cheaper to buy and process slides or flim?

Thanks

July 19, 2002 05:42 AM Forum: Telescope Making

Might want to build a Dob.

Posted By Matthew Maness
If i wanted to build a dob scope, with say a 10 inch mirror how much money am i looking at spending on materials (excluding the mirror). i can probably get a mirror off of ebay for cheap, and my gramps works with wood so he probobaly has the tools needed. Where would i get most of the stuff i need?

Thanks

July 30, 2002 12:44 AM Forum: Film Astrophotography - Imaging and Processing

Wide field shots

Posted By Matthew Maness
I finally got my wide feild shots back of the cynus/lyra region. Im impressed with my first attempts, i used adobe photoshop to bring out more of the milkyway, and i can spot a few nebulas. Shot with a 24mm lens for 5-10 mins. Feel free to try and spruce this pic up more.

August 4, 2002 03:30 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Lumicon Sky Vector

Posted By Matthew Maness
I have a Meade LX-5 scope and it came with a Lumicon Sky Vector object finder. I havnt tried it out till tonight and im having lots of problems. I roughly aligned on polaris, but one problem i have is the setting cirlces arnt perfect. At 90 degrees on the setting circle, the scope isnt near 90, so i have been using around 80 which seems to get me fairly well aligned. The Lumicon Sky Vector tells you to polar align, so i did (roughly), then it says to pic a star about 60 degrees away from polaris, so i picked Altair, which i dont know how many degrees away it is. Then it says to push enter when u have Altair in the eyepiece and then it gives a "warp" asto how far off you are according to it. Well it said mine was 8.1 which is not acceptable, anywhere from 0.0-0.5 is acceptable. Does anyone have any ideas as to why is says im so far off?

Thanks

August 4, 2002 10:30 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Celestial Equator

Posted By Matthew Maness
I am at 37 degs. latitude. Can someone tell me or explain to me where the celestial eqator is? I need to find a star 60 degrees away from the celectial equator for my Lumicon Sky Vector to work properly, but im not sure where the celestial equator is for me.

August 5, 2002 01:36 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Lumicon Sky Vector problems

Posted By Matthew Maness
Im trying to get my Sky Vector to work, but i dont know the ratios for my scope. Does anyone know how i can find out what the ratio is?

Thanks

August 5, 2002 04:36 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Meridian

Posted By Matthew Maness
Can someone explain to me what the meridian is and how i can find it? Im going to try drift alignment sometime soon and websites say i need to find a start near the meridian at about 20 degrees up.

Thanks

August 7, 2002 03:16 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

O the pains of being young

Posted By Matthew Maness
This cold front that has pushed through today on the eat coast has clear up all the haze and given way to a PERFECT night. I only just turned 16 and dont have my drivers liscense and so i am not able to make it upto my dark sky site. Sucks to be young, the first clear night of the summer basically and i cant take advantage of it.

August 11, 2002 10:12 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Perseids

Posted By Matthew Maness
Tonight is the Perseids meteor shower, goto spaceweather.com for more details, looks like i have partly cloudy skies tonight but hopeing itll clear up more to the morning hours. They are calling for dozens to hundreds of meteors and hour.

Clear Skies

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