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- Fri Oct 27, 2023 4:12 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Jupiter opposition
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4698
Re: Jupiter opposition
Kevin, Unless there's a specific Jupiter event on the 2nd, there will be virtually no perceptible difference between Jupiter on the 2nd or 4th. That said, there is an Io shadow transit on the morning of Nov. 3, beginning about 4:30 am that has the moon eclipsing its own shadow. - Screen Shot 2023-10...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:53 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: 2023 ELO Public Star Party Schedule
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4412
Re: 2023 ELO Public Star Party Schedule
...or if this is "simulcast" from some other location? Please advise, thanks! Here's a few to try: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2023/2023-annular-eclipse-broadcast/ or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUg22TRWGdI or https://www.timeanddate.com/live/eclipse-sola...
- Mon Jun 12, 2023 6:46 pm
- Forum: Forum Help, Comments
- Topic: Forum "Attachments"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5132
Forum "Attachments"
Instruction to post images or other attachment to your forum post: Select the "Attachment" tab at the bottom of your post, then select "Add" (you may need to scroll down the screen to see the expanded tab). A window will open and you find your picture to post. When uploaded, you ...
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:40 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Storage ideas
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6921
Re: Storage ideas
There isn't a need to carry equipment from the parking lot. You are allowed to drive up to the observatory to unload and load your equipment. Unless it's a public star party, you can even park there during the night as long as it doesn't interfere with others bringing equipment up. But, to answer yo...
- Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:25 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: 2023 ELO Public Star Party Schedule
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4412
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:57 am
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: I was given a telescope now what?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13762
Re: I was given a telescope now what?
Maybe also be aware of any gaskets or "shims" between the corrector plate and the OTA (optical tube assembly) My Celestron had several paper "shims" stacked up. You'd want to make sure if your Meade has something similar they remain in place and do not fall onto the primary mirro...
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:17 am
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: I was given a telescope now what?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13762
Re: I was given a telescope now what?
Well, better late than never. I'm finally getting around to doing some cleaning, and here's a picture of what I was talking about so long ago. It looks like a hazy layer on the plate. Both inside and out. You'll need to remove the corrector plate to clean the haze on the inside. Just mark it carefu...
- Sun Mar 19, 2023 2:31 pm
- Forum: Forum Help, Comments
- Topic: Discussion Forum notifications
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7118
Discussion Forum notifications
Just a note for everyone on the forums to check that their "Notifications" are active. We are working on making at least some minimal notifications be the default, but until then please check these are set to your preference. At the very least, check that topics you post to, subscribe to o...
- Mon Feb 27, 2023 1:54 pm
- Forum: MAS Electronic Media & Book Group
- Topic: NOVA: New Eye on the Universe (JWST) Feb 22, 2023
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3328
Re: NOVA: New Eye on the Universe (JWST) Feb 22, 2023
I saw this last week, excellent program. Definitely worth seeing, or seeing again.
Merle
Merle
- Fri Feb 24, 2023 6:48 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Help Needed for an Elementary School Passion Project: due 2/25
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7682
- Thu Feb 23, 2023 7:00 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Help Needed for an Elementary School Passion Project: due 2/25
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7682
- Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:11 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF close approach
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15588
Re: Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF close approach
Updated finder chart for the next couple weeks of viewing, before the moon becomes an issue again.
Merle
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- Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:14 am
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: Galaxy/Nebula Eyepiece for 10" f4.7 Dob
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10253
Re: Galaxy/Nebula Eyepiece for 10" f4.7 Dob
Steve, regarding your answer for Q2, what's the best for splitting doubles? Regarding the double stars, I saw this on Cloudy Nights forum: https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/515923-magnification-preference-for-double-star/ or https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/615832-splitting-double-stars/ or http...
- Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:14 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: Galaxy/Nebula Eyepiece for 10" f4.7 Dob
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10253
- Tue Jan 17, 2023 3:38 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF close approach
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15588
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF close approach
Is this on anyone's radar? Comet (C/2022 E3) ZTF. Closest approach to earth Feb 1st at .283 au (26,000,000 mi) According to "Wiki", the comet is expected to get brighter than magnitude 6 and thus become visible with the naked eye from a dark sky site... but more likely you'll still need bi...
- Mon Dec 12, 2022 3:18 am
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: I was given a telescope now what?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13762
Re: I was given a telescope now what?
Hmmm... 1x magnification is the same as no magnification. Since nothing is zero then in this case 1=0... hmmm. Got it... 1x is no magnification, but what if you had .9 magnification? We're now in the wide angle realm. .9, .8, .7, increasing the angle view until you reach .1, .01, 0 when you would s...
- Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:46 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: I was given a telescope now what?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13762
Re: I was given a telescope now what?
Hmmm... 1x magnification is the same as no magnification. Since nothing is zero then in this case 1=0... hmmm. Googled it and found this at https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/astronomy-hacks/0596100604/ch04s11.html "Install a Unit-Power Finder" - Find deep-sky objects quickly and easily....
- Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:19 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: I was given a telescope now what?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13762
Re: I was given a telescope now what?
For cleaning the corrector plate, here's a video I like. There are many others too, key point would be to not "over clean" and be gentle. Would be nice to see a picture of the amount of dust you have. A little dust shouldn't be a problem and not worth messing with. https://www.youtube.com/...
- Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:43 am
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Mars Opposition Public Star Party, December 3, 2022
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2952
Mars Opposition Public Star Party, December 3, 2022
Special Event public star party on December 3, 2022 for the opposition of Mars. Event starts at 7:00 This event will be CANCELLED IF CLOUDY . Mars comes to opposition, a position directly opposite from the sun, approximately every 26 months. This year Mars at its closest will have an angular size of...
- Tue Nov 22, 2022 1:11 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: Mars Observations
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11596
Re: Mars Observations
Still not making out the poles, but can see light and dark patches. I noticed there wasn't much for polar caps too. In looking at the orientation of Mars being nearly "vertical" I wouldn't expect to see as much of a cap. Compare to 2020 or 2003 where there was more of a view of the south ...
- Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:45 am
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: telescope
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11167
Re: telescope
Darcy, Not surprisingly, this topic has come up before. Here's a link to posts from last year. https://forum.mnastro.org/viewtopic.php?t=13049 Here’s a list of what to look for in any telescope. 1- A strong, stable mount 2- A clock drive to follow the sky 3- “Large” aperture, light gathering 4- Foca...
- Thu Oct 13, 2022 11:18 am
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: Last weekend for the Apollo landing site at ELO:
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3643
Last weekend for the Apollo landing site at ELO:
This is the last weekend for our Apollo landing site display: Due to storage constraints, we will be permanently dismantling the module display after this weekends events. As part of the Minnesota Astronomical Society (MAS) 50th anniversary celebration, we have once again set up our lunar module moc...
- Tue Oct 04, 2022 1:52 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: 2022 ELO Public Star Party Schedule
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3158
Re: 2022 ELO Public Star Party Schedule
To provide more opportunities for the public to experience the lunar module, I’m adding an additional and unique full moon public star party this Saturday. Impromptu Public Star Party Saturday October 8 From 5:00-10:00 Apollo 11 landing site, lunar module mock-up on display. We have a nearly full sc...
- Mon Oct 03, 2022 12:02 pm
- Forum: Forum Help, Comments
- Topic: website issues....
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6531
website issues....
Still having trouble with attaching images. even though the "allowable" file size says 512 MiB, I constantly get an error. ...and again, why don't these show up as pictures instead of a link? Screen Shot 2022-10-03 at 11.45.21 AM.png I'm still noticing old ELO photos on the new website. C...
- Mon Oct 03, 2022 9:56 am
- Forum: Space Exploration
- Topic: How NASA went from B&W to Color TV from the Moon
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3305
Re: How NASA went from B&W to Color TV from the Moon
Very interesting....
Merle
Merle