Best Science Fiction novelist ever?Posted By Joe Bergeron |
Clarke, pre-Rendezvous with Rama only.
Posts Made By: Joe Bergeron
January 17, 2008 04:57 PM
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SCI-FI
February 2, 2008 09:21 PM
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Astro-Physics
Is there an AP Yahoo Group?Posted By Joe Bergeron |
Of course. What doesn't have a Yahoo group?
March 10, 2008 04:12 PM
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Eyepieces
Brandon 32mm field stop questionPosted By Joe Bergeron |
How tall is your eyepiece, and what exactly is engraved on the barrel?
April 3, 2008 06:25 PM
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Astro-Physics
8.5" MakPosted By Joe Bergeron |
I regret to inform the more credulous among you that my post was an April Fool joke. Next time I'll post something more outlandish to avoid misleading anyone.
May 14, 2008 11:31 AM
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After Dark
Let Hubble DiePosted By Joe Bergeron |
As long as NASA has astronauts lined up eager to volunteer for such a mission, the risk to them does not concern me all that much. They're adults and they know the risks better than anyone. It's not like the USA doesn't risk and sacrifice lives every day for far more dubious causes.
June 25, 2008 02:12 PM
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ASTRONOMY
Favorite Snack While Observing?Posted By Joe Bergeron |
Lembas, and dew collected from faerie wings for me.
July 8, 2008 08:14 PM
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Equipment Talk
How long should a scope last?Posted By Joe Bergeron |
Reflective coatings eventually degrade and fail, but those sealed inside a catadioptric scope like an SCT should last for many years, even decades. The motors, wiring, and electronics in that fancy goto mount will almost certainly fail first.
Antireflection coatings should last forever unless physically abused.
Antireflection coatings should last forever unless physically abused.
September 8, 2008 06:59 PM
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Mounts
Why the use of tangent arms on older GEMs?Posted By Joe Bergeron |
With a tangent arm you get the leverage of a very large gear without the expense of a very large gear. Before mounts were commonly slewed around the sky by motors, there was no great advantage to using a full gear in declination. Precision gears of that size are certainly more expensive than tangent arms.
December 17, 2008 08:24 PM
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Refractors
A. JaegersPosted By Joe Bergeron |
As a bit of a Jaegers fan, I'd be happy to read your story.
March 8, 2009 08:57 PM
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Star Parties
Darkest site near southern CaliforniaPosted By Joe Bergeron |
I lived in and near Canebrake for 3 or 4 years. It is dark and clear, but the seeing is almost always bad, and the wind can howl for days (and nights) at a time. Also the southern horizon is constricted because of the encircling mountains. You might want to consider the White Mountains. They have some high-altitude campsites that are supposed to be nice, though cold and snowy now, I suppose.
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