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- Thu Dec 08, 2022 7:49 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: Mars Observations
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10148
Re: Mars Observations
That came out nice
- Sat Dec 03, 2022 2:06 am
- Forum: MAS Electronic Media & Book Group
- Topic: December AL Reflector mentions MAS in President's Letter
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2366
Re: December AL Reflector mentions MAS in President's Letter
Nice column! I certainly didn’t expect to see my picture in the Reflector. Sorry if they made it look like I (though unnamed) was responsible for your cool Observe the Moon demonstrations, Steve
- Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:21 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: Mars Observations
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10148
Re: Mars Observations
Remember, there will be a special Mars Opposition star party at ELO on Saturday December 3rd if it’s not clouded out.
- Mon Nov 21, 2022 8:15 pm
- Forum: MAS Electronic Media & Book Group
- Topic: UPDATE: Farewell to Ottewell's Astronomical Calendar - IT'S BACK!!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5845
Re: Farewell to Ottewell's Astronomical Calendar
I received the hard copy version a few days ago. It's not quite the same as the "large" version Ottewell produced for many years, but its still pretty cool. It's such a unique product. I missed it when he wasn't producing them for a few years. Suresh How big is it now? I thought I heard i...
- Sat Nov 05, 2022 10:16 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: telescope
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9760
Re: telescope
A great way to get familiar with telescopes is to borrow from the loaner program. It’s free for members.
- Fri Nov 04, 2022 3:19 pm
- Forum: Forum Help, Comments
- Topic: Posting & Message Response Issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6229
Re: Posting & Message Response Issues
Yup. The current version of Slack requires iOS 14 which can’t be installed on iPhone 6.
- Fri Nov 04, 2022 2:19 pm
- Forum: Forum Help, Comments
- Topic: Posting & Message Response Issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6229
Re: Posting & Message Response Issues
I am also rocking an iPhone 6 and the web site does have issues displaying in Safari. There’s a LOT of extra white space, and I also cannot get the main page dropdown menu to show up.
- Thu Nov 03, 2022 11:31 am
- Forum: Forum Help, Comments
- Topic: Posting & Message Response Issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6229
Re: Posting & Message Response Issues
On your second point, I know I have gotten confused once or twice about how PMs work. When you send someone a PM, it sits in YOUR outbox until they read it. If you looked quickly you might have thought it was a new message in your inbox.
- Mon Oct 31, 2022 2:21 am
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: Mars Observations
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10148
Re: Mars Observations
Observing is always a good decision :) We were looking at Mars in the 8” TMB at ELO Saturday night. It was my first view of this opposition season. The seeing was ok to decent, but Mars was still at fairly low elevation. At 180x you could see lighter orange areas and dark markings, but it was hard t...
- Wed Oct 26, 2022 8:50 am
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: Mars Observations
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10148
Re: Mars Observations
Yes, you probably want an eyepiece in the 10-12mm range for nice medium powers in those scopes.
- Tue Oct 25, 2022 8:23 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: Mars Observations
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10148
Re: Mars Observations
You don't say what the aperture of your telescope is, but ice caps (or just the one that is biggest at the moment) are typically visible. Usually some darker features like Syrtis Major. You do need some good seeing and lack of dust storms on Mars. You can use Sky and Telescope's Mars profiler to hel...
- Sat Oct 22, 2022 11:14 am
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Betelgeuse recovering after blowing its top
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6646
Betelgeuse recovering after blowing its top
Remember that weird dimming that Betelgeuse went through in 2019?
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- Mon Oct 03, 2022 9:32 pm
- Forum: Forum Help, Comments
- Topic: website issues....
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6066
Re: website issues....
On the topic of images. It seems the size restrictions are rather draconian, for both images in posts, as well as avatars. Also, there are forums where images are not allowed at all and I don’t understand why.
- Mon Oct 03, 2022 9:29 pm
- Forum: Forum Help, Comments
- Topic: website issues....
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6066
Re: website issues....
There is also a channel on Slack now - #web-issues
- Thu Sep 29, 2022 12:55 pm
- Forum: Forum Help, Comments
- Topic: System Logging me Off
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6853
- Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:22 am
- Forum: Forum Help, Comments
- Topic: System Logging me Off
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6853
Re: System Logging me Off
You can tell if you’re logged in easily by looking in the upper right corner. Your login name would be there, next to “Notifications” and “Private messages”. But if there was an edit option for your post, then you were probably logged in. Hmm…. I have found that every time I go to the forums I have ...
- Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:42 pm
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: collimation question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7221
Re: collimation question
Hopefully, centering the secondary isn’t a problem in a C5 Schmidt-Cassegrain.
- Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:47 pm
- Forum: Forum Help, Comments
- Topic: System Logging me Off
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6853
Re: System Logging me Off
Are you sure you weren’t using “incognito mode” or something? I’ve had that happen to me.
- Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:39 am
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: collimation question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7221
Re: collimation question
If it’s good in the center, it should be good anywhere in the field, barring any inherent flaws in the optical design or manufacturing. For example, some telescope designs have some inherent coma, like you might see in a fast (f/5 or shorter) Dob (which is where coma correctors come in handy). And s...
- Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:46 am
- Forum: Beginners SIG
- Topic: collimation question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7221
Re: collimation question
When you make collimation adjustments, the target star will typically move out of the view (whether by eye or camera - I’ve never tried with a camera). Then you have to re-center it and make your next adjustment. Assuming your finder was originally aimed at the same place as the main scope, it will ...
- Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:04 am
- Forum: Space Exploration
- Topic: Non existent moderator
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3572
Re: Non existent moderator
Forums with no mod:
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- Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:35 am
- Forum: Space Exploration
- Topic: Non existent moderator
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3572
Non existent moderator
I just noticed the mod of this forum doesn’t exist.
- Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:58 am
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: 15th annual Camping with the Stars
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12418
Re: 15th annual Camping with the Stars
Don’t forget the two tripod leg tips! (Unless somebody retrieved them)
- Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:37 am
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: 15th annual Camping with the Stars
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12418
Re: 15th annual Camping with the Stars
Hello! I am super new to attending events with MAS. Can I bring a guest with me if they are not a member? We might not do camping, but just attend events one of the days. Thanks! Anybody can attend, member or not. However, this is a paid event. If you are camping, then call the Carver County Parks ...
- Wed Jul 20, 2022 4:00 pm
- Forum: MAS Star Parties and Events
- Topic: 15th annual Camping with the Stars
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12418
Re: 15th annual Camping with the Stars
Hi! My family and I are one of the ballfield campers. Do you know if they allow fires at all? I assume not, but wanted to check. Are we ok to use a small propane grill? Any other restrictions/tips/tricks I should know? (This is our first time at this event--but not our first time at the observatory...