CGO Star Party
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CGO Star Party
Hello all, Vic will be gone gazing at geysers or something so I, Rob Zylka, will be happy to join anyone who feels like giving it a try. Lets keep an eye on the weather. Thanks, Rob
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Sureshks
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Re: CGO Star Party
Hi peeps,
I'm interested in going to CGO as well this Friday 8/26, but the weather is looking mighty iffy.
If the forecast changes, I'd like to come...
Suresh
I'm interested in going to CGO as well this Friday 8/26, but the weather is looking mighty iffy.
If the forecast changes, I'd like to come...
Suresh
Suresh Sreenivasan
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Refr: AP 130mm GTX/SW 120mm/Borg 4"/Unitron 150 4"/Jason 2.25”
Dobs: ATM 16"/Orion 12”
Newts: Cave 8" RFT/Criterion RV6/Astroscan 4"/Orion 3.6" TCT
SNs: Meade 6"/Celestron 5.5"
SCTs: Celestron 9.25"/8”/B&L Criterion 4”
Maks: SW 7"/Quantum 4"/Meade 3.5” ETX
Cass: Vixen 8” VISAC/Simmons 4.5"
RC: MallinCam 10"
Sol: Lunt 80mm DS/PST
Bino: Vixen 12x80/Nikon 10x50
Mounts: CGX/EQ6r-Pro/AVX/GDPX/Porta II
B-SIG/FB/Metcalf Comm
Refr: AP 130mm GTX/SW 120mm/Borg 4"/Unitron 150 4"/Jason 2.25”
Dobs: ATM 16"/Orion 12”
Newts: Cave 8" RFT/Criterion RV6/Astroscan 4"/Orion 3.6" TCT
SNs: Meade 6"/Celestron 5.5"
SCTs: Celestron 9.25"/8”/B&L Criterion 4”
Maks: SW 7"/Quantum 4"/Meade 3.5” ETX
Cass: Vixen 8” VISAC/Simmons 4.5"
RC: MallinCam 10"
Sol: Lunt 80mm DS/PST
Bino: Vixen 12x80/Nikon 10x50
Mounts: CGX/EQ6r-Pro/AVX/GDPX/Porta II
Re: CGO Star Party
Not looking so good for tonight or tomorrow night but you know the drill. If the stars come out I will see you there. Maybe Sunday night if anyone is available
Re: CGO Star Party
Is anyone going to CGO tonight (Friday, Sept 2)?
Re: CGO Star Party
I am planing to come down.
Re: CGO Star Party
I plan to come down, and will probably practice with the BAD...
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setnes
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Re: CGO Star Party
I am strongly considering coming down tonight. I'm worried about dew... but the rest of the forecast is looking pretty good. I'm not a key holder, so I hope someone else can unlock the outhouse. 
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SEmert
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Re: CGO Star Party
I'm planning to come down tonight (Friday 9/2/16) to CGO. I have with me one of the handlebars of the BAD - we had a flat tire on the telescope.. 
It's fixed.
It's fixed.Steve Emert
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12.5" f/4.7 Obsession Clone Homemade Truss Dob, sometimes equipped with Celestron StarSense Explorer app
Celestron C8 SCT OTA on AVX GEQ mount
Astro-Tech AT72 ED Refractor OTA usually on Explore Scientific Twilight 1 mount or tripod with Benro geared head
Celestron 5" SCT OTA on Explore Scientific Twilight 1 Alt-Az Mount, usually equipped with StarSense Explorer app
Orion 150mm Mak OTA and Orion EQ-G computerized mount
MAS Membership Coordinator
12.5" f/4.7 Obsession Clone Homemade Truss Dob, sometimes equipped with Celestron StarSense Explorer app
Celestron C8 SCT OTA on AVX GEQ mount
Astro-Tech AT72 ED Refractor OTA usually on Explore Scientific Twilight 1 mount or tripod with Benro geared head
Celestron 5" SCT OTA on Explore Scientific Twilight 1 Alt-Az Mount, usually equipped with StarSense Explorer app
Orion 150mm Mak OTA and Orion EQ-G computerized mount
Re: CGO Star Party
Yes, I had a terrible dew problem last time at CGO (still shopping for those heater strips and such). So that's why I was thinking of BAD practice
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setnes
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Re: CGO Star Party
Yeah... that does sound BAD.
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SEmert
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Re: CGO Star Party
We had a pretty good star party at CGO last night. The dew was indeed a problem. Vic and I will have to take a look at the dew heaters on the BAD in the daylight soon, as even with the Kendrick dew heater on, the Telrad dewed up. Aside from that the BAD behaved well. By the way, we do have the wheel back so it can be used! I had a devil of a time getting the tire back on the rim, so finally gave up and went to Tires Plus. When I walked in, they go, "A tire on a stick?!", what do you use that for?". I had to tell them I had a flat tire on a telescope, so that got laughs.
Steve Emert
MAS Membership Coordinator
12.5" f/4.7 Obsession Clone Homemade Truss Dob, sometimes equipped with Celestron StarSense Explorer app
Celestron C8 SCT OTA on AVX GEQ mount
Astro-Tech AT72 ED Refractor OTA usually on Explore Scientific Twilight 1 mount or tripod with Benro geared head
Celestron 5" SCT OTA on Explore Scientific Twilight 1 Alt-Az Mount, usually equipped with StarSense Explorer app
Orion 150mm Mak OTA and Orion EQ-G computerized mount
MAS Membership Coordinator
12.5" f/4.7 Obsession Clone Homemade Truss Dob, sometimes equipped with Celestron StarSense Explorer app
Celestron C8 SCT OTA on AVX GEQ mount
Astro-Tech AT72 ED Refractor OTA usually on Explore Scientific Twilight 1 mount or tripod with Benro geared head
Celestron 5" SCT OTA on Explore Scientific Twilight 1 Alt-Az Mount, usually equipped with StarSense Explorer app
Orion 150mm Mak OTA and Orion EQ-G computerized mount
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setnes
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Re: CGO Star Party
I had a great time. My only goal was to observe M62. I easily succeeded and spent the rest of the night looking at sky candy... generally in dryer telescopes. We all got to see the Veil Nebula through a filtered (Oxygen-III?) B.A.D. It certainly could have looked a lot worse. Now I need to buy filters.... thanks.