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Posts Made By: Rod Mollise

December 4, 2011 10:19 PM Forum: Celestron

Lear & Lazar Go RVing with Celestron

Posted By Rod Mollise
Rod Kaufman said:

If you watched the History channel Saturday, you might have caught the segment in which former CIA pilot John Lear(of the Lear jet family)claimed he went RVing with Bob Lazar, set up his Celestron telescope, and observed flying discs over area 51.
You can read about here:
http://www.thewhyfiles.net/boblazar.htm
I do I believe it? No, but since the forums in the AM appear gutted and other MIA or KIA, I thought I'd add a little spice for anyone interested in a good chuckle.
Trivia fact: Al Gore's roommate at Harvard was Space Cowboy's star, Tommy Lee Jones.

IMHO, Herb's house-cleaning was warranted and long overdue. There are plenty of places to fight the political wars, and those groups may have been one of the things holding the AM forums back.

On the subject at hand, I was watching HC the other night, and Glen Campbell (not the Rhinestone Cowboy, the other Glen Campbell, he of the infamous _Groom Lake Desert Rat_, lol) led a crew up Tikaboo (I guess), and an Orange Tube was much in evidence.

December 4, 2011 10:20 PM Forum: Mounts

GP or GPD2

Posted By Rod Mollise
Nicholas Longo said:

I have a Stellarview 102 Ed and eventually plan to ad a digital camera later, will the GP handle this set up or do I need to spend the extra money and get the GPD2?

Nick

I'd think "Losmandy" for not much more--if any more--money. wink

December 14, 2011 11:44 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Extreme Observing in Action

Posted By Rod Mollise
Rod Kaufman said:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/12/man-plunges-off-cliff-geminid-meteor-shower.html

Methinks ganja was involved. LOL.

December 24, 2011 03:02 PM Forum: LUNATICS

Herschel Wedge for Luna

Posted By Rod Mollise
Steve Stonehill said:

Hi All,

During the last full moon I tried my wedge on the moon for the first time. I was using a 120mm refractor and binoviewers and all I can say is WOW!!! If you have a wedge and have yet to try it on the moon you're in for a treat. The brightness is not the least bit uncomfortable and the contrast is fantastic. Although I haven't tried it I think that a Herschel wedge would be useable in an SCT or a Mak for moon viewing.

Clear Skies and Happy Holidays!

If the Moon seems a little on the bright side, I just PUMP UP THE POWER and drink in more detail. Of course that doesn't always work for those who live in seeing-challenged areas. wink

For the novices out there: the Moon, no matter how bright she seems, will NOT damge your eyesight.

December 25, 2011 09:58 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Need help with new Sirius Mount...I'm an idiot, so

Posted By Rod Mollise
Marc Whitsett said:

Just got a Sirius EQ-G Mount with a hand controller. All I want to do is slew and then solar track. I did a daytime alignment but the sun isn't listed as an object. I don't know how to proceed. I am an Alt-Az kind of a guy. If anyone is willing to communicate with me to help me, much obliged. Sorry if this is the wrong place to post.

Marc Whitsett

Well, it's not that hard to find the Sun. wink If you simply must go-to it, you could look up its current coordinates and enter it as a User Object. If you did some kind of alignment, the mount is tracking in RA already and that is not a problem. You can select Solar rate under "Select Tracking" in the setup menu of the SynScan.

December 26, 2011 02:21 PM Forum: Eyepieces

Best ones

Posted By Rod Mollise
Rob Howell said:

If you could own only 4 lenses which 4 would they be?

Any of the Ethoses or any of the Explore Scientific 100 degree jobs.

December 30, 2011 11:38 AM Forum: Refractors

Aries SAFIX

Posted By Rod Mollise
James Broussard said:

Hi, Has anybody have any experience with Aries SAFIX? I've been reading how they really help the C6R {of which I own}.
De Lorme

Unless the scope in question suffers from _spherical aberraton_, it won't help. You want the (no longer produced as far as I know) Chromacorr.

I will say the SAFIX is one amazing device if'n you need it.

December 31, 2011 04:57 PM Forum: ASTRONOMY

Resolution

Posted By Rod Mollise
Rob Howell said:

What should I be looking for in resolution specs for scopes, what are good numbers?

Do you really mean "resolution" or "wave front error"? Resolution is a function of aperture, and is the same for scopes of the same aperture and design.

December 31, 2011 04:59 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Celestron Control

Posted By Rod Mollise
Rob Howell said:

What model clock drive hand control remote does a ~yr 2000 C8+ take.

First question would be your scope. Celestron was not making a (Super) C8 Plus in 2000. There was a Celestar Deluxe.

If that is what you mean, any of the HCs of that era should work (except of course the Ultima 2000 controller and the go-to NexStar HC). Unfortunately, none of these are available from Celestron anymore. Hit the good, old Astromart Classifieds... wink

December 31, 2011 05:04 PM Forum: Mounts

CGEM max weight capacity

Posted By Rod Mollise
Depends on focal ratio. At f/4 - f/5, it is doable...but won't be the Rock of Gibraltar.

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